Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Bacchanalia was a Roman festival dedicated to the god of what? | Wine | 100%
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The ancient Greek Olympic Games were held in honour of which god? | Zeus | 100%
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Which annual pilgrimage is based on a pilgrimage taken in 632, which was itself based on earlier pilgrimages? | Hajj | 83%
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What is the name of the ritual disembowelment committed by samurai so they could die with honour? | Seppuku | 83%
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Which African religion is the basis for other religions, which can be found in areas such as Haiti, Cuba and Louisiana? | Vodun | 75%
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The first commercially produced Christmas cards were created in which city? | London | 67%
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What ceremonial dance or challenge in Māori culture involves stamping of the feet along with shouting? | Haka | 58%
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Which temple, a place where a certain fighting style is taught, was founded on Mount Song in 495 AD? | Shaolin Monastery | 42%
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Where is the tradition of making jack-o-lanterns at Halloween time believed to have originated? | Ireland | 33%
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Events relating to which figure, a monstrous companion of Saint Nicholas, were prohibited in Austria for part of the 20th century? | Krampus | 33%
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What Sufi tradition, a form of physically active meditation, began in the 13th century? | Whirling | 33%
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A tzompantli was a rack built by Mesoamerican civilisations, which was used to display what? | Skulls | 25%
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What kind of heated hut is used in the traditional ceremonies of various Native American peoples? | Sweat lodge | 25%
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The Inca religious ceremony Inti Raymi occurred on what significant time of the year? | Winter solstice | 25%
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What naturally occurring mixture of salts did ancient Egyptians use to dry out bodies for mummification? | Natron | 17%
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