Statistics for Rituals and Traditions Throughout History

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  • The average score is 8 of 15

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

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