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Holidays Around the World

What do you know about most celebrated holidays around the world?
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1. According to what calendar the New Year's Day is celebrated on the 1st of January?
Gregorian calendar ✓
Chinese calendar ✓
Julian calendar ✓
2. In honour of pope who died on 31st December how some of countries call New Year's Eve?
Valentine ✓
Silvester ✓
Patrick ✓
3. In what month is the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
January ✓
March ✓
February ✓
4. What does Australia Day celebrate each year on 26th January?
Arrival of the first fleet at Sydney Cove ✓
Independence from Great Britain ✓
The birth of folk hero Ned Kelly ✓
5. The dates according to the Western calendar of the Chinese New Year move each year, but always land between what dates?
March 21st and April 20th ✓
January 21st and February 20th ✓
July 21st and August 20th ✓
6. Chinese New Year is also known as what festival?
Summer Festival ✓
Winter Festival ✓
Spring Festival ✓
7. National Freedom Day on the 1st February celebrates the signing of the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution by which US president?
Abraham Lincoln ✓
Thomas Jefferseon ✓
George Washington ✓
8. One of the main ceremonies of National Freedom Day is the laying of a wreath on the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in which city?
Washington D.C. ✓
Philadelphia ✓
Boston ✓
9. What people believe that groundhog can predict on Groundhog Day?
Weather ✓
Important event in the future ✓
Low and high tide ✓
10. The largest Groundhog Day celebration takes place in Punxsutawney, which was also shown in the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray. In what state is that city?
Pennsylvania ✓
California ✓
Kansas ✓
11. The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is believed to be in "Parliament of Fowls" poem written by which English poet from Middle Ages?
Geoffrey Chaucer ✓
John Keats ✓
William Shakespeare ✓
12. When is Valentine's Day celebrated?
February 14th ✓
March 8th ✓
May 12th ✓
13. Where does the largest celebration of Mardi Gras carnival takes place?
New Orleans ✓
Las Vegas ✓
Los Angeles ✓
14. The term Mardi Gras can often refer to the two weeks leading up to the final day which is called what?
Fat Tuesday ✓
Fat Wednesday ✓
Fat Friday ✓
15. There are three official colors of Mardi Gras holiday. What color is not among them?
Purple ✓
Green ✓
Gold ✓
Silver ✓
16. What Christians normally don't eat on Ash Wednesday?
Eggs ✓
Meat ✓
Fish ✓
17. Unless it is moved by the Catholic Church to avoid the Easter holidays, when is St. Patrick's Day celebrated?
April 22nd ✓
March 17th ✓
July 4th ✓
18. Easter day moves around on the calendar each year, but is always on a what day?
Saturday ✓
Sunday ✓
Friday ✓
19. What does Easter celebrate?
Birth of Jesus Christ ✓
Death of Jesus Christ ✓
Resurrection of Jesus Christ ✓
20. What did May Day become in communist and socialist countries, and later in many countries throughout the world?
Veterans Day ✓
Labor Day ✓
Fathers Day ✓
21. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of heritage, culture, and pride of what country?
Argentina ✓
Mexico ✓
Spain ✓
22. Which country does not celebrate Victoria Day, the birthday of Queen Victoria, on the Monday preceding May 25th?
England ✓
Canada ✓
Scotland ✓
23. In honour to fallen soldiers in what war was the Memorial Day first celebrated?
World War II ✓
World War I ✓
American Civil War ✓
24. In which month is Father's Day celebrated in most of the world?
July ✓
August ✓
June ✓
25. Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of the Constitution Act from 1867 when three British colonies formed a single country. Which colony was not among them?
New Brunswick ✓
Newfoundland ✓
Province of Canada ✓
Nova Scotia ✓
26. When is Independence Day celebrated in the United States?
July 4th ✓
June 4th ✓
May 4th ✓
27. What people celebrate Rosh Hashanah religious holiday?
Muslims ✓
Jewish ✓
Indians ✓
28. When Orthodox Christians celebrate their Christmas?
January 7th ✓
January 13th ✓
December 27th ✓
29. What traditional food the Thanksgiving meal includes?
Lamb ✓
Turkey ✓
Duck ✓
30. What Jewish holiday, also called the "Day of Atonement" is considered to be the holiest day of the year for Jewish people?
Simchat Torah ✓
Yom Kippur ✓
Raksha Bandhan ✓
31. When is Halloween celebrated?
November 30th ✓
October 31st ✓
August 31st ✓
32. Which traditional holiday started with the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 17th century?
Thanksgiving ✓
St. Patrick's Day ✓
Halloween ✓
33. In what month is Hanukkah celebrated?
November or December ✓
June or July ✓
March or April ✓
34. For how many nights is Hanukkah observed every year?
21 nights ✓
8 nights ✓
14 nights ✓
35. Christmas celebrates the day that Jesus Christ was born to Joseph and Mary in what city?
Nazareth ✓
Bethlehem ✓
Judea ✓
36. In Islamic cultures, Ramadan is known as what month?
Month of fasting ✓
Month of breaking the fast ✓
Month of love ✓
37. Which Hindu holiday pays homage to the gods and marks the beginning of a new year?
Bodhi ✓
Kwanzaa ✓
Diwali ✓
38. What country celebrate Día de Muertos, a holiday where people gather to celebrate and remember friends and family who have died?
Brazil ✓
Spain ✓
Mexico ✓
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