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Festivals of the World Trivia — General Knowledge Trivia

This quiz covers festivals from across the globe, including famous parades, religious holidays, and smaller regional celebrations. Expect questions on Carnival in Brazil, Diwali and Holi in South Asia, Oktoberfest in Germany, and Japan's spring traditions. Several questions touch on lunar calendars and seasonal customs, so a sense of how festivals follow the calendar will help.

Difficulty runs from easy warm-ups to a few harder questions about lesser-known events in Scotland, Spain, and South Korea. Four questions are easy, five are medium, and three will challenge seasoned travelers. No special knowledge is required beyond curiosity, so take your time and enjoy the stories behind each celebration.

Trivia · 10 questions · about 2 minutes

1. Brazil's famous Carnival takes place in the days leading up to which religious season?
2. Diwali is widely known as the festival of what?
3. Oktoberfest, the world's best-known beer festival, originated in which German city?
4. Holi, a spring festival celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, is famous for people throwing what?
5. Día de Muertos is a holiday most closely associated with which country?
6. What does the Japanese word hanami mean?
7. La Tomatina, an annual festival built around a huge tomato fight, is held in which Spanish town?
8. The daily running of the bulls is a famous part of which festival?
9. The Sapporo Snow Festival, known for its giant snow and ice sculptures, takes place on which Japanese island?
10. Up Helly Aa, a Viking-themed fire festival with torch processions, is held in which place?

Score ranks

  • Confetti Newbie — Every traveler starts somewhere, and you've just taken your first step into the wider world of festivals. Many of these celebrations are gloriously hard to pin down from a single quiz. Use this as a starting point, pick one festival that caught your eye, and read a little about its history. Your next round will likely go much better, and you'll enjoy the stories along the way.
  • Parade Regular — You know your way around a festival lineup and have clearly picked up some global traditions along the way. Carnival, Diwali, and Oktoberfest are likely familiar friends to you. A few of the more regional celebrations may still surprise you, which is part of the fun. Keep exploring, and you'll soon find yourself recognizing the details that separate one celebration from another.
  • Festival Fanatic — Impressive work. You understand how festivals connect to seasons, religion, history, and local customs, and you caught several of the trickier details. Your knowledge covers a wide range of regions and traditions. A few hard questions slipped past you, but that just gives you a reason to dig deeper into the celebrations you missed. Consider planning a trip around one of them.
  • Grand Marshal of the World — Outstanding! You've mastered the calendar of global celebrations, from lunar new years to snowy Japanese sculptures and Viking torch processions. Your festival knowledge is clearly the real deal. Share your score with friends, challenge them to beat it, and keep your passport handy, because there is always another parade waiting somewhere in the world.

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