Indian Festivals Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

What is the lunar new year festival of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana called?

Question 2

Which ten-day Kerala festival features the Pulikali parade of performers painted as tigers?

Question 3

What date is Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed on in India?

Question 4

Which month does the kite-flying festival tied to Makar Sankranti in Gujarat fall in?

Question 5

Which community observes Hola Mohalla, a festival of mock battles held the day after Holi?

Question 6

What is the name of the Ladakhi and Tibetan Buddhist new year, traditionally celebrated in winter?

Question 7

Which festival is the most important annual period of fasting, reflection and forgiveness for Jains?

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About Indian Festivals

India may celebrate more festivals than any country on earth, and this quiz travels through a hundred of them. Every question is written the way people actually ask: which festival is the Festival of Lights, why is Holi celebrated, in which state is Onam the harvest festival, what does Raksha Bandhan mean, when is Pongal, which god is worshipped on Ganesh Chaturthi. Each answer is followed by a short, factual note that fills in when and where the festival falls, what it commemorates, how it is kept, and the regional names and customs that go with it.

The first pack covers the big pan-Indian Hindu festivals: Diwali and its five days, Holi and Holika Dahan, Dussehra and Vijayadashami, the nine nights of Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami and Dahi Handi, Ram Navami, Maha Shivaratri, Raksha Bandhan, Karva Chauth, Durga Puja and Nag Panchami.

The second pack is the harvest and new-year festivals that change name from state to state: Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri, Baisakhi, Onam, Bihu, Chhath Puja, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Vishu, Pohela Boishakh, Puthandu, the Kumbh Mela, Nuakhai and Losar.

The third pack covers the festivals of India's other religious and regional communities: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, Muharram, Milad-un-Nabi, Christmas, Guru Nanak Gurpurab, Hola Mohalla, Buddha Purnima, Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushana, Parsi Navroz, and tribal and state festivals such as the Hornbill Festival, Hemis, the Pushkar Fair, Bathukamma, Bonalu, Wangala and Chapchar Kut.

The fourth pack digs into specifics: Dhanteras and Bhai Dooj, the Puri Rath Yatra, Thrissur Pooram, Rongali Bihu, the Garba and Dandiya dances, the Onam Sadhya, Teej, Vat Savitri, the Attukal Pongala, Dev Deepawali, Pulikali and Chhau.

The wrong answers are always other festivals, deities, states, months or customs of the same kind, so the question never gives itself away. About a quarter of the questions carry a photograph that is linked to the festival in the question but does not show the answer. Every fact has been checked against standard references, and the tone is kept even-handed across all the traditions covered.