Diwali and Choti Diwali: Family Quiz

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1. Diwali is widely known by which name?
Correct answer: B. Festival of Lights
Explanation: Lamps and other lights are a familiar part of Diwali celebrations.
2. What does the name Deepavali refer to?
Correct answer: D. A row of lamps
Explanation: Deepavali is associated with rows of lamps, giving Diwali its well-known name.
3. What is a diya?
Correct answer: B. A small lamp
Explanation: A diya is a small lamp, often made from clay and lit with oil and a wick.
4. Which decorative art often uses coloured powder or flower petals on the floor?
Correct answer: B. Rangoli
Explanation: Rangoli designs can decorate entrances and gathering spaces during Diwali and other occasions.
5. In a widely told northern Indian Diwali tradition, Rama returns to which city?
Correct answer: B. Ayodhya
Explanation: Many communities connect Diwali with Rama returning to Ayodhya. Other communities tell different stories.
6. Which goddess is honoured in Lakshmi Puja during Diwali?
Correct answer: B. Lakshmi
Explanation: Many Hindu families offer Lakshmi Puja during Diwali, honouring Lakshmi, associated with prosperity.
7. What does Choti Diwali mean in common English usage?
Correct answer: C. Little Diwali
Explanation: Choti Diwali is commonly called Little Diwali; names and observances differ across regions.
8. Choti Diwali is commonly associated with which observance?
Correct answer: C. Naraka Chaturdashi
Explanation: Naraka Chaturdashi is commonly associated with Choti Diwali. Local calendars and customs can differ.
9. Which figure is associated with the defeat of Narakasura in a widely told Deepavali tradition?
Correct answer: B. Krishna
Explanation: Many traditions connect Naraka Chaturdashi or Deepavali with Krishna defeating Narakasura; regional retellings also honour Satyabhama.
10. Which statement best describes Diwali celebrations?
Correct answer: A. Stories and customs vary across communities
Explanation: Diwali is celebrated in many places, with different stories, customs and calendar traditions.

1. Diwali is widely known by which name?

2. What does the name Deepavali refer to?

3. What is a diya?

4. Which decorative art often uses coloured powder or flower petals on the floor?

5. In a widely told northern Indian Diwali tradition, Rama returns to which city?

6. Which goddess is honoured in Lakshmi Puja during Diwali?

7. What does Choti Diwali mean in common English usage?

8. Choti Diwali is commonly associated with which observance?

9. Which figure is associated with the defeat of Narakasura in a widely told Deepavali tradition?

10. Which statement best describes Diwali celebrations?