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1. The Hindu festival Diwali is known as the Festival of what?
 
Harvests
Lights
Rains
Winds
 

 
2. In Roman Catholicism, what name is given to the first Sunday during Lent?
 
Quadragesima Sunday
Quinquagesima Sunday
Septuagesima Sunday
Sexagesima Sunday

It comes from the Latin for 'fortieth'
 

 
3. The ancient Roman purification festival of Lupercalia was held on the 15th of which month?
 
February
March
September
October

The name February derives from the Latin febrium, meaning purification
 

 
4. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is known in English as the day of what?
 
Atonement
Confession
Contemplation
Devotion

It involves a 25-hour fast and intensive prayer
 

 
5. The Islamic New Year, Al-Hijra , is held on the first day of the month of Muharram and marks Muhammad's journey from Mecca to where?
 
Damascus
Fatima
Jerusalem
Medina
 

 
6. What was the name of the Cornish clergyman who introduced the modern British Harvest Festival in 1843?
 
Robert Hawker
Robert Hiller
Robert Hopper
Robert Hunter

It was in the small village of Morwenstow
 

 
7. The Shinto festival of Shichigosan is also known by what name, after the ages of the children taking part?
 
4-3-2 festival
5-6-7 festival
7-5-3 festival
8-6-4 festival
 

 
8. In which month do Sikhs commemorate the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of the Sikh religion?
 
February
May
August
November
 

 
9. What is the English meaning of the Buddhist Magha Puja Day Festival?
 
Fourfold Assembly
Fivefold Assembly
Sevenfold Assembly
Tenfold Assembly
 

 
10. In the Christian calendar, what is the date of All Souls' Day?
 
39088
39387
39388
39443
 

 
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