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Durga Puja quiz
How well do you really know Durga Puja? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Durga Puja questions for your group.
The questions
- Easy
In Hindu tradition, which demon does Goddess Durga defeat, and what animal form is central to his name?
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- The demon is Mahishasura.
- His name is associated with a buffalo.
- He is often depicted as a buffalo or as a figure emerging from one.
- Medium
At Bengali Durga Puja, which drum’s beats fill the celebrations, and how is it played?
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- The drum is called a dhak.
- It is a large, often barrel-shaped drum.
- It is struck with sticks.
- Medium
On Maha Ashtami in Bengali Durga Puja, what is worship of a young girl called, and whom does she represent?
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- The ritual is called Kumari Puja.
- A young girl is worshipped as a living form of the goddess.
- She represents Durga or the divine feminine.
- Medium
At a Bengali Durga Puja farewell, what is the vermilion ritual called, and when does it happen?
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- The ritual is called Sindoor Khela (also spelled Sindur Khela).
- It takes place on Dashami, before the idols are taken for immersion.
- Medium
On Saptami in Bengali Durga Puja, what is the bundle of nine plants called, and which plant is wrapped in a sari?
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- The bundle is called Nabapatrika or Navapatrika.
- It contains nine plants.
- A banana plant is wrapped in a sari and forms the familiar figure known as Kola Bou.
- Hard
On Maha Navami in Bengali Durga Puja, what is the flower-offering ritual called, and what do worshippers recite as they offer flowers?
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- The ritual is called Pushpanjali.
- Worshippers offer flowers to Durga.
- They recite a mantra or devotional chant.
- Hard
Which five lunar dates mark Durga Puja from Shashthi to Dashami, and which lunar fortnight are they in?
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- The tithis are Shashthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Dashami.
- They fall in Shukla Paksha, the bright fortnight.
- Boss
UNESCO inscribed a Kolkata Durga Puja tradition in 2021: what exact title did it use, and which kind of heritage list did it join?
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- The inscription title is “Durga Puja in Kolkata.”
- It was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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