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Navratri quiz
How well do you really know Navratri? 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.
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The questions
- Easy
Crack the festival’s name: what does “Navratri” literally mean, and which language does the name come from?
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- It means “nine nights.”
- The name comes from Sanskrit.
- “Nava” means nine and “ratri” means night.
- Medium
When some devotees fast during Navratri, what foods might they avoid, and what spiritual aim does the fast serve?
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- Some avoid grains or ordinary meals, choosing fasting foods instead.
- The fast is an act of devotion to the Goddess.
- It may be intended as spiritual discipline or purification.
- Medium
During Kanjak Puja in parts of North India, who is honored, and what traditional foods might be served to them?
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- Young girls are honored as forms or representatives of the Goddess.
- Common offerings include puri, halwa and kala chana.
- The custom is also called Kanya Puja or Kanjak Puja.
- Medium
In many North Indian Navratri traditions, what opening ritual sets the festival in motion, and what kind of object is established during it?
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- The opening ritual is Ghatasthapana (also called Kalash Sthapana).
- A kalash, or sacred pot, is established, often with water and a coconut.
- The ritual marks the start of Navratri worship.
- Medium
In South Indian Navratri Golu displays, what supports the rows of figures, and what kinds of scenes or characters might the figures show?
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- Figures are arranged on tiers or steps.
- The display may include deities and scenes from Hindu epics or everyday life.
- The custom is also known as Kolu or Bombe Habba in some regions.
- Hard
In West Bengal’s Durga Puja farewell, what is the ritual called, and who applies vermilion to whom before the idols leave?
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- The ritual is called Sindoor Khela (also spelled Sindur Khela)
- Married women apply vermilion to the goddess’s idol
- Married women apply vermilion to one another
- Hard
On Navratri’s eighth day, which Navadurga form is worshipped, and what is the traditional name of the observance?
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- The form is Mahagauri
- The observance is called Ashtami
- Common names include Durga Ashtami and Maha Ashtami
- Boss
For the widely celebrated autumn Navratri, which Hindu lunar month is it in, is the moon waxing or waning, and what is the opening lunar day called?
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- It falls in the lunar month of Ashwin, also called Ashwayuja in some calendars.
- It begins during the waxing half of the lunar month.
- The opening lunar day is Pratipada.
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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