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Holidays Trivia Questions
Seasonal rounds for the whole calendar. 5 topics, 210 questions, each with the answer and a one-line reason.
Holiday trivia gets searched in a two-week window each year and then vanishes, which is why so much of it online is thin. These sets are written to be reused: the origins of each holiday, how it is kept in different countries, the food and the symbols and where they came from, and the films and songs attached to it. Nothing depends on a particular year. The homepage surfaces whichever holiday is next, so the right set is one click away when you need it and out of the way when you do not.
Topics in holidays
Christmas Trivia
Carols, customs, films and the odd history behind the world's biggest holiday.
Halloween Trivia
Samhain, jack-o'-lanterns, costumes, superstitions and the classic horror films.
Thanksgiving Trivia
The 1621 feast, the parade, the pardoned turkey and the food, sorted from myth to fact.
Easter Trivia
Why the date moves, where the bunny came from, and the traditions and foods of Holy Week.
Valentine's Day Trivia
Saints, Victorian cards, Cupid and chocolate, plus how the day is kept around the world.
Pick a difficulty
Every topic has an easy, medium and hard round. Easy suits families and first-timers, hard is for the table that keeps winning.
Frequently asked questions
Which holiday set works for children?
Christmas and Halloween both have a For Kids page built from their easy questions, and the Easter set is gentle throughout.
Are there questions about religious meaning?
They cover the history and the customs, including the religious origins, in the way an encyclopaedia would. There is nothing devotional and nothing that takes a side.
Why no New Year or Fourth of July set yet?
Both are on the list. A set only goes live once it has forty-two verified questions with explanations, and those two are not there yet.