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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Festival Of Lights

What is the Sikh festival of lights that coincides with Diwali?

Answer

Bandi Chhor Divas

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Festival Of Lights

Which Chinese festival marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations with lanterns?

Answer

Lantern Festival

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Festival Of Lights

What is the name of the annual light festival in Lyon, France?

Answer

Fête des Lumières

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Festival Of Lights

How many nights does the Jewish festival of Hanukkah last?

Answer

8

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Summer Solstice

In which Roman basilica does a meridian line mark the summer solstice?

Answer

Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

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• Summer Solstice

What is the Sanskrit term for the six-month period starting at the summer solstice?

Answer

Dakshinayana

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Summer Solstice

What is the name of the French Republican calendar month that began around the summer solstice?

Answer

Messidor

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• Summer Solstice

Which planet has a summer solstice that lasts over 40 Earth years?

Answer

Uranus

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Summer Solstice

Which Russian city is the largest to experience midnight sun on the summer solstice?

Answer

Murmansk

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Summer Solstice

Which stone circle in Scotland is aligned with the summer solstice?

Answer

Callanish Stones

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Summer Solstice

What is the maximum solar altitude at the North Pole on the summer solstice?

Answer

23.5°

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• Summer Solstice

In what year did the June solstice last occur on June 22?

Answer

1975

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