What is Father's Day called in France?
Answer
Fête des Pères
89685 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89685 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which UN body proclaimed an International Day of Nowruz in 2010?
Answer
United Nations General Assembly
Which Persian-language calendar uses the vernal equinox to anchor its New Year?
Answer
Solar Hijri calendar
What is the name of the traditional Nowruz celebration held by Zoroastrians in India?
Answer
Jamshedi Navroz
What is the Persian New Year celebration called among many Parsis in India?
Answer
Jamshedi Navroz
Which UNESCO category recognizes Nowruz as a shared cultural tradition?
Answer
Intangible cultural heritage
Which Rio Carnival samba school won the 1989 Special Group title with the theme “Liberdade! Liberdade! Abra as asas sobre nós”?
Answer
Imperatriz Leopoldinense
What Dutch birth tradition involves serving rusks topped with anise-flavored sprinkles to visitors of a newborn?
Answer
Beschuit met muisjes
How were the surviving Gunpowder Plot conspirators sentenced to death after their 1606 trial?
Answer
Hanged, drawn and quartered
Which official led the search that discovered Guy Fawkes beneath Parliament in 1605?
Answer
Sir Thomas Knyvet
What phrase names the small charitable collections traditionally made for children’s Bonfire Night effigies?
Answer
A penny for the Guy
What was the main religious aim of the Gunpowder Plot commemorated by Bonfire Night?
Answer
Restoring Catholic rule
On what date was Guy Fawkes executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
31 January 1606
What Spanish name is commonly given to the doll used in a quinceañera’s “last doll” ritual?
Answer
La última muñeca
What Spanish term means the quinceañera’s ceremonial court of attendants?
Answer
Corte de honor
What Spanish word commonly names the male attendants in a quinceañera court?
Answer
Chambelanes
What is the name of the honoree’s group of attendants at a traditional quinceañera?
Answer
Court of honor
Which 2009 film by Joel and Ethan Coen includes Danny Gopnik’s bar mitzvah?
Answer
A Serious Man
Which actor played Bernie Rubens in the 2006 bar-mitzvah comedy film Sixty Six?
Answer
Gregg Sulkin
Who wrote the 1976 British television play Bar Mitzvah Boy?
Answer
Jack Rosenthal