88 Nowruz Persian New Year Trivia Questions with Answers
88 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which country traditionally calls its Nowruz celebration Nauryz?
Answer
Kazakhstan
What is Nowruz called in Kurdish communities?
Answer
Newroz
Which Iranian university's institute calculates the exact moment of the vernal equinox for Nowruz?
Answer
University of Tehran's geophysics institute
On Sizdah Bedar, what do families traditionally do with the sabzeh from the Haft-sin table?
Answer
Throw it into running water
What is the Persian term for the spring cleaning performed before Nowruz?
Answer
Khaneh Tekani
What does the Persian word 'Nowruz' literally mean?
Answer
New day
What is the name of the 13th day after Nowruz, celebrated with outdoor picnics?
Answer
Sizdah Bedar
Which festival involving jumping over fire is held on the last Wednesday before Nowruz?
Answer
Chaharshanbe Suri
What astronomical event marks the beginning of Nowruz?
Answer
vernal equinox