Pongal Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. Pongal festival is an occasion for decorating rice-powder artwork known as?

Correct Answer: B) Pool.

2. What is the name of the sweet dish prepared during Pongal?

Correct Answer: D) Pongal.

3. Which day is known as Bhogi?

Correct Answer: A) First day of Pongal.

4. Which festival is similar to Pongal in other regions of India?

Correct Answer: A) Makar sankranti.

5. Makara Sankranti marks the transition of the ..... into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi on this celestial path.

Correct Answer: A) Sun.

6. Pongal in punjab is know as

Correct Answer: A) Lori.

7. But, Pongal foundation was dated back during .....

Correct Answer: A) 200 BC to 300 AD.

8. The term Pongal in Tamil means-

Correct Answer: A) To boil.

9. Pongal is celebrated to thank the

Correct Answer: A) Sun God.

10. How long does the Pongal festival last?

Correct Answer: C) 4 days.

11. ..... is the name of a dish consumed during this festive time made of sweetened rice boiled with lentils.

Correct Answer: C) Pongal.

12. Pongal is the harvest festival of which state?

Correct Answer: A) Tamil Nadu.

13. Which crop is harvested during pongal

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

14. What are the other names for pongal

Correct Answer: D) All of them.

15. What is the significance of the first day of Pongal?

Correct Answer: D) The first day of Pongal signifies the start of the harvest festival and the welcoming of new beginnings.

16. Name one of the BEAUTIFUL and important aspect of this festival

Correct Answer: A) Pool.

17. Pongal is celebrated in different states, what are they?

Correct Answer: D) All the above.

18. Anu's mother mixes colours to the ..... powder for kolam.

Correct Answer: C) Rice.

19. What is offered to Sun God on the day of Surya Pongal?

Correct Answer: C) Pongal and sugarcane.

20. What is the first day of pongal known as?

Correct Answer: D) Enjoyer.