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A colorful, festive scene depicting Carnival celebrations around the world, featuring masks, costumes, and traditional food fights, set against vibrant backgrounds of famous Carnival locations like Rio de Janeiro and Venice.

Carnival Celebrations Quiz

Test your knowledge of Carnival traditions from around the world! From the vibrant parades of Rio de Janeiro to the unique customs of Venice and beyond, this quiz will take you on a festive journey.

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Perfect for all Carnival enthusiasts!

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Despite the raucous and irreverent nature of many Carnival celebrations, the custom is firmly rooted in Christian tradition: it is a time of feasting and festivity that precede 6 weeks of fasting known as...

Advent

Lent

Pentecost

The Carnival of Venice is world-renowned for its beautiful masks, elaborate period costumes and grand balls. Each year, the proceedings begin with the "Flight of the Angel", which sees an elegantl costumed woman abseil from a bell tower onto what city landmark?

Rialto Bridge

The Doge's Palace

St Mark's Square

Meanwhile in the German Rhineland, Carnival revelry kicks off on Weiberfastnacht - a day in which women take over, donning costumes and going around town doing what?

Cutting men's ties

Throwing pies in men's faces

Singing folk songs

In scenic Galaxidi, Greece, Carnival festivities take place a bit later, according to the Greek Orthodox church calendar. Celebrations culminate in a peculiar 200-year-old tradition that sees revellers engage in a "war" using what kitchen staple as "ammunition"?

Sugar

Eggs

Flour

Battles involving foodstuffs are a popular Carnival theme. At Carnival time in Ivrea, Italy, you may want to wear a helmet and goggles to protect yourself from all the flying...

Grapes

Apples

Oranges

And in Vilanova, Spain, anyone who hates getting sticky should avoid the city during la Merengada, a food fight in which the locals' weapon of choice is...

Whipped cream

Meringue

Marshmallow fluff

The title of "world's biggest Carnival destination" goes, of course, to Rio de Janeiro. If you want to see the city's famous parades firsthand, you'll need tickets to what iconic Carnival venue

The Riodrome

The Sambadrome

The Tangodrome

What European capital has hosted a Carnival-esque street festival every year since 1966 - albeit in August?

London (Notting Hill Carnival)

Berlin (Kreuzberg Carnival)

Paris (Montmartre Carnival)

If you find yourself at the Carnaval de Québec and you fancy a drink, then do as the locals do: order this strong, warm tipple made from red wine and hard liquor (whisky or brandy)

Caribou

Hot Toddy

Glogg

Founded by French settlers who brought their Catholic traditions from Europe, the southern US city of New Orleans hosts a Carnival party of epic proportions each year that goes by what French name?

La Grande Fête

Mardi Gras

Les Bons Temps

All good things must come to an end. Many cities in Spain (and seven some in Latin America) mark the end of the Carnival festivities with a strange tradition: a satirical funeral procession in which they bury what?

A bottle of wine

A mask

A sardine

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