1. In which region is Lohri primarily celebrated?
a) Southern India
b) Northern India ✅
c) Western India
d) Eastern India
2. What does Lohri mark the end of?
a) Summer
b) Monsoon
c) Winter ✅
d) Harvest
3. Which community mainly celebrates Lohri?
a) Gujaratis
b) Bengalis
c) Punjabis ✅
d) Marathis
4. When is Lohri celebrated?
a) After Holi
b) On Diwali
c) One day before Maghi ✅
d) During Baisakhi
5. Is Lohri an official holiday in Punjab?
a) Yes ✅
b) No
c) Only in some districts
d) Only for Sikhs
6. What is the traditional purpose of lighting a bonfire during Lohri?
a) To keep warm
b) To signify longer days after winter solstice ✅
c) To ward off evil spirits
d) To celebrate marriages
7. Which food is traditionally eaten during Lohri?
a) Jalebi
b) Sarson da Saag with Makki di Roti ✅
c) Dhokla
d) Idli
8. What is the significance of throwing food into the Lohri bonfire?
a) Feeding animals
b) Burning the old year and welcoming the new ✅
c) Cooking food
d) Offering to rain gods
9. Which festival is celebrated the day after Lohri?
a) Diwali
b) Makar Sankranti ✅
c) Baisakhi
d) Holi
10. Who was Dulla Bhatti?
a) A Mughal emperor
b) A Punjabi hero who saved girls ✅
c) A musician
d) A farmer
11. What do children traditionally collect for Lohri?
a) Fireworks
b) Logs, grains, and jaggery ✅
c) Fruits
d) Flowers
12. Which tradition is followed in Jammu during Lohri?
a) Chajja dance ✅
b) Garba dance
c) Kathakali
d) Bihu
13. What is the festival called in the Sindhi community?
a) Maghi
b) Lal Loi ✅
c) Pongal
d) Sankranti
14. What does Lohri symbolize for farmers?
a) Beginning of harvest season ✅
b) End of planting season
c) Winter crop loss
d) Rainfall prediction
15. What are the collections given to children during Lohri known as?
a) Lohri ✅
b) Maghi
c) Sankranti gifts
d) Makar
16. Which crop’s products are central to Lohri celebrations?
a) Wheat
b) Sugarcane ✅
c) Rice
d) Maize
17. Which of the following is NOT associated with Lohri?
a) Til rice
b) Sarson da Saag
c) Pongal ✅
d) Gajak
18. What does the festival signify according to folklore?
a) Longer nights
b) Longer days ✅
c) Shorter days
d) Monsoon season
19. What is the date range for Lohri in the 21st century?
a) 10th–11th January
b) 12th–13th January ✅
c) 15th–16th January
d) 8th–9th January
20. What activity is considered inauspicious during Lohri?
a) Wearing white clothes
b) Turning children away empty-handed ✅
c) Lighting small bonfires
d) Serving spicy food
21. What are peanuts and sesame seeds used for during Lohri?
a) Making garlands
b) Cooking rice
c) Tossing into the bonfire ✅
d) Eating with ghee
22. Who traditionally performs the Gidda dance during Lohri?
a) Men
b) Women ✅
c) Children
d) Farmers
23. Which meal is most commonly associated with Lohri dinner?
a) Biryani
b) Makki di Roti with Sarson da Saag ✅
c) Daal Chawal
d) Rajma Rice
24. What represents burning the old year during Lohri?
a) Bonfire ✅
b) Dhol music
c) Bhangra dance
d) Singing folk songs
25. What do boys smear on their faces in some Lohri traditions?
a) Clay
b) Ash ✅
c) Turmeric
d) Paint
26. Where is Lohri celebrated as Lal Loi?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Sindh ✅
d) Punjab
27. What is considered a traditional Lohri sweet?
a) Jalebi
b) Gajak ✅
c) Rasgulla
d) Ladoo
28. What is poured around the Lohri bonfire by Hindus?
a) Oil
b) Water and milk ✅
c) Tea
d) Sand
29. Who traditionally distributes treats during Lohri?
a) Village head
b) Elders of the house ✅
c) Farmers
d) Musicians
30. What does the Chajja represent in Jammu’s Lohri tradition?
a) A Peacock ✅
b) A Phoenix
c) A Firework
d) A Lantern
