1
What ancient Roman festival involved role reversals between masters and slaves during December?
Robigalia
Lupercalia
Saturnalia
Floralia
2
What Japanese festival used to involve throwing roasted soybeans to drive away evil spirits?
Sakura Matsuri
Setsubun
Doll Festival
Hina Matsuri
3
Why did some medieval brides carry garlic instead of flowers?
Because flowers were too expensive
To mimic the style of ancient Romans
To attract positive attention from suitors
To ward off evil spirits
4
Which ancient Indian practice involved widows throwing themselves onto their husbands’ funeral pyres?
Sati
Bhakti
Shramana
Sutra
5
Before modern medicine, what dangerous practice involved draining a patient’s blood to “balance the humors”?
Sanguine extraction
Bloodletting
Humor balancing
Purging techniques
6
What 19th-century fashion trend required women to wear tightly laced garments that could crush organs and deform ribs?
Empire waist gowns
High-waisted trousers
Tightlacing
Flapper dresses
7
In Elizabethan England, women dyed their hair and eyebrows red using a mixture that contained what toxic ingredient?
Sodium
Fluoride
Arsenic
Mercury
8
Before Santa Claus took over Christmas, who was the jolly figure in English folklore that represented the spirit of Christmas?
Father Christmas
Christmas Goblin
Jolly Jester
Saint Nicholas
9
Among the Apache of North America, what physically demanding multi-day ceremony marked a girl’s transition to womanhood?
The Sky Dance
The Sunrise Ceremony
The Twilight Ceremony
The Firewalk Feast
10
In Renaissance Europe, what unusual wedding tradition involved throwing shoes at newlyweds for good luck?
Ring tossing
Garland gifting
Shoe-throwing
Potion tossing
