1
What ancient Roman festival involved role reversals between masters and slaves during December?
Pomona's Feast
Cerelia
Robigalia
Saturnalia
2
What Japanese festival used to involve throwing roasted soybeans to drive away evil spirits?
Tanabata Festival
Sakura Matsuri
Shichi-Go-San
Setsubun
3
Why did some medieval brides carry garlic instead of flowers?
To ward off evil spirits
As a good luck charm against rainy weather
Because flowers were too expensive
To mimic the style of ancient Romans
4
Which ancient Indian practice involved widows throwing themselves onto their husbands’ funeral pyres?
Sati
Dharma
Sutra
Shramana
5
Before modern medicine, what dangerous practice involved draining a patient’s blood to “balance the humors”?
Phlebotomy rituals
Bloodletting
Sanguine extraction
Humor balancing
6
What 19th-century fashion trend required women to wear tightly laced garments that could crush organs and deform ribs?
Suffragette sashes
Tightlacing
High-waisted trousers
Breeches with suspenders
7
In Elizabethan England, women dyed their hair and eyebrows red using a mixture that contained what toxic ingredient?
Asbestos
Copper
Sodium
Mercury
8
Before Santa Claus took over Christmas, who was the jolly figure in English folklore that represented the spirit of Christmas?
Saint Nicholas
Father Christmas
Jolly Jester
Christmas King
9
Among the Apache of North America, what physically demanding multi-day ceremony marked a girl’s transition to womanhood?
The Sunrise Ceremony
The Dawn Gathering
The Twilight Ceremony
The Sunset Tradition
10
In Renaissance Europe, what unusual wedding tradition involved throwing shoes at newlyweds for good luck?
Garland gifting
Grape splashing
Flower slinging
Shoe-throwing
