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21 Kwanzaa trivia questions

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21 questions · Kwanzaa trivia questions · answers included

Kwanzaa trivia questions

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  1. 1

    Between which two dates is Kwanzaa celebrated?

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    December 26, through January 1.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  2. 2

    What is Kwanzaa's communal feast called?

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    Karamu, usually on the sixth day.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  3. 3

    On which date is the Karamu feast usually held?

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    December 31, the sixth day.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  4. 4

    Who created Kwanzaa?

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    Maulana Karenga, an activist.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  5. 5

    In which year was Kwanzaa first celebrated?

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    1966.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  6. 6

    Kwanzaa's name comes from a Swahili phrase. What does it mean?

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    First fruits, from matunda ya kwanza.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  7. 7

    Why was an extra "a" added to the end of Kwanzaa?

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    Seven letters, a symbolic number.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  8. 8

    What are Kwanzaa's seven principles called in Swahili?

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    Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  9. 9

    What does Umoja, the first principle, mean?

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    Unity, in family, community, nation and race.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  10. 10

    Which principle means self-determination?

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    Kujichagulia, the second principle.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  11. 11

    Ujamaa is the principle of which kind of economics?

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    Cooperative economics, building businesses together.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  12. 12

    What does Nia mean?

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    Purpose, the fifth principle.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  13. 13

    Which principle means creativity?

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    Kuumba, the sixth principle.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  14. 14

    What does Imani, the last principle, mean?

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    Faith, the seventh principle.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  15. 15

    What is the kinara?

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    A candle holder, for seven candles.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

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    What is the mat on which the Kwanzaa symbols are placed called?

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    Mkeka, a straw or cloth mat.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  17. 17

    What is the Kikombe cha Umoja?

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    The unity cup, passed around to all.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

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    Which three colors make up the Kwanzaa flag, the bendera?

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    Black, red and green.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  19. 19

    Which colorful African cloth do families often decorate with for Kwanzaa?

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    Kente, a woven cloth.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  20. 20

    In which year did the US Post Office issue the first Kwanzaa stamp?

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    1997, designed by Synthia Saint James.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

  21. 21

    Which president gave the first presidential declaration marking Kwanzaa?

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    Bill Clinton, in 1997.

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa?oldid=1366422197

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