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50 free Eid Al-Fitr trivia questions with answers — history quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Eid al-Fitr is one of the two great festivals of Islam, and this quiz covers the whole day and its many local flavours: the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, the charity paid before dawn, the two-rakat prayer with its extra takbirs, the greeting everyone exchanges, and the sweets, clothes, gifts and homecomings that give it names like Sugar Feast, Lebaran and Korité. Easy questions ask which month's fast the festival ends and what Muslims say to each other on the morning; harder ones dig into how zakat al-Fitr is measured, why Indonesian highways jam before Lebaran, what a Bruneian centrepiece cake signals and which Egyptian biscuit is thought to go back to the pharaohs. It works for families explaining Eid to children, interfaith and school events, and general-knowledge quizzes that want a religion round with warmth and specifics. If you enjoy it, the companion Ramadan quiz on BrainPickle covers the month of fasting itself. Every answer has been checked against the Wikipedia articles on Eid al-Fitr, its rituals and the customs of individual countries, and each question shows its source once you have answered.
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Q 01Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of which name?
Ramadan
The month-long dawn-to-dusk fast (sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Q 02On the first day of which Islamic month does Eid al-Fitr fall?
Shawwal
It is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, and fasting is forbidden on its first day.
Q 03What is the other main festival of Islam besides Eid al-Fitr?
Eid al-Adha
According to a hadith, Muhammad told the people of Medina that God had fixed these two days of festivity.
Q 04What must be sighted for Eid al-Fitr to begin?
The crescent moon
If clouds hide it after the 29th day of Ramadan, the festival simply moves to the following day.
Q 05How many rakats does the Eid prayer consist of?
Two
It has no call to prayer, is performed in congregation and includes extra takbirs, and the sermon comes afterwards.
Q 06How does the Eid sermon differ from the Friday sermon?
It comes after the prayer, not before
Some imams consider listening to the Eid sermon optional.
Q 07What obligatory charity must be paid to the poor before the Eid prayer?
Zakat al-Fitr
It is a fixed amount of staple food, or its cash value, for every member of the household regardless of income.
Q 08Zakat al-Fitr is traditionally measured as one sa' of food per person; what is a sa'?
Four double handfuls
The tradition cites one sa' of dried dates or barley, and the head of the household may pay for everyone.
Q 09What greeting do Muslims exchange on Eid, meaning "Blessed Eid"?
Eid Mubarak
In Nigeria the day is called Small Sallah and people say "Barka Da Sallah" in Hausa instead.
Q 10What phrase, meaning "God is the greatest", is recited repeatedly on the way to the Eid prayer?
Allahu Akbar
The raising of hands to the ears while saying it is called a takbir, and the Eid prayer features extra ones.
Q 11Because so many sweets are eaten, Eid al-Fitr has what nickname?
Sweet Eid or the Sugar Feast
Turkey calls it Şeker Bayramı, and Germany borrowed that as Zuckerfest.
Q 12For how many days is Eid al-Fitr celebrated, depending on the country?
One to three
Tunisia, Senegal and Sierra Leone all celebrate for three days; Ivory Coast anywhere from two to ten.
Q 13Is fasting permitted on the day of Eid al-Fitr?
No, it is forbidden
Some Muslims resume optional fasting for six days of Shawwal starting the day after Eid.
Q 21What does the Malay Eid greeting "maaf zahir dan batin" mean?
Forgive my physical and emotional wrongdoings
Forgiveness is often requested without naming any specific error, to avoid starting an argument.
Q 22What are the notoriously loud meriam buluh fired in Malaysia during Eid?
Bamboo cannons
The bamboo tubes are filled with water and calcium carbide or heated kerosene, then lit with a match.
Q 23In Brunei, what does a young woman's decorated centrepiece cake, the kepala meja, invite a man to do?
Cut it if he wishes to propose marriage
Q 14What is the night before Eid called in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan?
Chaand Raat
Children gather to spot the Shawwal crescent, girls decorate their hands with mehndi and markets stay open late.
Q 15What is Eidi?
Cash gifts given to children
In Pakistan people queue for fresh currency notes from the State Bank to hand out crisp Eidi.
Q 16Sheer khurma, a traditional South Asian Eid dessert, is made from what?
Vermicelli, milk, dried fruit and dates
In Bangladesh the vermicelli dish shemai is served with roti or paratha on the morning of Eid.
Q 17What is the popular name for Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia?
Lebaran
It is a national holiday, and Muslims later hold a mass gathering called Halal bi-Halal to seek mutual forgiveness.
Q 18What is mudik, the great Indonesian tradition in the days before Eid?
A homecoming exodus to family towns
Millions leave Greater Jakarta, jamming the Trans-Java toll road and overwhelming stations and airports.
Q 19Ketupat, served across Indonesia and Malaysia at Eid, is rice cooked inside what?
A pouch woven from young palm leaves
Lemang, by contrast, is glutinous rice cooked in bamboo, another Hari Raya favourite in Malaysia.
Q 20In Malaysia and Brunei, Eid is known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri; what does Hari Raya mean?
Great Day
The homecoming to one's village is called balik kampung, and hosts hold open houses that welcome non-Muslim neighbours too.
The "head of the table" is also where dishes unique to Brunei, such as kelupis with prawn sambal, are served.
Q 24In Turkey, what do children collect as they go door to door wishing neighbours a happy Bayram?
Sweets and small amounts of money
New clothes bought for the day are called bayramlık, and mosques and minarets are lit up for the nights.
Q 25What is Eid al-Fitr most commonly called in Germany?
Zuckerfest
The name is a direct translation of the Turkish Şeker Bayramı, reflecting Germany's Turkish community.
Q 26By what name is Eid al-Fitr known in Senegal and much of West Africa?
Korité
It is a three-day national holiday, and families normally have new clothes made for it.
Q 27In Nigeria, Eid al-Fitr is popularly known as what?
Small Sallah
The Hausa greeting Barka Da Sallah means "Greetings on Sallah", and celebrations can last three days.
Q 28Where in Cape Town do hundreds of Muslims gather on the last evening of the fast for the moon sighting?
Green Point
The sunset prayer is performed together before the official sighting result is announced.
Q 29Which Egyptian shortbread biscuit, eaten at Eid, is believed to date back to ancient Egypt?
Kahk
Date-filled kahk are thought to be the origin of the ma'amoul eaten across the Levant.
Q 30What is Eid al-Fitr called in Morocco?
Eid es-Seghir
The name means the small Eid; couscous and lamb or beef brochettes are typical festival dinners.