Ca$h Cab (Jelly, Bowser, SC)

[lilith2013]

Original Roll String: 1d2

1 2-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[lilith2013]

And it's a green light, so we're moving straight to the $100 questions! 15 blocks to go, and we're also moving away from the winter holidays with your first one:

Observed as a month of fasting, what holiday commemorates the revelation of the Quran to Muhammad?

You have (expired on 2015-12-28 19:38:11) to answer.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

Ramadan

[lilith2013]

Yes, and that brings you to

$300

. Another intersection..

Original Roll String: 1d2

1 2-Sided Dice: (2) = 2

[lilith2013]

And you know what that means..

Red Light Challenge!

Here's your question, for $250:

Thanksgiving is a holiday that does not have a set date, but is instead celebrated on a specific day of the week, namely Thursday. Name five other holidays that do not have set dates and are celebrated on a specific day of the week.

You have ten guesses and (expired on 2015-12-29 12:56:25).

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
Easter
MLK Day
Memorial Day

[lilith2013]

And with that you're at

$550

! With 13 blocks to go, let's get back to the $100 questions:

Celebrated over the course of the first fifteen days of the lunar year by lighting fireworks, exchanging red envelopes, and decorating doors and windows, what holiday's name translates into English as "Spring Festival"?

You have (expired on 2015-12-29 14:29:05) to answer.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

I'm pretty sure we're talking about the Chinese New Year but if anyone has any other ideas, that could be helpful because I'm not 100% sure.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

Chinese New Year

[Bowser]

I think it is that.

Semi-V/LA until mid-January. I will be able to post answers/suggestions if I know/have one.

[lilith2013]

Chinese New Year is correct! 11 blocks to go, here's your next question:

Representing the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair, what Hindu festival is celebrated with millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, and around buildings in the communities where it is observed?

You have (expired on 2015-12-30 20:25:38) to answer. I will accept the English translation as well.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

I have no idea. Anyone else have a guess?

[lilith2013]

You have (expired on 2015-12-30 20:25:38) remaining.

[Bowser]

No I don't.

[StrangerCoug]

*shrugs*

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

festival of light

I have no confidence in that answer but I don't know if a shout out would even help.

[lilith2013]

Festival of Light(s) is actually what we were looking for! (The holiday is more commonly known as Diwali.) That brings you to

$750

. 8 blocks to go, no strikes, and you still have your shout-out.

Often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, what holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862?

You have (expired on 2016-01-01 15:53:25) to answer.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

Cinco de Mayo

I think I had some vague notion of festival of light being a hindu Holiday, and all the little clues in the question shook it loose but I couldn't tell if there was any truth to it or not.

[lilith2013]

And with that, you're at

$850

! Still 8 blocks to go, and here come the $200 questions..

People often dress up in costumes on Halloween, a tradition that is inherited from what Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season?

You have (expired on 2016-01-01 17:42:23) to answer.

[lilith2013]

Extending by 24 hours due to New Year's:

You have (expired on 2016-01-02 17:42:23) to answer.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

All hallows eve

[lilith2013]

Oh no! The answer we were looking for was Samhain. You're still at

$850

, 7 blocks to go. Next question:

Named for a saint, what holiday derives from the Christianized version of Lupercalia, a Roman fertility festival?

You have (expired on 2016-01-03 14:30:34) to answer.

[ForWhomTheJellyRolls]

Valentine's day

[lilith2013]

Valentine's day is correct! With

$1050

and 6 blocks to go..

Original Roll String: 1d2

1 2-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[lilith2013]

That's a green light so next question!

Von Steuben Day celebrates Baron Friedrich von Steuben, and is generally considered the German-American holiday of the year. What movie about a high school senior found the main character singing "Twist and Shout" in Chicago's Von Steuben Day parade?

You have (expired on 2016-01-04 17:36:46) to answer.