The Lottery

Question 1

~lottery~

Answer 1

~raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes too the holders of numbers drawn at random~

Question 2

~paraphernalia ~

Answer 2

~miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity~

Question 3

~tradition~

Answer 3

~the transmission of custom or beliefs from generation to generation or the fact of being passed on in this way~

Question 4

~ritual~

Answer 4

~a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order~

Question 5

~perfunctory~

Answer 5

~(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection~