World Religions Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 42
In which country do followers of Jainism travel to Mysore every 12 years to bathe a statue of Gomateshwara?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
india
In which religion is the devil referred to as Iblis or 'al-Shaitaan'?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
islam
What name do Muslims use to refer to the god they worship, who is also worshiped by Jews and Christians?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
allah
What is the primary religion practiced by more than 98% of Turkish people?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
islam
In which religion is Zazen, a type of seated meditation practiced by the Soto sect, a form of Zen practice?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
In Hinduism, into which river are the ashes of the dead cast to ensure safe passage from this life?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
ganges
In which religion are the islands of Japan and various deities said to be the children of Izanagi and Izanami?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
shinto
In which religion in Japan do shrines have two main parts: the haiden, which is open to visitors, and the honden, which is closed to laymen?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
shinto
In 1882, which religion was divided by the Japanese government into state and sectarian forms?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
shinto
What Japanese religion has a name that translates to 'The way of the gods'?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
shinto
Which religion, whose name translates to 'submission to the will of god,' was established in the 7th century?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
islam
Which religion has 7 holy cities of pilgrimage, including Varanasi and Ayodhya?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
hinduism
What religion's Mahayanists label other schools 'Hinayana' or 'lesser vehicle'?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
In which religion is Hanuman a god who leads an army of monkeys and once allied himself with Rama in an important war?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
hinduism
Which religion traces its origins to an enlightened man named Siddhartha?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
What Eastern religion includes Theravada and Mahayana as its forms?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
In which Indian religion is the goddess Durga often depicted riding a lion or a tiger?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
hinduism
What is the dominant form of religion in Burma that follows the Theravada tradition?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
In Christian churches, Ascension Day is observed 40 days after which holiday?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
easter
Which religion includes Salat, ritual prayers performed five times daily, among its five pillars?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
islam
What religion, founded around 1500 by the first guru Nanak, aimed to unite elements of Islam and Hinduism?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
sikhism
What religion's Mahayana form is predominant in Vietnam?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
Which religion's chief deity is the Jade Emperor, who received official recognition around the year 1000 A.D.?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
taoism
In which religion did Durga, the consort of Shiva, slay a ferocious buffalo demon?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
hinduism
What religion considers the Granth Sahib as its holy book and is known for its golden temple in Amritsar?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
sikhism
In which religion is Amaterasu Omikami, the sun goddess, a significant deity?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
shinto
Which religion has the Theravada branch dominant in Thailand and the Mahayana branch in Taiwan and Japan?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
What Chinese religion considers Li, or proper social conduct, a central virtue?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
confucianism
What term, derived from the Greek for 'not knowing', was first used by Thomas Huxley in 1869?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
agnosticism
Ching tu or 'pure land' is one of the most influential forms of the Mahayana branch of which religion?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
In which city is the shrine called the Kaaba located?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
mecca
Which Japanese religion is symbolized by a wooden gate called a Torii?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
shinto
What religion considers the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India its holiest shrine?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
sikhism
What religion, founded by a Persian prophet, has its beliefs in a sacred book called the Avesta?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
zoroastrianism
What Persian religion do the Parsis, who live in Bombay, follow?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
zoroastrianism
What is the major religion that combines with local religious rites on the island of Bali?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
hinduism
What Protestant denomination has over 60 million members worldwide and is the largest of its kind?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
lutheranism
In which eastern religion is an 'avatar' an incarnation, sometimes in animal form, of a deity?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
hinduism
Which religion has the Theravada School as its dominant school in countries such as Burma, Thailand, and Laos?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
buddhism
What Persian religion considers the Avesta its principal scripture?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
zoroastrianism
What is the name of the central shrine in Islam that is associated with the Black Stone?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
kaaba
In which country has Jainism been practiced since the 6th century B.C.?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
india
Page 1 of 1