World Religions:  Trivia

Match the letter to the correct statement.

Letter

Statement

Person / Event

 

1.  He found enlightenment under a Bodhi tree and became known as the Buddha.

A.  Greek Orthodox

 

2.  This is a symbol of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism and means “well being” or “good luck”.

B.  Qur’an

 

3.   The Hindu festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

C.  Martin Luther

 

4.  He opposed social injustice of Hindu society and fought to abolish the classification of the untouchables.

D. Muhammad

 

5.   The ceremonial dinner commemorating the story of the Exodus

E.  Covenant

 

6.  This was once the state religion of Japan.

F.  Torah

 

7.  Other than Roman Catholic and Protestantism, this is the other sect of Christianity.

G.  Holy Trinity

 

8.  A miracle occurred in 1995 when statues of this Hindu deity all over the world began drinking offerings of milk.

H.  Islam

 

9.  In Islam, he is considered the “Seal of the Prophets” and the messenger of God.

I. Siddhartha Gautama

 

10.  He called for a simpler “inner faith”, free from the long established rituals of the Catholic Church which began the Protestant Reformation.

J.  Bar Mitzvah

 

11.  This it the binding agreement between God and the “chosen people”.

K.  Swastika

 

12.  The totality of one’s actions in life which determines one’s fate in the next life.

L.  Ten Commandments

 

13.  One who submits to God and finds peace in Him

M.   Confucius

 

14.  This makes up the Holy Spirit, Father, Son

N.   Rig Veda

 

15.  Christian holy day that commemorates the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

O.  Mahatma Gandhi

 

16.   This is the Holy Book for Islam.

P.  Jesus

 

17.   God revealed this to Moses at Mount Sinai.

Q. Ganesha

 

18.  This is the fastest growing religion in the world.

R.  Seder

 

19.  He was a great philosopher of ancient China whose writings and sayings became the center of a great religion.

S.  Muslim

 

20.  The coming of age ceremony at the age of thirteen for Jewish boys.

T.  Diwali

 

21.  This is the Holy Book for Judaism.

U. Karma

 

22.  Belief that all things, human and non human have spirits and souls.

V. Zoroastrianism

 

23.  This religion originated in Persia

W. Shinto

 

24.  One fundamental difference between Judaism and Christianity is the role of this person.

X.  Abraham

 

25.  This is the most authoritative scripture in Hinduism

Y.  Easter

 

 

Z. Animism