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Religion Quiz Questions with Answers – World Religions Quiz
World Religions & Traditions – Learn about Religions Around the World Part 1
1) What is the largest religious structure in the world?
Answer: Angkor Wat.
A temple dating back to the early 12th century, Angkor Wat is located in Cambodia. It is the world’s largest religious structure.
2) What religion practices nonviolence?
Answer: Jainism.
Jainism, a religion with many adherents in India, observes the principle of ahimsa, which means “without taking life.”
3) What religion do more than two-thirds of the people of India practice?
Answer: Hinduism.
More than 70 percent of the people in India are Hindu. Muslims, or followers of Islam, are the next largest religious group.
4) What is the Korean festival of the winter solstice?
Answer: Dongji.
Dongji is the Korean winter solstice festival. It is marked by eating patjuk, a red-bean porridge that is believed to bring good luck.
5) What holiday ends Ramadan?
Answer: Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr, the Feast of Fast-Breaking, marks the end of the month of Ramadan and the beginning of the month of Shawwal. Families gather for festive meals, and people gather to pray at their mosque.
6) To whom is the Cambodian temple Angkor Wat dedicated?
Answer: Vishnu.
Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Its carvings depict scenes from the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana.
7) Who is honored with the holiday Ganesha Chaturthi?
Answer: Ganesha.
In late summer Hindus celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi, a 10-day festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha, the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune.
Buddha And Buddhism – Religion Quiz Questions with Answers Part 2
8) How old was Buddha when he attained enlightenment?
Answer: 35.
Buddha was 35 when he attained enlightenment.
9) Where was Buddha born?
Answer: Nepal.
Buddha was born in the lands of Nepal between the border with India and the Himalayas, a place called the Sakya kingdom.
10) What Mauryan ruler was the first to adopt Buddhism?
Answer: Ashoka.
In the 3rd century BCE, the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka adopted Buddhism and set out on a mission to spread the teachings of the faith as far and wide as possible.
11) Where did Buddha die?
Answer: Kusinara.
The Buddha arrived at Kusinara, or Kasia, in India. He was 80 years old. He told the monks there to continue their work with dedication. Then he passed away.
12) Who spread Buddhism in Korea?
Answer: Wonhyo Daisa.
The first systematizer of Buddhist doctrine in Korea, Wonhyo Daisa (617–686 CE) was one of the Ten Sages of the Ancient Korean Kingdom.
13) What was the Buddha’s original name?
Answer: Siddhartha Gautama.
The founder of Buddhism was a man named Siddhartha Gautama (Pali: Siddhatta Gotama).
World Religions Quiz
14) What is the main sacred text of Zoroastrianism?
Answer: The Avesta.
The main scripture of Zoroastrianism is called the Avesta.
15) Who is the Hindu god associated with rain?
Answer: Indra.
Indra is the Hindu god associated with rain, fertility, and storms. In Hindu belief, he is the king of the gods.
16) Where is the holiest city in Islam located?
Answer: Saudi Arabia.
Mecca is the holiest Muslim city. Muhammad received the first verse for the Qur’an while he was in Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia, in 610 CE.
17) In Jewish and Christian belief, who led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt?
Answer: Moses.
A central figure in Judaism is Moses, who led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt. Moses is also important to other religions because of his role in communicating God’s laws, known as the Ten Commandments.
18) What is the sacred text of Islam?
Answer: The Qur’an.
The word Qur’an in Arabic means “recitation.” The Qur’an is the final authority in Islamic social, religious, and legal matters.
19) What holiday commemorates two Roman saints?
Answer: St. Valentine’s Day.
In ancient Rome February 14 was set aside to honor two saints named Valentine, both of whom died for their Christian faith.
20) What holiday precedes the Roman Catholic period of Lent?
Answer: Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras, also called Carnival, precedes the 40-day-long period of Lent, which is marked by fasting and prayer. In French, Mardi Gras means “fat Tuesday.”
21) Which of these is not a kind of Hinduism?
Answer: Zen.
Zen is a kind of Buddhist belief. It is widely practiced in Japan.
22) What is the last day of Christmas called?
Answer: Epiphany.
The Christian holiday of Epiphany is celebrated on January 6, the last of the twelve days of Christmas.
23) What is the name for a candle holder found in Jewish homes?
Answer: Menorah.
A menorah is a candelabrum that holds seven or nine candles and is used in Jewish worship.
Religion: High And Mighty – Religion Quiz Questions with Answers Part 3
24) What is the birthday celebration honoring Lord Rama called?
Answer: Rama Navami.
Rama’s birthday is celebrated by Hindus around the world as Rama Navami. It falls on the ninth day of the Hindu lunar year.
25) What is the most festive Jewish holiday?
Answer: Purim.
Purim is the most festive Jewish holiday. It is also called the Feast of Lots. The holiday celebrates a time when Jews in Persia escaped a plot to harm them.
26) What is the first book of the Hebrew Bible?
Answer: Genesis.
Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible. Its name comes from the Greek word meaning “beginning.”
27) What is the name of the religion founded by Zoroaster?
Answer: Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism was founded by a man named Zoroaster, or Zarathustra, who lived in Iran in the 500s BCE. Zoroastrianism worships one main god, Ahura Mazda.
28) What religious observance is marked by fasting?
Answer: Ramadan.
The Muslim month of Ramadan calls for fasting from dawn to dusk.
Religion Across The Globe
29) Who is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism?
Answer: The Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama is the chief religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
30) What religion is predominant in Argentina?
Answer: Roman Catholicism.
The vast majority of Argentineans are Roman Catholics. Protestants and Jews make up the rest of the population.
31) In Jewish and Christian belief, who led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt?
Answer: Moses.
A central figure in Judaism is Moses, who led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt. Moses is also important to other religions because of his role in communicating God’s laws, known as the Ten Commandments.
32) Where is the holiest city in Islam located?
Answer: Saudi Arabia.
Mecca is the holiest Muslim city. Muhammad received the first message in the Qur’an while he was in Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia, in 610 CE.
33) Which event is referred to as the Parousia?
Answer: The Second Coming.
The Second Coming is referred to as Parousia.
Christmas – Religion Quiz Questions with Answers Part 4
34) Which country would you be in if Jultomte brought you a present on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Sweden.
Jultomte is traditionally represented as small and thin. He is accompanied by a Christmas goat.
35) Who wrote the 1822 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (also called “The Night Before Christmas”)?
Answer: Clement Clarke Moore.
Moore is said to have composed the poem, which begins “’Twas the night before Christmas…,” to entertain his children.
36) Immigrants of which nationality are credited with importing the tradition of Santa Claus to the Americas?
Answer: Dutch.
Dutch immigrants brought the tradition of Sinterklaas (based on St. Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra) to New Amsterdam (later New York).
37) Which famous Christmas song was written by Irving Berlin?
Answer: “White Christmas.”
“White Christmas” was written by Irving Berlin and performed by Bing Crosby in the film Holiday Inn (1942).
38) What is the gift given in the eighth verse of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Answer: Maids a-milking.
Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
39) Which festival commemorates the visit of the Magi to Jesus?
Answer: Epiphany.
The festival, celebrated on January 6, commemorates the first manifestation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, represented by the Magi.
40) In what century was December 25 first identified as the day when Jesus was born?
Answer: 3rd century CE.
December 25 was first identified as the date of Jesus’ birth by Sextus Julius Africanus in 221 and later became the universally accepted date.
Plants With Religious Meaning
41) The Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment under which type of tree?
Answer: Bodhi tree.
The Bodhi tree was a massive sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) and is said to be the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment. Descendants of that tree are planted at Buddhist temples and shrines around the world.
42) In Talmudic tradition, which four plants are used in the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth?
Answer: Citron fruit, willow, myrtle, and date palm.
These “four species” are traditionally interpreted as the plants mentioned in Leviticus for Sukkoth. Waving them together is a mitzvah (commandment) prescribed by the Torah.
43) Which plant is believed by Hindus to be an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulsi?
Answer: Holy basil.
Holy basil, also called Tulsi or Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), is revered as the manifestation of the goddess Tulsi and is grown in many Hindu homes. The plant is commonly used as an offering to Vishnu and his forms.
