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Religion is a complex and diverse aspect of human society that has been a part of human history for thousands of years. It is a set of beliefs, practices, and traditions that relate to the understanding of a higher power or divine force. There are many different religions in the world, each with its own unique set of beliefs, rituals, and practices. Some of the most widely recognized religions include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism.
Religious beliefs can shape an individual's entire life, influencing their values, actions, and decisions. It can bring comfort, guidance, and a sense of community to people who follow it. However, it can also be a source of conflict and division, particularly when different religious beliefs come into conflict with one another. Despite these challenges, religion continues to be an important part of human life, providing meaning and purpose to millions of people around the world.
So, whether you are a devout follower of a particular religion or simply interested in learning more about different belief systems, test your knowledge with these religion trivia questions. Can you answer questions about the origins of various religions, key figures and events, and the beliefs and practices of different faith traditions?
1. The phrase "sacred cow" to describe a person or thing immune from criticism comes from what religion that in fact does revere cows as holy animals?
Answer: Hindu
2. On the U.S. Library of Congress's list of "Books that Shaped America" is what 1830 religious text that sets out the tenets of a religion founded by Joseph Smith?
Answer: Book of Mormon
3. The Rolling Stones' iconic Hot Lips logo was inspired in part by Kali, a Goddess and figure of feminine power in what religion?
Answer: Hinduism
4. What religion celebrates Bodhi Day in December or January commemorating Siddhartha Gautama's achievement of enlightenment by sitting under a Bodhi Tree?
Answer: Buddhism
5. Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj are the "Five Pillars" of what religion which traces its descent through the ancestors of Ishmael?
Answer: Islam
6. It's not officially known but because of his name most sources believe Singapura king Parameswara was a follower of what third-largest religion in the world?
Answer: Hinduism
7. The city of Dearborn, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, is home to the country's largest community per capita who follow what religion?
Answer: Islam
8. Lakshmi is one of the principal goddesses in a certain religion, and her vahana (mount) in that religion is an owl. What is this religion?
Answer: Hinduism
9. What topic of non-fiction books are always found with a Dewey Decimal system starting with a 2?
Answer: Religion
10. A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age?
Answer: 13
11. Located at 45–57 Bowne Street in Flushing, Queens and popularly referred to as the Ganesh Temple, this structure claims to be the very first temple in the U.S. representing the traditional form of what major religion?
Answer: Hinduism
12. What "D" book of the Bible exhorts: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified"?
Answer: Deuteronomy
13. The Cape Malay ethnic group in South Africa is typically associated with what religion?
Answer: Islam
14. Huitzilopochtli was a deity of war, the sun and human sacrifice, as well as being the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan, in which Mesoamerican civilization?
Answer: Aztec
15. Christianity and Islam each have more than one billion followers. So does one other world religion. What is it?
Answer: Hinduism
16. What Chinese philosopher of the 6th-century BC taught ethics, politics, and other ways of life to Yan Hui, Zengzi, and other disciples of his philosophy and eventual religion?
Answer: Confucius
17. What is the political term for belief in government by divine guidance?
Answer: Theocracy
18. Mary Barrett Dyer was a martyr that was hanged in Boston in 1660 because of her staunch commitment to what "friendly" religious group?
Answer: The Quakers
19. At the Council of Clermont in 1095, Pope Urban II called for the first of what actions which became a recurring event throughout the Medieval period?
Answer: Crusades
20. Costa Rica is the only sovereign nation in the Americas with what branch of Christianity as the official religion?
Answer: Catholicism
21. Located in Los Angeles, Beth Chayim Chadashim became the first LGBT place of worship for followers of which religion when it opened in 1972?
Answer: Judaism
22. The “hallow” in Halloween comes from another name for a person who is most holy and can be canonized in some religions?
Answer: Saint
23. One tradition of the Pueblo religions of the U.S. Southwest is the creation of small cottonwood "dolls" which represent spirits with what "K" name?
Answer: Kachina
24. The Golden Temple at Amritsar, also known as the Harimandir Sahib, is one of the holiest sites in what religion, which has 25-30 million adherents worldwide?
Answer: Sikhism
25. Political Scientist Ryan Burge's 2021 book "The Nones" explores the impact of American voters who describe themselves as lacking what, specifically?
Answer: Religion
26. A historic writer's home and home at 1812 19th Street in Washington's Dupont Circle neighborhood was formerly home to the "Founding Church of" what religion, established there in 1955?
Answer: Scientology
27. In what religion is a book of the dead called the "Bardo Thodol" read to the dying to help them prepare for a favorable rebirth?
Answer: Buddhism
28. All Mughal emperors were practitioners of what religion? The empire's peak is often considered the 17th and 18th century when it ruled over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent.
Answer: Islam
29. The Civil Rights Act of what year established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)? It outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, and national origin.
Answer: 1964
30. Both the Hindu japa mala and the Roman Catholic rosary are what type of tool used in devotional meditation?
Answer: Prayer beads
31. According to the CIA's World Fact Book, what is the second most popular religion in the South American country of Suriname, with 22% of the population practicing it? Hint: it's not a form of Christianity.
Answer: Hindu
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