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Sacred texts and languages 12

  • The Avesta, whose texts are all composed in the Avestan language, is the body of religious texts of which faith? Answer: Zoroastrianism. Source: Wikipedia: Avesta
  • The Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture that is often referred to simply as the Gita, forms a part of which epic poem? Answer: The Mahabharata. Source: Wikipedia: Bhagavad Gita; Britannica: Bhagavad Gita
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls, a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts, were discovered between 1946 and 1956 in caves at which site? Answer: Qumran. Source: Wikipedia: Dead Sea Scrolls; Britannica: Dead Sea Scrolls
  • The first rendition of the Sikh scripture, the Adi Granth, was completed on 29 August 1604. Which guru, the fifth, compiled it? Answer: Guru Arjan. Source: Wikipedia: Guru Granth Sahib
  • The Hebrew Bible is the collection of Hebrew scriptures that comprises the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings. By which other name is it known? Answer: The Tanakh. Source: Wikipedia: Hebrew Bible; Britannica: Tanakh
  • How many books of the Hebrew Bible make up the Torah? Answer: Five. Source: Wikipedia: Torah; Britannica: Torah
  • The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, a book written in 1873 by the founder of a religion, is the central religious text of which faith? Answer: The Baháʼí Faith. Source: Wikipedia: Kitáb-i-Aqdas
  • The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, is organized in chapters that are made up of individual verses. How many chapters does it have? Answer: 114. Source: Wikipedia: Quran; Britannica: Qur’an
  • The Septuagint, also called the Translation of the Seventy, is the earliest surviving translation of the Hebrew Bible into which language? Answer: Greek. Source: Wikipedia: Septuagint; Britannica: Septuagint
  • The Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, joins the Mishnah to its commentaries. What are the commentaries called? Answer: The Gemara. Source: Wikipedia: Talmud; Britannica: Talmud and Midrash
  • The Vulgate, a translation of the Bible from the late 4th century, is largely the work of Saint Jerome. Into which language did he translate? Answer: Latin. Source: Wikipedia: Vulgate; Britannica: Vulgate
  • What are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, four texts composed in Vedic Sanskrit, called? Answer: The Vedas. Source: Wikipedia: Vedas

Places of worship and pilgrimage 12

  • A torii is a traditional Japanese gate. At the entrance of what is it most commonly found? Answer: A Shinto shrine. Source: Wikipedia: Torii; Britannica: Torii
  • The Camino de Santiago is a network of pilgrims' ways that lead to a cathedral in Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Which apostle's shrine do pilgrims come to? Answer: James. Source: Wikipedia: Camino de Santiago; Britannica: Santiago de Compostela
  • In a mosque, the mihrab is a niche in one of the walls. What does it indicate? Answer: The direction of prayer. Source: Wikipedia: Mihrab; Britannica: Mihrab
  • In Buddhism, a stupa is a domed structure used as a place of pilgrimage and meditation. What does it contain? Answer: Sacred relics. Source: Wikipedia: Stupa; Britannica: Stupa
  • In Sikhism, what is the langar of a gurdwara? Answer: A community kitchen with free meals. Source: Wikipedia: Langar (Sikhism)
  • The Kaaba is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque. In which city does it stand? Answer: Mecca. Source: Wikipedia: Kaaba; Britannica: Kaaba
  • Lumbini, where Buddhist texts say Queen Maya gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, is a pilgrimage site in which country? Answer: Nepal. Source: Wikipedia: Lumbini; Britannica: Lumbini
  • The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar, marks the place where, according to the Buddhist faith, what happened? Answer: The Buddha attained enlightenment. Source: Wikipedia: Mahabodhi Temple; Britannica: Bodh Gaya
  • St. Peter's Basilica, a church of the Italian Renaissance, stands in which independent microstate? Answer: Vatican City. Source: Wikipedia: St. Peter's Basilica; Britannica: St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Varanasi, a holy city with a central place in Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, stands on which river? Answer: The Ganges. Source: Wikipedia: Varanasi; Britannica: Varanasi
  • The Western Wall is an ancient retaining wall of the hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount. In which city is it? Answer: Jerusalem. Source: Wikipedia: Western Wall; Britannica: Western Wall
  • What makes a church a cathedral? Answer: It is the central church of a bishop. Source: Wikipedia: Cathedral; Britannica: Cathedral

Festivals, fasts and calendars 12

  • Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. In which two other Indian religions are variations of it celebrated? Answer: Jainism and Sikhism. Source: Wikipedia: Diwali; Britannica: Diwali
  • Eid al-Adha, the second of the two main festivals in Islam, falls on the 10th day of which month of the Islamic calendar? Answer: The twelfth and final month. Source: Wikipedia: Eid al-Adha
  • Epiphany is a Christian feast day. In Western Christianity, which event does it principally commemorate? Answer: The visit of the Magi to the Christ Child. Source: Wikipedia: Epiphany (holiday); Britannica: Epiphany
  • For Sikhs, Vaisakhi marks the birth of the Khalsa order on 13 April 1699. Which Guru, the tenth, founded the Khalsa? Answer: Guru Gobind Singh. Source: Wikipedia: Vaisakhi; Britannica: Baisakhi
  • The Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage, is a religious duty for all Muslims who are physically and financially able. How many times is it required? Answer: Once. Source: Wikipedia: Hajj; Britannica: Hajj
  • The Jewish religious calendar counts days from sunset to sunset. On the evening of which day of the civil week does Shabbat begin? Answer: Friday. Source: Wikipedia: Shabbat; Britannica: Sabbath
  • Navaratri, an annual Hindu festival, honours Shakti through the worship of the forms of the goddess Durga. Over how many nights is it held? Answer: Nine. Source: Wikipedia: Navaratri; Britannica: Navratri
  • Obon, celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years, has become a family reunion holiday. Whom does this Buddhist custom honor? Answer: The spirits of one's ancestors. Source: Wikipedia: Obon; Britannica: Bon
  • Passover is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. What does it celebrate? Answer: The Exodus from slavery in Egypt. Source: Wikipedia: Passover; Britannica: Passover
  • Ramadan, which Muslims worldwide observe as a month of fasting, is which month of the Islamic calendar? Answer: The ninth. Source: Wikipedia: Ramadan; Britannica: Ramadan
  • Sukkot, a Jewish holiday celebrated for seven days from the 15th day of the month of Tishrei, is also known as the Feast of what? Answer: Booths. Source: Wikipedia: Sukkot
  • Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. What does its name mean? Answer: Day of Atonement. Source: Wikipedia: Yom Kippur

Founders, teachers and turning points 12

  • According to Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under a sacred fig. By what name is the tree known? Answer: The Bodhi tree. Source: Wikipedia: Bodhi tree
  • At which German university was Martin Luther a professor in 1517, when he wrote the propositions held to have launched the Protestant Reformation? Answer: Wittenberg. Source: Wikipedia: Ninety-five Theses; Britannica: Ninety-five Theses
  • Bodhidharma, a semi-legendary monk of the 5th or 6th century CE, is traditionally credited with carrying which school of Buddhism to China? Answer: Chan. Source: Wikipedia: Bodhidharma; Britannica: Bodhidharma
  • The First Council of Nicaea, a council of Christian bishops, met from May until the end of July 325. Which Roman emperor convened it? Answer: Constantine I. Source: Wikipedia: First Council of Nicaea; Britannica: First Council of Nicaea
  • George Fox, the son of a Leicestershire weaver, was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends. By what name are its members commonly known? Answer: Quakers. Source: Wikipedia: George Fox; Britannica: George Fox
  • Guru Nanak, born on 15 April 1469, is regarded as the founder of which religion? Answer: Sikhism. Source: Wikipedia: Guru Nanak; Britannica: Guru Nanak
  • In 1830 Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, published which book at the age of 24? Answer: The Book of Mormon. Source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith; Britannica: Joseph Smith
  • In 1893 Swami Vivekananda traveled to the United States to take part in the Parliament of the World's Religions. In which city did it meet? Answer: Chicago. Source: Wikipedia: Swami Vivekananda; Britannica: Vivekananda
  • The Islamic calendar counts its years from the Hijrah, dated to the year 622. What was the Hijrah? Answer: A journey from Mecca to Medina. Source: Wikipedia: Hijrah
  • Jains consider Mahavira, a spiritual leader also known by his birth name Vardhamana, to be the last of how many Tirthankaras of the current time cycle? Answer: 24. Source: Wikipedia: Mahavira; Britannica: Mahavira
  • John Wesley, an English cleric and evangelist, was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England. What is the movement known as? Answer: Methodism. Source: Wikipedia: John Wesley; Britannica: John Wesley
  • Which pope convoked the Second Vatican Council, which met in four annual sessions between 11 October 1962 and 8 December 1965? Answer: John XXIII. Source: Wikipedia: Second Vatican Council; Britannica: Second Vatican Council

Words, customs and symbols 12

  • A mezuzah is a piece of parchment inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah and kept in a small case. Where do Jews fix it? Answer: To the doorposts of their homes. Source: Wikipedia: Mezuzah; Britannica: Mezuzah
  • Ahimsa, a key virtue in Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism, is the ancient Indian principle of what? Answer: Nonviolence. Source: Wikipedia: Ahimsa; Britannica: Ahimsa
  • The Five Ks are five items that Khalsa Sikhs were commanded in 1699 to wear at all times. Which of the five is the kara? Answer: A bracelet. Source: Wikipedia: Five Ks; Britannica: Five Ks
  • Foods that observant Jews are permitted to eat are deemed kosher. What does the word mean? Answer: Fit. Source: Wikipedia: Kashrut; Britannica: Kosher
  • In Orthodox Jewish communities, at what age does a boy become bar mitzvah? Answer: 13. Source: Wikipedia: Bar and bat mitzvah; Britannica: Bar and bat mitzvah
  • Karma is an ancient Indian concept. To what does the word refer? Answer: An action and its consequences. Source: Wikipedia: Karma; Britannica: Karma
  • The pope is the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. Of which city is he the bishop? Answer: Rome. Source: Wikipedia: Pope; Britannica: Pope
  • Seder, the name of the Passover meal, is a Hebrew word. What does it mean? Answer: Order. Source: Wikipedia: Passover Seder
  • The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism and of Jewish identity, has the shape of a hexagram. What two shapes make up a hexagram? Answer: Two equilateral triangles. Source: Wikipedia: Star of David; Britannica: Star of David
  • The Temple menorah, a symbol of the Jews and Judaism since ancient times, is a candelabrum with how many branches? Answer: Seven. Source: Wikipedia: Temple menorah; Britannica: Menorah
  • Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the zakat? Answer: Almsgiving. Source: Wikipedia: Five Pillars of Islam
  • Which sacred sound and syllable, used in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, has a written form that is the most important symbol in Hinduism? Answer: Om. Source: Wikipedia: Om; Britannica: Om

Branches, communities and the map 12

  • The Amish church began in 1693 with a schism among Swiss and Alsatian Mennonite Anabaptists. After which leader are the Amish named? Answer: Jakob Ammann. Source: Wikipedia: Amish; Britannica: Amish
  • The Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is a Christian church based in which country? Answer: Egypt. Source: Wikipedia: Coptic Orthodox Church; Britannica: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
  • Digambara and Svetambara are the two major schools of which religion? Answer: Jainism. Source: Wikipedia: Digambara; Britannica: Digambara
  • Hasidic Judaism arose in the 18th century as a spiritual revival movement, in the west of which present-day country, before it spread through Eastern Europe? Answer: Ukraine. Source: Wikipedia: Hasidic Judaism
  • Judaism, Christianity and Islam are grouped under a name taken from a patriarch whom all three respect. Who is he? Answer: Abraham. Source: Wikipedia: Abrahamic religions; Britannica: Abrahamic religions
  • Mahayana, the largest branch of Buddhism, has a Sanskrit name. What does it mean? Answer: Great Vehicle. Source: Wikipedia: Mahayana
  • The Parsis of the Indian subcontinent descend from Persian refugees who came during and after the 7th century. From which country did they come? Answer: Iran. Source: Wikipedia: Parsis
  • Shinto is often regarded by its practitioners as the indigenous religion of which country? Answer: Japan. Source: Wikipedia: Shinto; Britannica: Shinto
  • Which archbishop acts as a focus of unity for the worldwide Anglican Communion, as first among equals? Answer: The Archbishop of Canterbury. Source: Wikipedia: Anglican Communion; Britannica: Anglican Communion
  • Which is the largest branch of Islam? Answer: Sunni Islam. Source: Wikipedia: Sunni Islam; Britannica: Sunni
  • Which is the oldest existing school of Buddhism, whose followers have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching in the Pali Canon? Answer: Theravada. Source: Wikipedia: Theravada
  • Which organization did the Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine found in London in 1865, as the East London Christian Mission? Answer: The Salvation Army. Source: Wikipedia: Salvation Army; Britannica: Salvation Army

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How many chapters has the Quran, and on which river does Varanasi stand? These world religions trivia questions go through sacred texts, holy places, festivals, founders, words and branches. Each asks a fact of record, never which belief is right.

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Every round mixes faiths. Sacred texts and languages runs from the Torah and the Vedas to the Avesta. Places of worship and pilgrimage visits the Kaaba, the Western Wall, Lumbini and a torii gate. Festivals, fasts and calendars asks about Ramadan, Yom Kippur, Diwali, Obon and Epiphany.

Trivia questions about religion for a mixed table

The questions give dates, places, names and the meanings of words, so a table of several faiths, or of none, can play them. Start on Words, customs and symbols: six of its twelve questions are easy ones. Founders, teachers and turning points and the texts round are the hardest.

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What are some trivia questions for religion?

In which city does the Kaaba stand? What does the name Yom Kippur mean? Guru Nanak is regarded as the founder of which religion? The answers are Mecca, Day of Atonement and Sikhism.

Do the questions say which religion is right?

No. Each says what a tradition holds, or gives a date, a place, a name or the meaning of a word. None calls a teaching true or false, and none compares one faith with another. The page speaks for no faith, church or community.

Are there Bible questions here?

Only a few on the Bible as a book: the books of the Torah, the translations into Greek and Latin, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Questions on what the Bible says are in the Bible trivia packs.

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Each was read on October 16, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked beside it. For 56 of the 72, the answer was also read in the Encyclopaedia Britannica article named with it, and kept only where the two agree.

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