| World Religion | Answer | Hint | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Orthodox | Leader is the Patriarch of Constantinople | 96%
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| Sunni | Islam's largest branch | 96%
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| Modern Orthodox | Denomination represented by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel | 94%
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| Shi'a | Majority branch of Islam in Iran | 94%
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| Christianity | Catholicism | Contains Western and Eastern Churches, both led by Bishop of Rome | 91%
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| Protestantism | Started with Martin Luther's 95 Theses | 86%
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| Reform | Judaism's most "liberal" denomination | 51%
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| Judaism | Conservative | Neither the most liberal nor traditionalist denomination | 41%
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| Theravada | Oldest denomination; most common in Southeast Asia | 41%
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| Church of the East | Also called Nestorian Christianity; 1st denomination to split off doctrinally | 38%
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| Ultra-Orthodox | Most visible members are the the pious, self-isolating "Hasidim." | 38%
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| Buddhism | Mahayana | Buddhism of China and Japan | 37%
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| Oriental Orthodox | Largest group is Egypt's Coptic Church | 37%
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| Hinduism | Shaivism | Shiva is the primary deity. | 29%
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| Vajrayana | Tibetan Buddhism (sometimes considered a 2nd-order denomination) | 21%
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| Vaishnavism | Vishnu (in 1+ forms) is the primary deity. | 18%
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| Karaite | Only branch to reject "Oral Torah" tradition of Jewish law | 10%
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| Shaktism | Some aspect of the Mother Goddess is the primary deity. | 9%
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| Smartism | Synthesis of traditions, allowing worship of any form of the divine (with a core 5 being primary) | 8%
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| Islam | Kharijite | Primary branch in Oman | 6%
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