Religion General Knowledge #1

Can you answer these questions about various world religions, past and present?

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Question	Answer
Who was the king of the Greek gods?	Zeus
What is the name of the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca?	Hajj
What is the last book in the Bible?	Revelation
What is Hinduism's most sacred animal?	Cow
What series of wars was an attempt by European Christians to retake the Holy Land?	The Crusades
Who is the Norse god of thunder?	Thor
In what city was the Jewish temple located?	Jerusalem
What city is home to the headquarters of the Mormon Church?	Salt Lake City
According to Islamic law, a man can have no more than four ____ at any given time.	Wives
In Indian religions, what is the word for the state of enlightenment and freedom from suffering?	Nirvana
According to Catholic dogma, what is the place of temporary punishment and purification after death?	Purgatory
Who defeated Goliath?	King David
Who is the Hindu "destroyer" god?	Shiva
What is the indigenous religion of Japan?	Shinto
What town was Jesus born in according to the Bible?	Bethlehem
What Christian denomination is also known as "Friends"?	Quakers
What was the ancient Greek version of heaven?	Elysian Fields
Who was the Egyptian sun god? (Hint: his name is only two letters long)	Ra
Apart from the monarch, who is the leader of the Church of England?	Archbishop of Canterbury
What city is the burial place of Muhammad?	Medina

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111 Recent Comments

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Level 33

Jun 4, 2013

I remember reading somewhere that Atheists typically do significantly better at religious knowledge quizzes than the religious do. Interesting.

Level 76

Jun 5, 2013

Well, let's start a survey. This atheist scored 18 of 20 for 90% and I have no interest in any of this whatsoever.

Level 57

Jul 27, 2013

Well sorry to end the round of good scores here, but I only got 9/20, and I am an Atheist. I should have gotten the Archbishop of Canterbury but I couldn't spell it close enough, and I knew three others, I just couldn't think of the them off the top of my head. So I could have gotten 13/20, but that is still pretty bad.

Level 57

Aug 5, 2013

Atheist here, 17/20.

Level 58

Nov 12, 2013

Atheist, 19/20

Level 49

Dec 26, 2013

Mormon! 17/20

Level 75

Aug 31, 2014

Methodist Christian 18/20 - missed Hajj and Medina. Knew them, just couldn't remember them.

Level 78

Nov 3, 2014

Atheist 20/20 2:30 left. Also done my share of exploring religions, though.

Level 41

Nov 22, 2014

Atheist, 20/20. Studied religion at a top university.

Level 55

Dec 2, 2014

Catholic 20/20

Level 68

Dec 21, 2014

20/20.... Christian of sorts.

Level 41

Mar 22, 2015

Atheist 20/20

Level 74

Sep 13, 2015

Muslim...17/20

Level 66

Nov 20, 2015

Lapsed Catholic, 20/20

Level 55

Nov 20, 2015

Roman Catholic: 20/20. Though was agnostic/Wiccan for a time, looked into Taoism, read tons of other stuff, etc., before coming back to the Christianity, then studied theology, entered a monastery, left (but still devout Catholic), and...now I'm here. Well, not just here on jetpunk. But also.

Level 83

Nov 20, 2015

Atheist, 19/20

Level 75

Nov 20, 2015

From what I counted so far (and I wasn't certain how to classify some,) 11 Christians missed 13, and 21 non-Christians missed 39. This small sampling doesn't support your info, Ozchris. And Elan, even though I am Christian I try to study all religions. It doesn't work to make a blanket statement about all Christians (or any other religion). We run the gamut from ultra-liberal to ultraconservative in our beliefs.

+13

Level 68

Nov 20, 2015

Scientologist - Infinity/20

Level 73

Nov 20, 2015

Atheist 20/20, knowledge mostly obtained from Jetpunk quizzes.

Level 60

Nov 20, 2015

Atheist, 20/20

Level 67

Nov 20, 2015

Atheist - 17/20

Level 75

Nov 20, 2015

Atheist, 18/20. Missed Quakers and Shiva...

Level 82

Jul 18, 2016

Atheist 19/20. Haven't encountered the 'Friends' thing before.

Level 58

Nov 12, 2016

Atheist 20/20

Level 75

Mar 12, 2017

Catholic - 18/20

Level 50

Apr 20, 2017

atheist 20/20

Level 63

Jun 29, 2017

Jesus Freak 100%

Level 74

Feb 18, 2018

Atheist, 20/20

Level 93

Feb 18, 2018

Proud Christian. I got 20/20

Level 72

Mar 14, 2018

Recovering Baptist 20/20

Level 75

Sep 12, 2018

Anti-Abrahamist atheist - 100%

Level 62

Sep 24, 2018

Agnostic-19 of 20

Level 90

Sep 24, 2018

Jedi Master - 0/20

Level 51

Sep 28, 2018

Agnostic, 20/20

Level 67

Sep 22, 2019

Methodist Christian 20/20

Level 59

Apr 25, 2020

Also a Methodist Christian and got 19/20 because I couldn't spell Purgatory. Sigh.

Level 67

Mar 10, 2021

christian here 20/20

Level 78

Mar 10, 2021

20/20, raised Catholic, leaning Agnostic.

Level 63

Mar 10, 2021

Atheist - 20/20 - Had a hard time spelling Elysian though. And it took me a solid 45 seconds to remember that the last book of the bible is Revelations...I kept thinking Ragnarok.

Level 87

Mar 10, 2021

Atheist 19/20. Missed Elysian Fields

Level 38

Mar 10, 2021

atheist, 20/20

Level 51

Mar 10, 2021

Quasi-Spiritualist, 20/20

Level 71

Mar 11, 2021

Christian 20/20

Level 39

Apr 25, 2021

Hindu 20/20

Level 47

Jan 22, 2022

atheist 20/20 religion to me is just a branch of general knowledge.

Level 60

Dec 22, 2022

Hindu 17/20

Level 29

Mar 3, 2023

Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 18/20

Level 24

Sep 25, 2023

Satanist here! Scored 17/20

Level 21

Sep 29, 2023

Agnostic atheist here and I got 19/20. Had never even heard of Elysian Fields until now.

Level 46

Jan 15, 2024

Protestant Christian 18/20

Level 74

Feb 5, 2024

Baptist – 19 / 20. Only missed Elysian Fields.

Level 45

Aug 11, 2014

Proud Christian! 20/20.

Level 81

Nov 21, 2015

Something ironic about that comment (20/20 for me as well, "humble" Christian :) )

Level 62

Mar 10, 2021

What's ironic about being a proud Christian? If you believe that you are saved by grace through faith...it means you're proud of who Jesus is, not of any works that made you a Christian.

Level 78

Mar 10, 2021

Pride is the worst of the deadly sins, after all.

Level 85

Jun 28, 2023

@camus: I was well into adulthood when I learned that the "seven deadly sins" isn't in the Christian Bible - but rather could be classified as 'fan fiction' written by later writers, and eventually summarized by Dante.

Wonder if he knew 'what's in the box??'

Level 38

Aug 31, 2014

Atheist, 20/20 ;)

Level 65

Nov 20, 2015

Atheist Jew: 17/20

Level 65

Nov 20, 2015

I suppose it's because non-religious people have a wider scope of all religions, not just their own.

Level 73

Nov 21, 2015

Atheist, 19/20

Level 36

Nov 5, 2017

18/20 not an Atheist.

Level 82

Sep 24, 2018

There have been different surveys with different results. Atheists score highly when it comes to knowledge of every religion, and especially "world religions" which this quiz is about. Mormons and Jews sometimes score higher than atheists on knowledge about Christianity and Judaism, respectively, but trail then when it comes to knowledge of Islam, Hinduism, Norse mythology etc. Atheists often score better on quizzes about Christianity than Catholics or mainstream Protestants. This quiz was a very easy 20/20 for this atheist.

Level 60

Sep 24, 2018

20/20 with 3:10 to spare.

Level 68

Feb 5, 2021

Atheism just means you're right about one thing, but it doesn't prevent you from being wrong about everything else!

Level 38

Jan 28, 2023

catholic 19/20

Level 44

Jun 5, 2013

Scored 14/20 because of my World History class

Level 40

Jun 20, 2013

agnostic -- 17/20

Level 73

Sep 23, 2013

Undeclared - missed the spelling on Cantenburry and Quekers

Level 61

Jan 22, 2014

Agnostic, 18/20

Level 57

Nov 20, 2015

Faithful Christian 19/20. This quiz is a perfect example of why I like Jetpunk. The quizzes really get my grey matter warmed up and besides learning new stuff I learn new viewpoints on a lot of different stuff by people who know what they're talking about. I also learn facts on subjects not only from books, but from a real walking, talking people. The debates are great. Keep it up!

Level 75

Dec 14, 2016

Level 55

Nov 20, 2015

Damn you J Robert Oppenheimer!

Level 69

Nov 20, 2015

Bethleem should be acceptable...

Level 46

Nov 21, 2015

I know the answer to the sun god question because of crossword puzzles, LOL

Level 65

Nov 22, 2015

Actually the whole Islam and wives thing isn't necessarily correct. The verse that the idea comes from is often mistranslated. It is actually speaking about finances of men caring for orphans, and IF (key word) they cannot care for them well, they are allowed to marry more than one women to serve as mother figures. The 4 women is listed as more of an example, as in if it takes four women to care for the orphans, you are allowed to marry four. Of course, the last part of that verse is: "But if you fear you will not be fair, then only one [wife], or what your right hand possesses. This is best that you do not face financial hardship". Again, this is all a conditional situation. IF you are caring for orphans, and you need more women to help out, you are permitted, if not, don't. Four is an example, not the extent, and polygamy overall is discouraged.

Level 82

Jan 23, 2016

Then why did the most perfect and noble man who ever existed, whose soul God created before anything else in the Universe, His gift to mankind, the seal of the prophets, whose inerrant and upright example lives on in the sunnah for all people to emulate and aspire to... why did he have at least 15 wives and several sex slaves? (and uniquely forbid them all from marrying again after his death, so worried about caring for them was he)

Please don't answer that. The question is rhetorical. Also, Islam is a living religion practiced by over a billion people. The way it is practiced and understood by the majority is more relevant than the interpretations of isolated apologists attempting to fit the religion into a Western moral framework.

Level 82

Sep 24, 2018

Also interesting about the verse (and similar ones) that you quote: "then only one wife, or what your right hand possesses." Do you know what the part about "what your right hand possesses" means? This is where god is giving you permission to rape your slaves. Consent isn't even a concept in old Islamic, Christian, and Jewish texts. It's only about what you are legally allowed to have sex with and what you are not. And slaves were you property so of course you could do whatever you wanted with them. Saudis use this justification today to force themselves on their Filipina maids. For god is so merciful, and so wise.

Level 20

Dec 18, 2015

In the question about Indian religions, I think you should do one of two things:

Either keep "Indian religions" in the question and also accept 'moksha' along with 'nirvana'.

Or change "Indian religions" to specifically Buddhism.

Moksha is essentially the Hindu word for the same concept as Nirvana in Buddhism so it should probably accept as well if you are asking about any Indian religions.

Thanks, and it was a good quiz!

Level 66

Mar 15, 2016

Your point is correct. Though, as nirvana means 'extinction' and moksha means 'liberation,' arguably moksha is the more correct answer, if not the sole correct answer.

Level 46

Sep 14, 2016

I tried "Strawberry Fields", somehow it didn't work :b

Level 48

Nov 12, 2016

Did you add 'forever'? Try again!

Level 27

Nov 12, 2016

I spelt Jerusalem as Jereusalem. :(

Level 70

Mar 12, 2017

I'll bet you have fun with the 'Capitals of the World' quiz!

Level 48

Mar 13, 2017

En route to guessing 'Rama' for one question I accidentally got the Sun God (which I already knew).

Level 36

Apr 13, 2017

Growing up, we used the terms "Hebrew Scriptures" for the Jewish Bible and "Greek Scriptures" for the New Testament... together they made up "The Bible".

Level 40

Mar 25, 2018

Tried "Shin Tao" and my answer was rejected.

Level 54

Apr 13, 2018

I don’t think David wrote all the Psalms

Level 62

Mar 10, 2021

And it doesn't say so in the question.

Level 75

Sep 24, 2018

Thank you, Blanche DuBois and Dave Robicheaux, for helping me spell Elysian.

Level 79

Sep 24, 2018

only reason i knew crusades is because of bill wurtz. thanks bill.

Level 63

Sep 25, 2018

Easy and fun quiz.

Level 77

Sep 28, 2018

You should allow "Dave" for "David". No-one ever allows "Dave".

Level 70

Mar 31, 2019

And Goliath could be called 'Goli' and the story would be "Dave & Goli" ...... sounds more like Sesame Street.

Level 74

Mar 12, 2021

I bet there's a Veggietales episode where they call them that

Level 71

Nov 2, 2020

To be fair, and this is coming from somebody who did just now get 100% on the Quiz, and who also has attended Quaker meeting numerous times, and has a strong Quaker heritage in his ancestral background, the clue "Friends" really is so vague that nobody at all can be blamed for not knowing the answer. The fuller formal name for the 'Quaker' Religion is "The Religious Society of Friends".

Level ∞

Jan 30, 2021

Can you think of another demonination that is known as "Friends"? No? The defense rests.

Level 68

Feb 5, 2021

I couldn't think of a single denomination known as Friends! Thankfully, I did pretty well on the rest of the quiz, and had time left to try every possible christian denomination I had ever heard from. One of my first guesses was "amish", because it's similar to "amis", which means friend in French.

Level 83

Mar 10, 2021

I went to a Quaker school and got it instantly, I heard Quakers often referred to simply as 'Friends'. Many letters we got from the school addressed us as 'Friends'.

Level 67

Mar 12, 2021

Yeah, I know like four different schools called "Friends Academy," and they're all Quaker schools.

Level 75

Mar 10, 2021

It would be much appreciated if you would change the question about the Book of Revelation to “the Christian Bible” or “the New Testament.” Later, the inclusion of Jesus’ birth makes it obvious which Bible is being referenced, so no problem on that one as I see it.

Level 67

Mar 10, 2021

I somehow managed 16/20 despite having no interest in religion.

Level 52

May 7, 2021

Ah, Ra. Just let me name all his other names right here:

Amun

Amon

Amun-Re

Amun-Ra

Amon-Re

Amon-Ra

Ra-Horakhty

Level 47

May 25, 2021

devout catholic 20/20

Level 69

Mar 2, 2022

Siva should also be accepted for Shiva.

Level 68

Jun 28, 2023

17/20, missed Revelation, Quakers, and Elysian

Level 54

Jun 29, 2023

accept crusade for the crusades

Level 24

Jul 2, 2023

Christian: 18/20

Level 71

Jul 5, 2023

Why give a hint for the Egyptian sun god? Seems obvious enough. There are quite a few more obscure clues on this quiz.

Level 28

Feb 20, 2024

Atheist, grew up kind of Buddhist, 18/20

Had Buddhist influences growing up along with some Hinduism, but not really devout to a certain religion/teaching. More spiritual than anything. Although I still don't eat meat.

Level 38

Jun 22, 2024

This really ought to specify "Christian Bible" and not just "Bible". I kept trying to put Chronicles, the last book of the Hebrew Bible.

Level 48

Sep 10, 2024

My high school mascot was the Quakers 💪😤

I am however Agnostic and got 20/20

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