Religion Mixture Trivia

1. In which European city did the Popes reside during the "Babylonian Captivity" (1305-1378 CE)?

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 15

Answer: Avignon

Avignon is located in Provence in southeastern France. Avignon would remain under papal control until the late 1700s. The influence of the kings of France led to selection of French clergy to the papacy during the Captivity. This is distinct from the Babylonian Captivity of the 6th century BCE, when a significant number of people from the Kingdom of Judah were held captive in Babylon, capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

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From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 14

Answer: The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is actually a salt lake which is bordered by Israel and Palestine on the west and Jordan on the East. At 423 metres below sea level, it is Earth's lowest elevation on land. Its hypersalinity makes it impossible for animal life to exist, earning it its name. The Dead Sea supplies a great many products, from salt and minerals used to create cosmetics and herbal sachets to potash for fertilizers to balms used by the Egyptians in the mummification process.

Question by player LBaggins

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 13

Answer: Sharia

In the Islamic tradition, Sharia (also Sharia law) is religious law. The Quran (Islam's central religious text) and fatwas (legal opinions of Islamic scholars) form the basis of Sharia law. The literal meaning of Sharia is "the clear, well-trodden path to water", a metaphor for "the pathway to be followed", stressing the importance of water in desert environments. Of the other answers, the Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca, or a pilgrim who has completed the Hajj; Ramadan is a month of fasting in the Islamic calendar; Astaghfirulah (alternatively "Aghfir Allah") is an Islamic expression: "I seek forgiveness from God" or "I ask Allah for forgiveness".

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From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 12

Answer: Revelation

Armageddon has come to mean apocalypse, but the Bible states that it is the location of the final battle between good and evil. Revelation 16:16 features the quote.

Question by player zorlock7

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 11

Answer: personification of greed for wealth

Mammon is understood in the New Testament to refer to wealth and is often used to describe the lust for greater wealth, acquisitiveness and greed. "Mamona" is a Latin word for wealth. Later sources identify Mammon as an evil demon, perhaps one of the seven princes of Hell, perhaps a personification of Beelzebub. Peter Lombard calls Mammon "a devil". A spirit of personal greed has been described as Mammonism since the 19th century. This verse harmonizes with Jesus' earlier words in the Sermon on the Mount according to Matthew 6:21 "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" and with Saint Paul's observation in I Timothy 6:10 that "the love of money is the root of all evil". Question by player FatherSteve

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 9

Answer: Billy Graham

A Southern Baptist minister from North Carolina, Billy Graham has had audience with every sitting US President from Harry S Truman to Barack Obama, earning him other nicknames such as America's Pastor and The Protestant's Pope. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has been active since 1949, now headed by Billy's son, Franklin.

Question by player eunice2

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 8

Answer: She was turned to a pillar of salt.

The story is in chapter 19 of the Book of Genesis. There is a structure of porous sandstone roughly in the shape of a shrouded female that is located near the area referred to in the story. It is known as "Lot's Wife" by locals.

Question by player biggidee

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 7

Answer: David

David was a teenager when he killed Goliath, but he went on to become the King of Israel later in his life.

Question by player WorldBook14

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 5

Answer: a reminder of one's mortality

The Latin aphorism "memento mori" can be translated "Remember that you will die!" It has been used by others but is particularly common as a theme in Christianity. On Ash Wednesday, when ashes are smudged on the foreheads of the penitent, the common words of administration are "Remember that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return." This sentence is itself a "memento mori", as are the many works of Christian art depicting skulls, skeletons, the Dance of Death, flowers losing their petals, hourglasses, and candles being snuffed. French composer Camille Saint-Saëns' orchestral tone poem "Danse Macabre" (Op. 40) is based on the Dance of Death. Biblical warrant for this emphasis is located in Ecclesiasticus 7:40 "In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin" (Douay-Rheims Bible).

Question by player FatherSteve

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 4

Answer: Seven

Pharaoh's dream showed seven healthy fat cows coming out of the river and starting to graze. Then seven sick skinny cows came out of the river and ate the fat cows without changing at all; then Pharaoh woke up. The interpretation was that the seven fat cows represented seven good years and the seven skinny cows were seven years of famine for Egypt, following the seven good years. Question by player j-zilch

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 3

Answer: Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster

In 2005, an Oregon State University graduate named Bobby Henderson wrote a letter to the Kansas State Board of Education challenging the inclusion of the instruction of intelligent design in classroom. His satirical letter argued that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was just as valid as intelligent design and asked that it be included in the curriculum. Henderson did not receive a reply from the Board of Education so he posted his letter on his website and it started to get all kinds of attention and became an Internet phenomenon. The attention has included death threats and hate mail for his alleged anti-religious views.

Question by player ramonesrule

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 2

Answer: Cow

In different faiths, cattle, goats, sheep, dogs, horses, elephants, crows, birds, and fish plus many other animals are all worshipped. Question by player BlueMNguy

From Quiz FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 1

Answer: Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The Quran was revealed in this month. Shawwal is the month that follows and during the first three days Muslims celebrate the breaking of the fast, the `Eid ul-Fitr.

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From Quiz OUTstanding INfluences

Answer: Mount of Beatitudes

It is believed that the Mount of Beatitudes in Israel was here Jesus delivered this sermon, although the actual name and location of the site is not mentioned in the Bible and both Mount Arbel and the Horns of Hattin are also touted by some as possible sites. The Sermon on the Mount was where Christ laid out the principle beliefs of Christianity and also, as written in the Gospel of Matthew, gave the world The Lord's Prayer.

From Quiz More Than Life

Answer: Valhalla

Ásatrú is one of a group of contemporary religious movements based on the Old Norse gods. Valhalla is also known as Odin's hall, where fallen warriors would go. Here they feast with the gods, battle each other every day, waiting for Ragnarok. When Ragnarok comes, the fallen warriors will come back to defend the world, alongside valkyries (Norse female angel warriors), and the gods.

From Quiz World Religious Mixture

Answer: Say a special prayer to become saved

According to Baptists, baptism can only be performed on an individual who has been "Saved". Baptists believe that becoming saved is a choice, not a condition you are born into. That's why they don't baptize infants, who are not old enough to make an informed choice.

From Quiz Gods and Stories and Beliefs, Oh My!

Answer: Shinto

Shinto shrines exist throughout Japan, honouring the spirit or "Kami" of the place, typically a site of natural beauty or wonder, such as a mountain or waterfall. Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, is a major figure in the religion.

From Quiz The Western Esoteric Tradition

Answer: The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

The works of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor date back to 1870, whereas the Theosophical Society was founded in 1875, the Golden Dawn in 1887, and the Ordo Templi Orientis between 1895 and 1906. There was a groundbreaking work, "The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical Occultism" edited by Joscelyn Godwin, Christian Chanel, and John P. Deveney, which both discusses the organization in depth and presents a bunch of inner-Order works from the group.

From Quiz Which Religion is This?

Answer: Islam

Ramadan is celebrated in Islam. People who practice Islam are Muslims. The Holy Book of Islam is the Qu'ran. During Ramadan, Muslims fast.

From Quiz A Religious Potpourri

Answer: Polytheist

"Poly" (many) + "theist" (gods)= polytheism. Many religions have multiple deities, including the religions of Classical Greece and Rome, Hinduism, and nearly all indigenous religions. A monotheistic religion, such as Judaism or Islam, has one god.

From Quiz Faith is Simple

Answer: Coming of age

Coming of age rituals are found in most religions and societies. Usually boys and girls are separate, and the ritual involves a test or demonstration to the community that the transitioning child has learned the group's religious and social history, and mastered some set of previously "secret" skills, obligations and rights, passed down from adults.

From Quiz Non-Christian Religions

Answer: Sufism

Sufi practitioners have to work against their "Nafs," or lower selves, to attain "fitra", which is considered one's primordial, divine state.

From Quiz Religious Demographics

Answer: Christianity

Unless otherwise noted, all statistics for this quiz come from adherents.com. At the start of the 21st century, there were over two billion adherents to Christianity worldwide. Outside of the western world, adherents were most predominant in South Korea, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Philippines. Islam was the second largest religion with about 1.5 billion adherents.

From Quiz Denomination Blues

Answer: The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army was founded in 1865, in London's East End, by William Booth. It was originally called the Christian Mission, but changed its name to the Salvation Army in 1878. The Salvation Army is famous for its work with the less fortunate in society.

From Quiz Religion and Culture #3

Answer: John Bunyan

John Bunyan (1628-1688) wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress" in 1675. He wrote this work while imprisoned for "non-conformity" for preaching a theology that was at odds with the "Restoration" of Charles II. His most famous work, "The Pilgrim's Progress" uses allegory to symbolize the pitfalls and epiphanies that a Christian might encounter in striving to keep his faith. His use of names to convey a character's morality is echoed by Dickens.

From Quiz Religion and Culture #2

Answer: The Nag Hammadi Library

Written in Coptic, these ancient Christian writings represent a unique example of the dynamic nature of the Christian religion prior to the canonization of the New Testament. Within the Nag Hammadi library are many of the 'gnostic' texts including "The Gospel of Thomas" and the "Gospel of Phillip."

From Quiz The Dead Sea Scrolls

Answer: Fragments of ancient writings discovered near the Dead Sea shortly after World War II

The phrase refers to thousands of fragments, representing roughly 800 documents, discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves in and around the Wadi Qumran (near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea). The story of their discovery and subsequent publication and interpretation reads like a Hollywood action film, full of danger, deception and (inevitably) conspiracy theories.

From Quiz Religion and Culture

Answer: a meal that commemorates the Passover.

The seder is the Jewish meal of Passover. It is both a meal and a ritual, with every item on the plate having a specific meaning.

From Quiz The World's Religions

Answer: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Many scholars of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity agree that the same God is being worshipped among them but that He is worshipped differently in each religion. Jesus, who is the fundamental person in Christianity, was raised a Jew. Jesus Christ was considered the Son of God by Christians not Jews. Muslims also are divided on the belief that Christ was the Son of God. Abraham, a key person in Jewish and Christian heritage, had two sons Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael's descendants began the worship of God with the key person being Muhammad who they believe was a prophet sent from God. Thus Isaac and Ishmael link the three religions to all be serving the same God but in different ways.

From Quiz Which Religion?

Answer: Mormonism

According to Mormons, it began with Aaron and continued until the time of John the Baptist.

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