FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 4 Trivia Quiz

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

Answer: Nirvana

The eight-fold path, when understood and followed, leads to the state of Nirvana or Enlightenment in the Buddhist religion. The eight steps that one should try to follow along the path are: Having the Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Concentration, and Right Mindfulness.

Question by player afmsgt

Answer: Polish

Pope John Paul II was born in Wadowice in Poland as Karol Wojtyla, in 1920. He was the first Slavic pope in history.

Question by player Olbeard

Answer: awakened one

Siddhartha Gautama was the first "awakened one", according to Buddhist teaching. "Awakened" here has the same meaning as "enlightened," which is also sometimes used. He began life as a prince in what is today considered to be Nepal.

Question by player raysorsedge

Answer: Akiva Ben Yosef

The revolt was unsuccessful and led to Akiva being put to death. He is among the 10 martyrs of Jewish prayer of repentance. His book 'Mishnah of Rabbi Akiva' is part of the Talmud.

Question by player Tarkowski

Answer: Kingdom Hall

The name refers to the Kingdom of God they preach about.

Question by player geowyn

Answer: Roman Catholicism

Jewish and Islamic dietary laws regard the pig as an unclean animal whose consumption is forbidden. One of the five basic principles of Jainism is non-violence to all living beings and hence Jains are vegetarians.

Roman Catholics may abstain from eating pork, and other meats, on Fridays and during the Lenten period but are free to eat it at other times.

Question by player zorba_scank

Answer: Shinto

Shinto existed in Japan long before the introduction of Buddhism in the 6th century. The two belief systems coexisted more or less comfortably for many centuries. Buddhism was identified strongly as part of the shogunate replaced in the Meiji period, during which Buddhist temples were destroyed and replaced by Shinto shrines. Emperor Meiji declared Shinto the state religion which it remained until the end of World War II.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: India

Jainism is an ancient religion from India. Its main philosophy is that the way to true happiness and freedom of the spirit is by living a life that harms nothing and in which you are attached to nothing. Followers of Jainism try not to harm any living thing, including insects and bacteria, and renounce material possessions.

Question by player shuehorn

Answer: alternate days of fasting & non-fasting

There are no gods or spiritual beings to help or guide human beings: Jainism is a self-help type of religion. There are five vows that make up the core of the Jainism religion: non-violence; truth; not-stealing; sexual continence (celibacy) and non-attachment to possessions. Not only are there no gods, there are also no priests: the religious professionals are monks and nuns, who lead very strict and ascetic lives. For example, they eat only once a day to meet their religious beliefs.

Question by player 1nn1