More Than Life Trivia Quiz

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.

Answer: A cow

Although all living creatures are meant to be sacred, the cow has a special place in the Hindu religion. You could say that there are different levels of divinity to uphold, and to pass on to a cow is to reach one of the highest forms.

Answer: Baha'i Faith

In the Bahá'í Faith, a living person cannot comprehend the afterlife, as a fetus cannot comprehend life, before leaving the womb. It is believed that the soul is immortal, and after death, the soul will continue its journey.

Answer: Garmr

All of the answers are hounds mentioned in religions and folklore, causing chaos, and representing death and torment. Garmr is the hound guarding Hel in Ásatrú, the Norse religion. Ásatrú is one of a number of modern religions based on old Norse folklore, and their practices are very different from each other, particularly in relation to the amount of the folklore included in the different types of modern beliefs.

Answer: Sadducees

The Sadducees was a subgroup of the Jewish religion. The original group became extinct sometime after the destruction of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, but there are small groups who continue to profess their beliefs.

Answer: Metta

Metta (or Maitrī) means benevolence or loving-kindness. Theravada Buddhism is strongest in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Burma (Myanmar). It is sometimes called 'Southern Buddhism'. The name Theravada is a reference to how it is practiced. Theravada translates to "the doctrine of the elders", the elders referring to the senior Buddhist monks.

Answer: Burial with a coin/coins to pay the ferryman

Charon's obol can be directly translated as Charon's coin. Charon is the ferryman in Greek and Roman mythology. The coin/coins are buried with the dead to pay the ferryman. This tradition was also followed in the early stages of Christianity and is still seen in some parts of Eastern Europe.

Answer: Christian Heaven, but with a beer volcano and a stripper factory

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a religion surrounded by a lot of controversies. The religion was established as a protest against the Kansas State Board of Education's decision to permit teaching intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in public school science classes. The religion has many members around the world, and some countries have acknowledged the religion to the extent that they are allowed to perform marriage ceremonies and their religious headwear is allowed on official identification papers. The religious headwear of the religion is a pasta strainer.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that it does not count as a religion for the purposes of charitable donations and tax breaks. Governments of some other countries, however, do consider it to be a religion.

Answer: Lucifer

Lucifer, meaning Morning Star or Lightbringer, is also known as the fallen angel. The story of Lucifer's fall is described in two key Old Testament chapters - Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14.

Answer: Saint Peter

Saint Peter is the keeper of the keys to the gate of heaven. Originally, this represented his position as leader of the early Church. It has sometimes been extended to the notion that he is a gatekeeper, who allows or denies admission to Heaven, but that is not an article of faith.

Saint Peter was one of the twelve apostles, and the first pope of Rome. He was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero, and was buried in the Vatican city.