Religion - 1 point
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | The Lindisfarne Gospels, currently housed in the British Library, are dedicated to which saint? | St Cuthbert | 2023/04/20 |
| Christianity | At three letters, what book of the Bible has the shortest name? | Job | 2025/02/24 |
| Islam | In 638 caliph Umar I accepted the surrender of which major religious city, placing it under Muslim control until 1099? | Jerusalem | 2023/04/20 |
| Egyptian | Often depicted as a falcon, or a man with a falcon’s head, what Egyptian god was said to be the sky, with one eye serving as the sun and the other the moon? | Horus / Hor | 2024/12/07 |
| Judaism | What Hebrew word means ‘In the beginning’, and is the title of the first book of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible? | Bereshit | 2024/12/07 |
| Andean | According to traditional Bolivian culture, the fetus of what type of animal should be buried beneath a person’s house or burnt as an offering to the fertility goddess Pachamama? | Llama | 2025/01/09 |
| Deities | Yahata, Amaterasu, Ō-Inari, and Fūjin are amongst the principle gods of which religion? | Shinto | 2024/12/07 |
| Sites | What building in Paris was constructed on the order of Louis IX to house relics including what were thought to be Christ’s crown of thorns, a piece and nails from the Holy Cross, and drops of Jesus’s blood? | Sainte-Chapelle | 2025/01/01 |
| Practices | Also known as tadasana or samasthiti, what name is given to the basic yoga pose in which an individual stands straight, with feet together and hands by their side? | Mountain pose | 2025/01/16 |
| Miscellaneous | Composed by Richard Strauss and named after a book by Friedrich Nietzsche, the title of the opening music to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey references the founder of which religion? | Zoroastrianism *The music and book are both called Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Zarathustra was also known as Zoroaster. | 2024/12/19 |
| Miscellaneous | Which religion, founded in the 19th century, is led by a nine-person ruling body based at the Universal House of Justice in Israel? | Baháʼí | 2025/01/09 |
Religion - 2 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | The Hijrah saw Islam prophet Mohammed and his followers travel between which two cities? | 1. Mecca 2. Medina | 2023/04/20 |
| Hebrew | Ishmael and Isaac were the two sons of which Biblical figures - although the father is said to have had six children with a later wife? | 1. Abraham 2. Sarah | 2025/04/07 |
| Shinto | In the Shinto religion, the ‘2-2-1’ prayer routine asks that people conduct what two actions at a shrine - the first act twice, the second act twice, and finally repeating the first act once? | 1. Bow 2. Clap | 2025/05/08 |
Religion - 4 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | The Protestant Church divides the ten commandments into four that aim to guide one’s relationship with god, and six to guide one’s relationships with people. What ideas are presented in the four commandments that deal with one’s relationship with god? | 1. ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before me’ 2. ‘Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image’ 3. ‘Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain’ 4. ‘Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy’ | 2024/12/27 |
Religion - 5 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaism | What are the five books of the Hebrew Bible that make up the Torah? | 1. Bereshit (Genesis) 2. Shəmot (Exodus) 3. Vayikra (Leviticus) 4. Bəmidbar (Numbers) 5. Dəvarim (Deuteronomy) *The Torah, or 'instruction' or 'law', is comprised of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, which are also the first five books of Christianity's Old Testament. | 2024/11/18 |
| Islam | What are the five pillars of Islam? | 1. Shahada (Declaration of Faith) 2. Salah (Prayer) 3. Zakat (Almsgiving / Charity) 4. Sawm (Fasting) 5. Hajj (Pilgrimage) | 2025/04/07 |
| Sikhism | Known as the Five Ks due to their Punjabi names, what are the five objects Khalsa Sikhs are expected to carry at all times? | 1. Kesh (unshorn hair/beard) 2. Kangha (comb) 3. Kara (bracelet) 4. Kachhera (undergarment) 5. Kirpan (curved knife/sword) | 2025/03/17 |
Religion - 6 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norse | Which six Norse gods give their names to days of the week in the English language? | 1. Sól / Sunna (the sun) 2. Máni (the moon) 3. Tyr 4. Wodan / Odin 5. Thor 6. Frey / Freyr *Saturday is the exception, as it is named for the Roman god Saturn. | 2025/05/08 |
Religion - 7 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christianinity | Which seven papal names have been used by ten or more popes? | 1. John (23) 2. Gregory (16) 3. Benedict (16) 4. Clement (14) 5. Leo (13) 6. Innocent (12) 7. Pius (12) | 2024/12/07 |
Religion - 9 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | In the Catholic Bible, including Old and New Testaments, which nine books contain multiple books? | 1. Samuel 2. Kings 3. Chronicles 4. Maccabees 5. Corinthians 6. Thessalonians 7. Timothy 8. Peter 9. John | 2024/04/08 |