World Religion Basics

Scientology is mainly found in what country?

Where did Islam start?

Who started Baha'i?

The largest concentration of Hindus live where?

Though many Jews use the term for their synagogues, how many "temples" are there in the world?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

Which of the following is a religion more than a philosophy when found in America?

Wiccans actually call some of their local religious functionaries "witches" and "wizards."

A Jain would read his main religious text called:

Religions that believe is more gods tend to have more sacred texts, and vice versa.

Of the countries or regions listed, where is Christianity NOT the majority religion?

What is the largest religion in the world?

What is the name of the angel atop all Mormon temples?

There are religious temples of Confucianism and Taoism, especially in the East.

Who was the first Jew and therefore the best candidate for the founder of Judaism?

What is the name of the Taoist symbol?

While there are some people in the world who do not claim to be religious, there are not many.

Of the religions we studied, which is the youngest?

What is the fastest growing religion in the world?

What is the proper spelling of the Muslim sacred text?

Some of the "religions" we studied don't actually have houses of worship, especially in the US.

In what city did Islam start?

Which of the following was NOT a religion started in our around the 500s BC?

What was the name of the founder of Hinduism?

Which of the following religions did NOT start in America?

This was the latest Indian religion to form and it formed in the central Punjab region of India

In which of the following are you most likely to find many beautiful Buddhist temples?

Which of the following did NOT start in India?

Why do Wiccans use a five pointed star as their symbol?

Which religion started closest to the year 0?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

What number is central to the religion Baha'i?

There are many religions that call their house of worship a "temple."

What is now located where the original Jewish Temple sat before it was destroyed 2000 yrs ago?

Which is the youngest?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

Where is Islam growing rapidly?

The ancient civilization that spawned Hinduism was located along what ancient river?

Where did Christianity start?

Which of the following would you NOT find in large concentrations in China?

Where is Christianity growing rapidly?

What religion uses this as a symbol?

What do Sikhs call their house of worship?

Who founded Islam?

Where are most Jews found on the globe?

Which sacred book was first to exist?

This religion started in upstate New York?

Who did Siddhartha Gautama become?

What are the tall towers outside of a Muslim mosque called?

Who founded Jainism?

What is the second largest religion in the world?

What is the name of the main sacred text for Wicca?

What religion started as a way to explain and escape suffering?

Christians are the only religious people who worship in "churches."

What is the term for a movement trying to purify and restore a religion, not start a new one?

Which religion started on the northern border of India?

Christianity started in America.

What religion uses this as its symbol?

A "Muslim" practices which religion?

Scientology started in part because of the writing of what book?

If one wanted to visit an ancient Jain temple before the religion dies, where should he go?

What was Siddhartha Gautama's religion?

If we could not afford a trip to India to see a large Sikh community, where closer could be go?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

The second largest actual religion in Shelby County, TN is:

What religion uses this as its symbol?

What was Siddhartha Gautama before he became a holy man?

You take a vacation "down under" to Australia. What religion are you most likely to find there?

Who started Scientology?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

Who was the founder of Sikhism?

To find a Jew, you pretty much have to go to Israel.

The best term for Jews who celebrate Hanukkah but don't go to synagogue or believe in God?

Who was shown golden tablets by an angel and then started Mormonism?

Where do Muslims worship?

Is Mormonism a Christian denomination?

Events involving which person started Christianity?

What is the significance to the Torii gate in Shinto?

How many leaders are in the Universal House of Justice, the leading council for Baha'i?

Which religion started is reaction to rampant idolatry?

Which is the right order of religions, from largest to smallest in size in the world?

What is the largest religion in the US?

All religions were started by people who were trying to start a new religion.

Where are the least religious counties in America?

What is the largest religion in Shelby County, TN?

There is no specific founder for Shinto.

Where do Wiccans most often like to perform their religious rituals?

What does the term "the Buddha" mean?

This religion simply calls their main sacred text "The Holy Bible."

Which of the following is more of a political and social philosophy than a religion?

Muhammad is the god of Islam.

Where did Baha'i start?

The Wiccan "Book of Shadows" is a firm canon of stories and spells that can never be changed.

As you might expect, Judaism ranks in the top four religions in the world in terms of size.

Why does Buddhism have eight spokes in the wheel it uses as its symbol?

The majority of Hindu worship takes place in which of the following?

Once past the big four – Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism – other religions are small

You see a person reading their religious history in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. What religion?

What is a group of worshipping Wiccans is called?

What is the local religious functionary at a gurdwara called?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

Scientology is older than Wicca.

What is the local religious functionary at a synagogue called?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

Wicca has found significant growth and concentration in Asia and Africa.

In America, when asked what religion the respondent is, the second largest response is:

They do have informal leaders called "granthis," but this religion doesnt emphasize leadership.

Confucians might regularly consult their main religious or philosophical text called:

This man started the philosophy of Confucianism?

Who came first in time?

What religion uses this as its symbol?

The largest non-Christian religion in America is:

According to the last census, over 1/3rd of Shelby County said they are not religious at all.

Buddhists have many religious texts, especially this collection of the Buddha's sayings.

Buddhism is older than Islam.

Taoism started from the philosophies of what man?

Which of the following religions is not well concentrated in Africa?

Of the religions studied, this was one of the first to form.

Of the religions we studied, which has the fewest adherents in the world?

Almost 80% of Americans claim to be Christians.

You meet a "swami" and his friend a "maharishi." What religions are they are part of?

This religion started in and remains localized almost completely in Japan.

Islam is pretty much only concentrated in Arabic-speaking, Middle Eastern countries.

On a business trip to India, what religion are you most likely to find?

We go on a road trip to "Mormon country."  Where are we headed?

What is the local religious functionary at a mosque called?