REL Club Trivia 2024

What was the Buddha’s original name before he found enlightenment?

In which modern day country was the Buddha (before he was enlightened) said to have been born?

In the Qur’an, what term (as translated to English) is used to refer to Christians and Jewish people?

What was the original title of “Friday the 13th”?

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the nature of Hinduism?

What is the nickname given to hotel Bibles because of a religious organization that places the tomes in bedside tables?

Which religious studies scholar identifies two categories of religious practioners (seekers and dwellers)?

True or False: Jason shows up in every film in the “Friday the 13th” series.

What is the name of this person who renounced their gender and became a preacher after nearly dying of illness in 1776?

What is Kabbalah?

What is the fear of Friday the 13th called?

Behold: The face of a man who may or may not have thrown up on my mothers comforter. Innocent or Guilty?

In Islam, what is the body of religious law that provides guidance for a wide range of topics and aspects of life?

How many times does the word “Lord” appear in the Bible?

Who is the leader of the Church of Scientology?

Which religion believes that Haile Salassie, the Emperior of Ethiopia from 1930-1974, is the messiah?

Which famous celebrity died on Friday the 13th?

What is the name of the pilgrimage site in Lithuania that is known for being covered in thousands of religious items?

Which of these is NOT one of the “4 Omnis” of God?

In Buddhism, what is the interval between death and the next rebirth called?

This holy city banned coffee in 1511, as the drink was believed to stimulate radical thinking.

Which REL scholar is known for his critique of comparing religions, and used Jonestown as an example of this?

How many Sacraments does Catholicism have?

Which religious studies scholar believes that there cannot be a universal definition of “religion”?

In the Friday the 13th movies, where has Jason visited?

How many mitzvah are there in the Torah?

A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age?

Hindus believe that Brahman transcends gender.

What is the term for the desired goal of participants in any given religion?

What is the name of the 2004 film that depicts the final 12 hours of Jesus’s life?

What is a “pantheon”?

The story of Adam and Eve is found in which book of the Bible?

What is the name of the holy book in Sikhism?

Which religious studies scholar believed that to understand religion, you study the everyday people that practice it?

How many gospels are in the New Testament?

By what name is Jesus known in Islam?

According to the Bible, how many days did God take to create the world?

Which REL scholar wrote “Body Ritual Among The Nacirema”, an essential reading for all religious studies majors?

Instead of Friday, this day is considered unlucky when it falls on the 13th in Greek and Hispanic culture.

True or False: The concept of “love languages” originated from a pastor.

What event in the Bible is partly responsible for the phobia surrounding Friday the 13th?

What do we call a person that claims the right to refuse military service due to religion / morals / freedom of thought?

True or False: Mormons are not allowed to drink soda.

Mary Dyer was executed in 1660 for defending which religious group?

For a Friday the 13th to occur in a specific month, that month must start on which day of the week?

In Sikhism, what is the name for the stages of spiritual progress leading to the ultimate truth?

What is the name of the Jewish place of worship?

One book that might be partly responsible for the phobia of Friday the 13th is about what?

What is the name of the founder of Confucianism?

In Renaissance and Baroque art, the color ultramarine was often used to paint the robes of which religious figure?

In regards to the Day of the Dead, a religious holiday typically celebrated in Mexico, what is an “ofrenda”?