Religion trivia

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• Which three make up the Three Poisons that harm the mind in Buddhism?Buddhist scriptures
• In Buddhism, which is not one of the six realms through which beings are reborn again and again?Buddhist scriptures
• Many sutras open with the phrase evam maya shrutam. What does it mean?Buddhist scriptures
• The Dhammapada is an early scripture that gathers the Buddha's teaching in short verses.Buddhist scriptures
• The Middle Way taught by the Buddha avoids which two extremes?Buddhist scriptures
• What does prajna, the word in the full title of the Heart Sutra, mean?Buddhist scriptures
• In Buddhism, the lotus stands for a pure mind that stays unstained even though it grows out of mud.Buddhist scriptures
• Buddhist sutras were written in Classical Chinese from the start.Buddhist scriptures
• The Korean phrase yadan beopseok, which means a noisy commotion, originally referred to a large Buddhist assembly held at an altar set up outdoors.Buddhist scriptures
• In Buddhism, the word kshana refers to an immeasurably long span of time.Buddhist scriptures
• Buddhist monks shave their heads as a sign of cutting off the defilements.Buddhist scriptures
• In the Korean chant namu amitabul, namu means 'tree.'Buddhist scriptures
• Seon (Zen) Buddhism valued passing on awakening directly from mind to mind over the wording of the sutras.Buddhist scriptures
• The Buddhist idea of emptiness (shunyata) means a nihilism in which nothing exists at all.Buddhist scriptures
• Shakyamuni wrote down his own teachings by hand and left them as sutras.Buddhist scriptures
• Which Catholic solemnity, kept around 6 January, remembers the visit of the Magi?Catholicism
• Which Catholic solemnity falls on the fortieth day from Easter and remembers the ascension of Jesus?Catholicism
• What is widely used at Easter as a symbol of new life?Doctrine, feasts and rites
• In a Christian service, which part explains the meaning of the Bible passage just read?Doctrine, feasts and rites
• What is the territory a Catholic bishop governs called?Catholicism
• In the Mass, what is the part where the faithful receive the consecrated bread called?Catholicism
• Which devotion follows fourteen scenes from Jesus's condemnation to his burial?Catholicism
• What is the act of declaring a dead person to be a saint called?Catholicism
• Which sacrament strengthens the faith of the baptised through the gift of the Spirit given by a bishop?Catholicism
• Which Catholic churchman assists the pope in governing the Church and holds the right to elect a pope?Catholicism
• What does the Catholic Church call the month of May, which it dedicates to Mary?Catholicism
• How do Catholics address a priest?Catholicism
• What is the central act of worship Catholics gather for called?Catholicism
• What do Catholics hold, moving one bead at a time, while they pray?Catholicism
• What is a woman who takes religious vows and lives in a Catholic community called?Catholicism
• Which sacrament has a Catholic tell their sins to a priest and ask forgiveness?Catholicism
• What is the election held behind locked doors to choose a new pope called?Catholicism
• The Assumption of Mary is kept during the season that prepares for Christmas.Catholicism
• The Catholic Church keeps Easter as a greater feast than Christmas.Catholicism
• In the Catholic Church, priests live in celibacy and do not marry.Catholicism
• Catholics receive a baptismal name taken from a saint when they are baptised.Catholicism
• A Catholic church celebrates Mass only on Christmas and Easter.Catholicism
• Catholics and Protestants use the same New Testament.Catholicism
• In the Catholic Church, baptism may be received only as an adult.Catholicism
• The Catholic Church recognises seven sacraments in all.Catholicism
• Catholic teaching does not count marriage among the sacraments.Catholicism
• In the Catholic Church a bishop ranks below a priest.Catholicism
• How many items make up the basic code of conduct that a Buddhist lay follower keeps?Buddhist scriptures
• Which book tells that Israel crossed a parted sea?Pentateuch
• What food from heaven did Israel gather each morning in the wilderness?Pentateuch
• Who made the golden calf in Exodus?Pentateuch
• What name is given to the goat sent into the wilderness on the Day of Atonement?Pentateuch
• Which Judah-tribe spy urged Israel to enter Canaan?Pentateuch
• What animal was offered in Isaac's place?Pentateuch
• Who is told as Isaac's mother?Pentateuch
• Which book tells of people building a tower to reach the heavens?Pentateuch
• What event does Passover commemorate in Exodus?Pentateuch
• Who was called from a tree that burned with fire?Pentateuch
• Exodus tells that Moses was called from a bush that burned with fire.Pentateuch
• Exodus tells that Israel crossed the Reed Sea.Pentateuch
• Passover commemorates the return from Babylon.Pentateuch
• Aaron was a Philistine king.Pentateuch
• Numbers tells of twelve spies sent to scout Canaan.Pentateuch
• The scapegoat for Azazel appears in the flood story of Genesis.Pentateuch
• Exodus tells that the people made a golden calf while Moses stayed on the mountain.Pentateuch