Founding Fathers
What founding father said: "The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges, if by decency and propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment."
George Washington
What Prophet was Minister of Finance and Agriculture during Egypt’s famine?
Joseph - the name Yusuf also accepted
Known as bin Yameen in Arabic, what popular biblical name is often shortened to “Ben”
Benjamin
What meat of cloven hoof is prohibited in the diet of both Jews and Muslims?
Pork
The golden idol made by the Israelites was a depiction of what animal?
Calf
Name one of the 3 Prophets of monotheistic faiths featured in sculpture in the U.S. Supreme Court
King Solomon علَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام
Moses علَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام
Mohammed ﷺ
Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus ascended to the heavens?
Tiberius - Pontius Pilate was the local governor.
A historical term used in Europe for a person of Muslim and Northwest African descent. They ruled Spain for 800 years.
Moors
What religion strictly forbids mixing meat and dairy products, or even eating them with the same utensils?
Judism
Name a chapter of the Quran that is named after an animal.
Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
Al-An'am (The Cattle)
An-Nahl (The Bee)
An-Naml (The Ant)
Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)
Al-Fil (The Elephant)
Name a Founding Father of the USA who owned a Qur’an
Thomas Jefferson or John Adams
What Emperor made orthodox Christian belief the official legal standard of the Roman Empire
Emperor Justinian
The Tribe of Levi, known today with names such as Levi, Levin/Levine, Halevi, Levitt, Lewis, are Jews descended from what Prophet & Messenger’s brother?
Aaron - Haroon also accepted.
What religion forbids the kindling of fires, cooking, baking, or heating food for 25 hours per week?
Judaism, the ritual is called “keeping Shabbos” and includes several other Melakha
What monotheistic religion requires animals to be slaughtered in a swift and clean method that:
1: Causes rapid unconsciousness
2: Swiftly drains the animal’s blood
Judaism and Islam (both answers are correct)
Who wrote “Neither pagan, nor Mahumetan [Muslim], nor Jew, ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the commonwealth, because of his religion” in his 1689 work [A Letter Concerning Toleration]
John Locke, later quoted by Thomas Jefferson
What Kurdish commander and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty famously gave safe passage to Jerusalem’s inhabitants when he took the city in 1187?
Salahuddin
What is an alternate pronunciation for Abraham? (Hebrew or Arabic)
Avraham or Ibrahim
What Holy book forbids alcohol, stating “They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say, ‘There is great evil in both, as well as some benefit for people—but the evil outweighs the benefit.’
Qur’an
Surah Baqarah verse 219
What insect famously blocked the entrance to the cave that Muhammad and Abu Bakr were hiding in when they fled Mecca for Medina?
Spider
What Muslim country has the longest unbroken treaty with the USA, signed in 1786 to combat piracy and attract international trade to its ports?
Morocco
The gradual reclaiming of al-Andalus lost to the Moors, ending with forced expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain, is known as what?
The Reconquista
The name Peter (Pierre in French) is derived from the Greek work petros meaning what?
Rock
Despite graven images & idols being prohibited in all 3 monotheistic religions, what branch of Christianity maintains the use of statues of saints for veneration?
Catholicism
What animal did Umar ibn al-Khattab take turns riding when he approached Jerusalem to accept its keys from Sophronius in the mid 600s?
Camel