Hinduism
The belief that every action has consequences, and it influences one's future reincarnations.
What is karma?
The patriarch of Judaism.
Who is Abraham?
The central figure of Christianity, believed to be the Son of God.
Who is Jesus Christ?
The name for people who practice Islam.
Who are Muslims?
A common Buddhist practice which helps to calm the mind, develop concentration, and cultivate insight.
What is meditation?
The belief in multiple gods.
What is polytheism?
The ultimate reality or cosmic spirit in Hinduism, considered the source of all existence.
What is Brahman?
The holy book of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
The holy book of Christianity, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.
What is the Bible?
The founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
This outlines the way to end suffering and achieve enlightenment.
What is the Eightfold Path to enlightenment?
A hierarchical social structure in India that divides people into different social groups.
What is the caste system?
To be liberated from reincarnation and the cycle of birth,death and rebirth.
What is moksha?
Two rules about kosher food.
What are: meat and dairy cannot be mixed, only certain animals (including those with cloven hooves and that chew the cud) and fish with fins and scales are kosher, and meat must be slaughtered according to specific ritual methods.
Two of the three MAIN denominations of Christianity.
What are Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox?
The Arabic term for God.
What is Allah?
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism who is believed to be an enlightened being that has chosen to be reincarnated more than a dozen times over hundreds of years in order to teach the dharma to the world.
Who is the Dalai Lama?
Two concepts both Buddhists and Hindus believe in.
What are karma and reincarnation?
The three main gods of Hinduism represent the creator, the protector, and the destroyer.
Who are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
A coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish boys and girls, marking the start of adulthood and religious responsibility.
What is a bat or bar mitzvah?
The three parts of the Trinity.
What are God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
Three of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Shahada (declaration of faith), salah (prayer), zakat (alms-giving), sawm (fasting), and hajj (pilgrimage).
Four of the eight truths on the Eightfold Path.
What are Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration
The three Abrahamic religions listed in the order they were founded.
What are Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
The moral and ethical duties and responsibilities an individual has in life, according to their age, caste, and gender.
What is dharma?
Where Jews worship.
What is a synagogue?
The city where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
A place of worship for Muslims.
What is a mosque?
The ultimate goal of Buddhism. To reach this condition is to no longer be caught in the cycle of samsara, to extinguish suffering and to be freed of ignorance.
What is nirvana?
The sacred city to all three monotheistic religions in the Big 5.
What is Jerusalem?
The main holy text for Hindus.
What are the Vedas?
Two of the three branches or types of Judaism.
What are orthodox, conservative, and reform?
The act of being saved from sin and its consequences through faith in Jesus Christ.
What is salvation?
Two substances that the majority of Muslims refrain from consuming.
What are alcohol and pork?
The holy text of Buddhists.
What are the Sutras?
The place where all Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.
What is Mecca or the Kaaba?
The cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth that all beings go through in Hindu belief.
What is samsara?
The leader of a Jewish worship service.
What is a rabbi?
The first followers of Jesus.
Who are the disciples?
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
The founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The continent where all of the Big 5 religions originated.
What is Asia?