Symbols
"The Golden Rule"
Interfaith in History
National IFYC Quiz Pt. 2
100
This religion uses the above symbol, which is the written sacred "Om".
What is Hinduism?
100
What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What is Judaism
100
Which U.S. President, while addressing a Jewish community and affirming America’s commitment to interfaith cooperation, insisted that “the Government of the United States…gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance”? Clinton, Washington, JFK, Reagan
Who was George Washington?
100
In which city is Interfaith America's office located? Chicago, Atlanta, or LA
What is Chicago?
200
The Dharma Wheel, shaped in a circle to represent the perfection of the Buddha's teachings, a rim representing meditative practice, a hub representing moral discipline, is a symbol in this religion.
What is Buddhism?
200
I am a stranger to no one, and no one is a stranger to me; indeed, I am a friend to all.
Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism
What is Sikhism?
200
Who was the first U.S. President to host an iftar, the sundown meal when Muslims break their daily fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, at the White House? Barack Obama, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Thomas Jefferson
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
Esther Peterson was a fierce advocate for women’s rights, consumer rights, fair minimum wage, and labor unions. She successfully lobbied for labeling of foods with their nutritional values, and according to her obituary in The New York Times, she “has an impact on Americans every time they buy a can of soup.” What tradition was Esther Peterson? Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon), Reform Jewish, Episcopalian, Roman Catholic
What is Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)?
300
Khanda is a symbol in this religion, and is made up of two swords, a symbol of fighting for what is right with a circle between them, depicting that God is one—without beginning or end.
What is Sikhism?
300
Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
What is Buddhism
300
Which religious or ethical leader, while marching arm in arm with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to Montgomery to rally for voter rights, reflected, “I felt my legs were praying”? What was his or her tradition? Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (Judaism), Pauli Murray (Christianity), A. Philip Randolph (Humanism), Thich Nhat Hanh (Buddhism)
Who was Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel?
300
Which tradition’s core text articulates a vision of “a free and universal society in which people voluntarily and intelligently cooperate for the common good…[demanding] a shared life in a shared world”? Quakerism, Jainism, Secular Humanism, Buddhism
What is Secular Humanism?
400
This symbol, containing a hand with a wheel in the center that represents the Vow of Ahimsa, meaning non-violence, is a symbol in which religion?
What is Jainism
400
Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself.
Islam, Jainism, Hinduism
What is Islam
400
What organization, founded and led by evangelical Christians, has become a worldwide leader in the affordable-housing movement, and which self-described born-again evangelical U.S. president is one of its most prominent supporters? Samaritan’s Purse and President Ronald Reagan, Points of Light Foundation and President George H.W. Bush, Habitat for Humanity and President Jimmy Carter, Mercy Housing and President Lyndon Johnson
What is Habitat for Humanity and President Jimmy Carter?
400
Which major world religion, in the 1965 document Nostra Aetate (Latin for “In Our Age”), recognized shared philosophical questions in Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism, affirmed the unity of all people in God, decried all forms of religious discrimination, and affirmed the possibility of truth in other traditions, in so far as those truths aligned with the faith’s teaching? Greek Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Orthodox Judaism, Roman Catholicism
What is Roman Catholicism?
500
Depicting a flaming chalice that represents hope, the sacred, and the quest for truth, this symbol is used in this religion.
What is Unitarian Universalism?
500
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity
What is Christianity
500
Which poet, mystic, and religious thinker was translated and lauded by Ralph Waldo Emerson, promoted by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and quoted admiringly by Sherlock Holmes in a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle? Moses Maimonides, Saint John of the Cross, Edmund Spenser, Hafiz of Shiraz
Who was Hafiz of Shiraz?
500
Mahatma Gandhi once wrote that “the bold and brave resistance, full of wisdom” of which religious or spiritual figure inspired his own non-violent resistance philosophy? Buddha, Moses, Rama, Jesus Christ
Who was Jesus Christ?