Pop Culture
This artist's recent album "Cowboy Carter" recently won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards
Beyoncé Knowles Carter
Who was the first Soka Gakkai President?
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
The country where Buddhism was founded?
India!
What nickname does the fog have?
Karl the fog
"Peaches", a 2023 single sung by actor Jack Black, which was featured in what animated film?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
What profession were both the 1st and 2nd presidents a part of?
They were both educators!
“Exert yourself in the two ways of ______ and study. Without ______ and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith” (“The True Aspect of All Phenomena,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 386).
Practice
What cookie was famously created here?
The fortune cookie!
The Philadelphia Eagles (go Birds!)
An inspiring leader in her own right, who is the wife of the 3rd president?
Kaneko Ikeda
By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we tap limitless reserves of wisdom, courage and compassion from within and apply them to our daily lives. As a result, we can change ourselves on the most basic level, which in turn transforms our environment.
Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda called this process_________
Human Revolution
Name 3 movies that were set in San Francisco
Define the pop culture reference: "Mid"
Saying something is "mid" is to say that it's mediocre or not that good
When was Daisaku Ikeda inaugurated as the third president of the Soka Gakkai?
Daisaku Ikeda was inaugurated as the third president of the Soka Gakkai on May 3, 1960
What 2 chapters of the Lotus Sutra do we recite from during gongyo?
2nd and 16th chapter!
Chapter 2: Expedient Means
Chapter 16: The Life Span of the Thus Come One
Why were the prisoners of Alcatraz given hot showers?
To make it so their bodies weren't used to the cold waters of the bay aka to deter escape attempts!