Basic Facts
Holidays and Festivals
History
Beliefs
Rituals
100

This is the holy book of Islam.

What is the Qu'ran?

100

This is the Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.

What is Easter?

100

This is the birth name of the founder of Buddhism.

What is Siddhartha Gautama?

100

This is the only polytheistic religion of the five major world religions.

What is Hinduism?

100

This is the number of times Muslims pray each day.

What is five?

200
This is the religion that believes in the Eightfold Path.

What is Buddhism?

200

This is the holiday during which Muslims fast.

What is Ramadan?

200

This is the name of a city with important religious sites for Christians, Muslims, and Jews.

What is Jerusalem?

200

This is the word for freedom from desire.

What is nirvana?

200

This is the ritual when Christians eat bread and drink wine/juice.

What is Holy Communion?

300

This is the belief that souls are reborn after death.

What is reincarnation?

300

This is the Hindu holiday when people throw colors at each other.

What is Holi?

300

This is the name of the person who brought the Ten Commandments to the Israelites.

Who is Moses?

300

This is the religion that believes they are God's chosen people.

What is Judaism?

300
This is the name of the weekly Jewish day of rest.

What is Sabbath/Shabbat?

400

These are the three branches of Christianity.

What are Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic?
400
This is the Jewish New Year celebration.

What is Rosh Hashanah?

400

This is the name of the wars fought over the Holy Land between Christians and Muslims.

What are the Crusades?

400

This is the belief that all actions have consequences.

What is karma?

400

This is a common pilgrimage location for Hindus.

What is the Ganges River?

500

This is the direction Muslims face when praying.

What is Mecca?

500

This is the festival that ends Ramadan.

What is Eid?

500

This is the event that celebrates the Israelites' escape from Egypt.

What is Passover?

500

This is the type of worship Hindus do when they invite a god into their home.

What is puja?

500

These are the three main events in Buddha's life that are remembered by Buddhists.

What is his birth, enlightenment, and death?

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