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The professor that has been tenured the longest in the RST department is this famous person
Who is Professor Janowitz?
Who is Pope Leo XIV?
This unleavened bread is often eaten during Passover
What is matzah?
This religion is the fastest growing in the world with an estimated 30% of the global population projected to identify as being part of it by 2050
What is Islam?
The number of questions in this Jeopardy that are AI generated
What is zero? (of course)
There are this many types of tea served during RST Tea Time
What is two? (decaf and caffeinated)
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther tacked this many theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg, Germany
What is ninety-five?
This word means "lawful" within Islam, and contains strict dietary guidelines that include no pork, no alcohol and proper slaughtering and handling methods for food and utensils
What is Halal?
The Bhagavad Gita is often identified by these two characteristics
What is reconciling dharma and working without attachments?
This person destroyed the First Templed built by ancient Israelites
Who is Nebuchadnezzar, King of the Babylonians?
The RST library is located in this room
Where is Sproul Hall 922?
These are the Five Pillars of Islam
What are Profession of Faith (shahada), Prayer (salat), Alms (zakat), Fasting (sawm), Pilgrimage (hajj)?
You can often get a free, vegetarian meal from this place in a Gurdwara
What is Langar?
This was the name of the spiritual icon Buddha before he came to be known as Buddha
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
This is the reason why the Man is burnt at Burning Man
What is to symbolize release and transformation?
This is the number of students currently enrolled in the RST major
What is eighteen?
This was the place that Buddha would reach enlightenment after his long journey
Where is beneath the Bodhi Tree?
(Extra Points: Where is Bodh Gaya, in the Gaya district of Bihar, India?)
This word is considered a sacred drink amongst some Vedic religions and is believed to grant you strength and vitality, ecstasy, and even immortality and divinity
What is Soma?
This is the reason Jehovah's Witnesses are often against receiving blood transfusions
What is a respect for life?
or
What is the Old Testament law to abstain from blood?
This was the year that Picnic Day was founded
When was 1909?
(Extra Credit: When was May 22, 1909?)
This was the year RST Tea Time was established
What is 2001?
These are the characteristics of Zen Buddhism that separates it from other branches of Buddhism
What is:
Meditation
Direct experiences
Mindfulness and Presence
Simplicity
Satori (Enlightenment)
These specific meats are often the only sources of protein Catholics are allowed to eat during Lent
What are:
Fish
Shellfish
Capybara
Alligator
Crocodile
Beavers
Hippos
Frogs
This person was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, spiritual teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He would go on to lecture across the United States, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe, disseminating the essential principles of Hindu philosophy.
Who is Swami Vivekananda?
These Supreme Court cases have further defined the First Amendment right of Free Exercise
What are:
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1992)
Employment Division v. Smith (1990)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n of Florida (1987)