Hinduism
True or false: Hinduism is one single religion.
False: Hinduism encompasses all of the religions of India, and it includes a wide variety of related beliefs and spiritual practices.
True or false: Judaism is the only religion to begin with Abraham and Sarah.
False: Christianity and Islam also trace their roots back to Abraham and Sarah. These three religions are often called "the Abrahamic traditions."
True or false: the first Buddha was Maya.
False: Maya was Siddartha's mother, and Siddartha was the first Buddha.
True or false: Christianity is the worlds largest religion.
True! Christianity has about 2 billion followers worldwide, which is about one third of the world's population.
True or false: the prophet Muhammad was visited by the same angel that visited Mary, Jesus's mom.
True! The angel Gabriel visited Mary to tell her she was pregnant with Jesus, and he also visited Muhammad when he was in the Arabian desert.
Who was called God in human form in Hinduism?
Krishna
What is the significance of the menu items at a Passover Seder meal?
Each one represents one aspect of the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt.
What animal (and what color was it) is said to have visited Maya in her dreams on the night she became pregnant with Siddartha?
A white elephant.
What profession did Jesus do before his public work for God?
Carpentry.
Why did people think that Muhammad's writing was from God?
It was too poetic to be just from him alone.
What is the name of the belief that all life follows certain rules of cause and effect?
Karma.
What event prompted the change of Judaism from a religion with one Temple where everything took place to being a religion of the book?
When the Romans destroyed the first temple in the year 70.
In Buddhism, what is viewed as more important than beliefs?
Your actions.
Justice and mercy.
What does the word "Muslim" mean?
Someone who surrenders; a person who does the will of God.
There is a prominent belief in reincarnation in Hinduism. "Dharma" is a word for something to do with this. What does it mean?
"Dharma" is what a person's duty is. It isn't the same for everyone, and depends on what your role in society is.
What is the event in a Jewish person's life called when they claim the Jewish faith for themselves?
A bat mitzvah (for girls) or a bar mitzvah (for boys). Sometimes called a B'mitzvah to be more inclusive to all genders.
There is a path of living that Buddhism teaches with a certain number of steps. How many steps are there?
8
Jesus preached about the kingdom of God where all were welcome. How did he demonstrate this?
He invited everyone to eat meals with him - outcasts, those with illnesses, those who broke laws, etc.
What is the name of the holy book in Islam that Muhammad wrote, and how many years did it take for it to be written?
The Quran took 23 years to complete.
What is the "Brahman" belief?
That the whole universe and everything in it is one transcendent reality.
When did the Jewish people, also known as the people of Israel, actually create a specific country named Israel?
After the Holocaust during World War II.
What piece of wisdom did Siddartha receive that made him the first Buddha, AKA the first enlightened one? Where did he learn this from?
That the best way to live was not in extreme wealth or poverty, but somewhere in the middle. He learned this from a music teacher who was teaching about string tightness on instruments.
Who were the first people to find the empty tomb and preach about it after Jesus was buried?
The women who came to anoint his body, as was custom in their Jewish faith.
There are five pillars of Islam that all Muslims are to live by. Name two of them.
Shahada (no other God but Allah); Salat (daily prayers said 5 times per day); Zakat (giving 2-3% of your net worth to the poor); Sawm (fasting during daylight in the month of Ramadan); Hajj (a trip to Mecca)