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QUIZ 38 – Religion

1 Which UFO-based religion was founded by Claude Vorilhon in 1974?

2 One of the 5 Ks in Sikhism, what symbol of faith is a kirpan?

3 Also known as semazen, which Sufi Muslims perform the Mevlevi ritual dance or Sema?

4 Where did the Byzantine emperor Justinian build the present Church of the Nativity in 565 AD?

5 The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a governing body in which church?

6 Which Jewish holiday is also called the Feast of Tabernacles?

7 Founded by Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus, what is the world’s oldest national church?

8 Venerated in Mexico, which female folk saint is known by a Spanish name meaning ‘Holy Death’?

9 According to Genesis, Bera and Birsha were the respective kings of which cities?

10 Which Bible translator served as Bishop of Exeter from 1551 to 1553?

11 Born Vincenzo Pecci, who was the oldest pope, as he reigned until the age of 93?

12 Who is the patron saint of the Order of the Garter?

13 Who saw 18 visions of the Virgin Mary in the Grotte de Massabielle?

14 Which religion postulates that every person is a Thetan – an immortal spiritual being?

15 Which Hindu god also comes in the form of Nataraja, the Lord of Dance?

16 In Jewish dietary law, which word describes forbidden or non-kosher food?

17 Orongo was the ceremonial centre of which Easter Island cult?

18 Which Viennese cathedral is famed for its huge Pummerin bell?

19 Which mountain in Henan, China, is home to the Shaolin Temple?

20 Which English cathedral is pictured?


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