Religion & Philosophy trivia questions and answers
The Quickfire pack has 50 Religion & Philosophy questions, all written in English and Spanish. Here are 15 of them. Hosts get the full set, ready to put on a TV with players answering on their phones.
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According to the Book of Genesis, in which garden did Adam and Eve live before they were expelled?Very easy
Answer: The Garden of Eden (Eden)
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?Very easy
Answer: The Quran (Koran)
Followers of which religion gather to pray in a synagogue?Very easy
Answer: Judaism
Which French philosopher is famous for the statement 'I think, therefore I am'?Easy
Answer: René Descartes (Descartes)
In which city is the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, where Jews gather to pray?Easy
Answer: Jerusalem
Which 19th-century philosopher described religion as 'the opium of the people'?Easy
Answer: Karl Marx (Marx)
What name do Jews give to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses?Intermediate
Answer: The Torah (the Pentateuch)
How many Noble Truths make up the core teaching of the Buddha on suffering and its end?Intermediate
Answer: Four (4)
Which religion, founded by Guru Nanak in the Punjab around 1500, has its holiest shrine at the Golden Temple in Amritsar?Intermediate
Answer: Sikhism
Which German philosopher formulated the 'categorical imperative' as the supreme principle of morality?Hard
Answer: Immanuel Kant (Kant)
Which school of ancient Greek philosophy, founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium, taught self-control, virtue and acceptance of fate?Hard
Answer: Stoicism (the Stoics)
Which 13th-century Italian Dominican friar wrote the 'Summa Theologica', reconciling Christian theology with the philosophy of Aristotle?Hard
Answer: Thomas Aquinas (Aquinas)
Which 19th-century Danish philosopher, often called the father of existentialism, wrote 'Fear and Trembling' and 'Either/Or'?Very hard
Answer: Søren Kierkegaard (Kierkegaard)
Which Austrian-born philosopher wrote the 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' (1921) and, later, 'Philosophical Investigations'?Very hard
Answer: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Wittgenstein)
What is the name of the Islamic declaration of faith, the first of the Five Pillars, which states that there is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger?Very hard
Answer: The Shahada
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