7th - 9th Grade: Religion

Question 1

This place in the Bible was a beautiful garden and earthly paradise

Answer 1

Eden

Question 2

This place in the Bible was the Holy City where Solomon built the temple

Answer 2

Jerusalem

Question 3

This place in the Bible is the location of the last battle between the forces of good and evil

Answer 3

Armageddon

Question 4

This place in the Bible was the town where Jesus was born

Answer 4

Bethlehem

Question 5

What Christian celebration is held on January 6th that commemorates the coming of the Magi to Bethlehem?

Answer 5

Epiphany

Question 6

At the depth of his sorrow, which Biblical Old Testament figure said, “ The Lord hath given and the Lord hath taken away”

Answer 6

Job

Question 7

This religious group was founded by C.T. Russell and then expanded by Judge Rutherford. What is this group, based in Brooklyn, that published the Watchtower magazine?

Answer 7

Jehovah’s Withness

Question 8

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

Answer 8

Koran (pronounced core-ran)

Question 9

In the Old testament book of Genesis, which of Isaac’s sons was the deceiver?

Answer 9

Jacob… also known as Israel

Question 10

During the celebration of Lent, what is the sixth Sunday, or the Sunday before Easter?

Answer 10

Palm Sunday

Question 11

What term is French for “Fat Tuesday”, reflecting the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the Christian celebration of Lent?

Answer 11

Mardi Gras (pronounced Mar-dee Graw)

Question 12

What word, beginning with a “M” refers to the worship of one universal God?

Answer 12

Monotheism

Question 13

What Catholic saint was known as the gentle protector of animals?

Answer 13

St. Francis of Assisi (pronounced a-see-see)

Question 14

Who was the founder of Methodism?

Answer 14

John Wesley

Question 15

Who was a German monk who forever changed Christianity when he nailed his ‘95 Theses’ to a church door in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 15

Martin Luther

also the founder of the Lutheran Church

Question 16

Genesis 6:14 says that Noah’s ark was made out of what type of wood?

Answer 16

Gopher wood

Question 17

What is the name for a Muslim holy war?

Answer 17

Jihad (pronounced jih-hod)

Question 18

What man was raised from the dead by Jesus, as recounted in Luke Chapter 16?

Answer 18

Lazarus

Question 19

These group of Protestants broke away from the Mennonite church in the 17th century. Name these people who live in farming communities of Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania and live without modern conveniences.

Answer 19

Amish

Question 20

What is the Islamic term for the pilgrimage to Mecca?

Answer 20

Hajj

rhymes with badge

Question 21

A Hebrew word for teacher, name this word that refers to a Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law.

Answer 21

Rabbi

Question 22

What man, considered by Biblical scholars as the writer of the Acts of the Apostles, is the patron saint of artist and doctors?

Answer 22

Luke

Question 23

Who wrote the the New Testament book of Revelations in the Bible?

Answer 23

(the Apostle) John

Question 24

Salome danced for Herod and was promised by Herod to fulfill her request. Whose head did she ask for on a platter?

Answer 24

John the Baptist

Question 25

What book in the Old Testament comes after Ruth?

Answer 25

1 Samuel

Question 26

Identify the following person in the Bible: a person who betrayed another

Answer 26

Judas

Question 27

Identify the following person in the Bible: a person who is considered bad luck

Answer 27

Jonah

Question 28

Identify the following person in the Bible: a savior or liberator

Answer 28

Messiah

Question 29

What was the name given to pyramid shaped temples in Mesopotamia?

Answer 29

Ziggurats

Question 30

During what 30-day period do Muslims fast from sunrise through sunset?

Answer 30

Ramadan

Question 31

Name this man, the apostle referred to by Jesus as "the Rock" who is considered by most Catholics as the first pope of the Roman Catholic church

Answer 31

Peter

Question 32

Who was the first Christian martyr, a man at whose stoning Saul guarded the cloaks?

Answer 32

Stephen

Question 33

According to the Old Testament, what was the name of the desert height on which Moses received the Ten Commandments from God?

Answer 33

Mount Sinai

Question 34

What name was given to the series of Christian military expeditions undertaken between the 11th and 14th centuries to recapture the Holy land from Muslims?

Answer 34

Crusades

Question 35

What association of Christian businessmen is known for placing Bibles in hotel rooms, hospitals, schools and other locations?

Answer 35

Gideons

Question 36

Name the main religion of India which has a strict system of social classes and the belief that the soul can be born again after death into a different body (reincarnation)

Answer 36

Hinduism

Question 37

What term refers to a Muslim house of worship?

Answer 37

Mosque

Question 38

What collective name is given to Jesus' statements made during his Sermon on the Mount which begins with "Blessed are the poor in spirit"

Answer 38

Beatitudes

Question 39

Who was the brother of Moses?

Answer 39

Aaron

Question 40

What is the name of the city located in western Saudi Arabia, that is considered Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself?

Answer 40

Mecca

Question 41

Who wrote The Satanic Verses?

Answer 41

Rushdie

Question 43

Who is the founder of Scientology

Answer 43

L. Ron Hubbard