Religion

Question 1

What is Christianity’s original language

Answer 1

Aramaic

Question 2

Jesus’ life and teachings are the center of

Answer 2

Christianity

Question 3

Jesus’ teachings focused on the

Answer 3

Kingdom of God

Question 4

Jesus gave a new interpretation of _____ law

Answer 4

Mosaic

Question 5

Believers of Jesus’ teachings are known as

Answer 5

Christians

Question 6

What was the issue of Arianism

Answer 6

Jesus was greater than man yet lesser than God

Question 7

Jerusalem was the site of the _____ for the Christians

Answer 7

Passion, crucifixion, resurrection and last supper

Question 8

Who founded Islam and when

Answer 8

Muhammad in 7th century AD

Question 9

Christianity, Islamic, and Judaism are all _____ religions

Answer 9

Abrahamic

Question 10

What does Muhammad write

Answer 10

The Qur’an

Question 11

What does the Qur’an consist of

Answer 11

All of Muhammad’s meetings with Gabriel

Question 12

What is the Hadith

Answer 12

The written account of Muhammad and his followers

Question 13

What are the five pillars of faith

Answer 13

The shahad, salat, zakat, sawm, and the hajj

Question 14

What is the shahad

Answer 14

The profession of faith

Question 15

What is the salat

Answer 15

The 5 ritual prayers a day toward Mecca

Question 16

What is the zakat

Answer 16

The alms tax

Question 17

What is the sawm

Answer 17

Fasting during Ramadan

Question 18

What is the hajj

Answer 18

Pilgrimage to Mecca once in your life

Question 19

What two sites are important to island in Jerusalem

Answer 19

The dome of the rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque

Question 20

According to Islam Jesus was

Answer 20

A true prophet of God, had a virgin birth, and did not die on the cross therefor was not resurrected

Question 21

Who founded Judaism and when

Answer 21

Abraham of the bible and in 2,500 BC

Question 22

What is the mitzvah

Answer 22

Guidelines for the Jewish people to follow

Question 23

Who was Moses

Answer 23

A military, political, legislative, and religious leader

Question 24

What is the acronym for the Torah, nebiim, and the ketuvium

Answer 24

The tanakh

Question 25

What is the Torah

Answer 25

The law found in the first 5 books of the bible

Question 26

What are a some of the 13 articles of faith according to the Jews

Answer 26

God exists, goa is one and unique, the written and oral Torah were given to Moses, there will be no other Torah, the messiah will come, and the dead will be resurrected

Question 27

What are two examples of the persecution of Jews

Answer 27

The Black Plague and the holocaust

Question 28

What is Zionism

Answer 28

The movement calling for a Jewish state after WW II. Stated that if Jews had their own homeland to begin with the holocaust would have never happened

Question 29

What is the result of the Zionism

Answer 29

Formation of the state of Israel

Question 30

What day is the sabbath on

Answer 30

Saturday

Question 31

What is kashrut

Answer 31

Eat only food God deemed kosher (no pork, shellfish, and any meal combining dairy and milk)

Question 32

Who was Jesus according to the Jews

Answer 32

Not the messiah, not born of a virgin birth, an ordinary Jewish preacher and “false messiah”

Question 33

What are the Jewish holidays

Answer 33

Hanukkah and Passover

Question 34

Why was Israel important to the Jews

Answer 34

Jerusalem became the Capitol of Judaism and they considered the soil and air to be sacred

Question 35

Who founded Christianity and when

Answer 35

Jesus of Nazareth in 33 AD