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  • Costa Rica is the only sovereign nation in the Americas with what branch of Christianity as the official religion?
    Catholicism
  • Both the Hindu japa mala and the Roman Catholic rosary are what type of tool used in devotional meditation?
    Prayer beads
  • Who was the first person to commit murder in the Bible?
    Cain
  • What were the 4 sights the Buddha saw?
    A sick man, an old man, a poor man and a dead man
  • What does stewardship mean?
    To take care of/responsibility for something
  • Define monotheism
    The belief in ONE God
  • Name 3 of the 5 ks
    Kara, Kesh, Kanga, Kesh, Kachera
  • Who founded Buddhism?
    Siddartha Gutama
  • In Sikhism, sewa means...
    Selfless service
  • Which religion sees the cow as a sacred animal?
    Hinduism
  • In Islam, Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj are known as what?
    The Five Pillars
  • Which Sanskrit word means ‘awakened one’?
    Buddha
  • What is the death penalty?
    A punishment where a criminal is put to death
  • In Sikhism, a Granthi is someone who....
    Reads the Guru Granth Sahib
  • What is a holy war?
    A war fought for religious reasons or led by a religious leader
  • The main message in Sikhism is....
    equality
  • The Golden Temple at Amritsar is one of the holiest sites in what religion?
    Sikhism
  • In Islam, there are two major branches. One is Shia Islam. What is the other one?
    Sunni Islam
  • What story is remembered at Diwali in Hinduism?
    Rama and Sita
  • In the Bible, what are the first three words of Genesis?
    "In the beginning"
  • What does philosophy mean?
    The study and questioning of the nature of life, existence and reality
  • A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age?
    13
  • What is the festival of lights known as?
    Diwali
  • What does ahimsa mean?
    Non-violence
  • Define pacifism
    The belief that violence is never right and war should always be avoided.
  • What is the dana bowl?
    A donation bowl used by Buddhist monks
  • What is euthanasia?
    The painless killing of someone suffering from a painful or incurable disease
  • In Buddhism, what does the Dharma Wheel represent?
    The Eightfold Path
  • What country did Hinduism begin in?
    India
  • Who is the founder of Hinduism?
    There is no founder
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