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Religion Quiz: Test Your Knowledge with 50 Religion Trivia Questions!

How well do you know the world's religions? Put your knowledge to the test with our religion quiz featuring 50 religion trivia questions and answers. Explore Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and other faiths through questions about beliefs, sacred texts, traditions, places of worship, mythology, and religious history. =)

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  1. 1.How many surahs (chapters) are there in the Quran?
  2. 2.Besides pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, and wrath, what is the seventh deadly sin in Christian theology?
  3. 3.In Hinduism, what elephant-headed god is worshipped as the remover of obstacles?
  4. 4.Who is the ancient Egyptian goddess of cats?
  5. 5.Which Indian prince became known as the Buddha ("the Enlightened One")?
  6. 6.What five-day Festival of Lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness?
  7. 7.Who is the wife and sister of Jupiter and the Roman equivalent of Hera?
  8. 8.Who is the Greek goddess of hunting and the twin sister of Apollo?
  9. 9.Which Norse trickster god is famous for his shapeshifting abilities?
  10. 10.Who is traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism?
  11. 11.Which monotheistic religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
  12. 12.What Catholic doctrine teaches that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ?
  13. 13.What is the name of the secret meeting of Catholic cardinals held to elect a new pope?
  14. 14.In Buddhism, what is the ultimate state of freedom from suffering called?
  15. 15.What mandatory charitable obligation is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
  16. 16.Which ancient Persian religion worships Ahura Mazda?
  17. 17.What is the belief that animals, plants, rocks, and other natural objects possess a spiritual essence?
  18. 18.What Arabic word for fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
  19. 19.Who is the sun goddess and supreme deity of Shinto?
  20. 20.What sacred gate marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine?
  21. 21.What is the name of the catastrophic battle that destroys the world before its rebirth in Norse mythology?
  22. 22.Which ancient Chinese book contains the sayings and teachings of Confucius and his disciples?
  23. 23.What Catholic sacrament involves anointing a seriously ill or elderly person with blessed oil?
  24. 24.Which Buddhist teaching, grouped into wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline, leads to enlightenment?
  25. 25.Which council, convened by Constantine I in 325 CE, became the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church?
  26. 26.Who is the ancient Egyptian god of mummification and funerary rites?
  27. 27.What immense ash tree connects the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology?
  28. 28.Which Abrahamic religious movement began in Jamaica in the 1930s and worships God as Jah?
  29. 29.What term refers to the formal renunciation of a religion or belief?
  30. 30.Who was the penitent thief crucified alongside Jesus?
  31. 31.What term refers to the consensus of Islamic scholars in Islamic law?
  32. 32.What branch of theology studies death, judgment, and the afterlife?
  33. 33.What is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
  34. 34.Which biblical patriarch is said to have lived 969 years?
  35. 35.How many mitzvot (commandments) are there in the Torah?
  36. 36.What is the methodology of interpreting religious texts called?
  37. 37.What do you call a scholar who interprets and explains the Quran?
  38. 38.What are the sacred spirits or deities of Shinto called?
  39. 39.Who is the Egyptian serpent deity who embodies chaos and opposes Ra?
  40. 40.In Islamic eschatology, who is the false messiah and great deceiver?
  41. 41.What Jewish coming-of-age ceremony marks a boy's religious adulthood at age 13?
  42. 42.What small parchment scroll attached to the doorpost of Jewish homes contains Torah verses?
  43. 43.What pair of leather boxes containing Torah verses is worn during Jewish prayer?
  44. 44.What rectangular Jewish prayer shawl with tzitzit is worn during worship?
  45. 45.What Jewish ceremony on the eighth day of a boy's life combines circumcision and naming?
  46. 46.What Aramaic prayer of sanctification is especially associated with mourning?
  47. 47.What historical term refers to Iberian Jews who converted to Christianity but secretly continued practicing Judaism?
  48. 48.What historical term, now considered offensive, referred to the Beta Israel community of Ethiopia?
  49. 49.What locked container in a church holds the consecrated Eucharist?
  50. 50.Which eternal wife of Lord Vishnu is the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity?