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Religion 182 questions.
Mythology for those with more than a few followers.
Pub quiz question 5386 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which book of the Old Testament tells of Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego being cast into a fiery furnace?
  2. Answer: A: Daniel
  3. Categories: Literature (5) Religion (4)
Pub quiz question 6870 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which saint's winged lion is the symbol of Venice?
  2. Answer: A: Saint Mark's
  3. Categories: Geography (6) Religion (6)
Pub quiz question 6910 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which high-ranking church official was Terry Waite working for when he was kidnapped?
  2. Answer: A: Archbishop of Canterbury (Robert Runcie)
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: Politics (3) Military (3) 1980s (3) 1990s (3) Religion (3)
Pub quiz question 255 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who became the figurehead for modern Satanism following the publication of "The Satanic Bible"?
  2. Answer: A: Anton LaVey
  3. Categories: Religion (7) Literature (9) People (7)
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Pub quiz question 5284 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which austere sect which originated in England was established by Ann Lee?
  2. Answer: A: Shakers
  3. Categories: Religion (5)
Pub quiz question 2853 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the highest peak in Turkey, and the supposed resting place of Noah's Ark?
  2. Answer: A: Mount Ararat
  3. Categories: Geography (2) Religion (2)
  4. Times used:
Pub quiz question 7632 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who are the “United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing”?
  2. Answer: A: The Shakers.
  3. Categories: Religion (4) Names (4)
Pub quiz question 8789 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What was Mahatma Gandhi's real name?
  2. Answer: A: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
  3. Notes: *: Mahatma was what his followers called him, meaning “the great-souled one.” https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/mahatma-gandhi
  4. Categories: Pseudonyms (9) Names (9) Religion (9)
Pub quiz question 7082 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London?
  2. Answer: A: St Paul's Cathedral
  3. Categories: Buildings (3) Religion (2) History (3)
Pub quiz question 4163 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What have Adam's bellybutton in the "Hand of God" in the Sistine chapel, and Dr Rowan William the Arch Bishop of Caterbury's left ear have in common?
  2. Answer: A: They're both purely decorative
  3. Notes: *: 1x01: Adam shouldn't have a belly button since he was created, not born, and William's has been deaf in the left ear since the age of two.
  4. Categories: QI (5) Religion (6) Art (6)