1. To score well, you don`t have to recall exact numbers, just have a good estimation. To facilitate legibility, I will use the term “Americans” to refer to USA adult citizens. Let`s start with comparing beliefs in the existence of God worldwide. Harris Poll conducted a survey to Financial Times in Dec. 2006 in which they compared beliefs in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain as well as USA. Considering the answer to “Do you believe in any form of God or any type of supreme being?” - Which country is the most religious? USA Italy Spain Great Britain

2. According to the Dec. 2004 Newsweek poll, how many Americans believe every word of the Bible is literally accurate? Three quarters Quarter One third Half

3. Approximately how many adults replied “Yes”, according to the Newsweek Dec. 2004 poll, to the question “Do you believe that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, without a human father?” Half A quarter A third Three quarters

4. Do you believe in miracles? One comparative study, run in 1991 by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, asked people from 17 countries if they “definitely believe in religious miracles”. What did they find out? More Americans believe in miracles than people from any other country Italians believe in miracles more than Americans More Israelis believe in miracles than people from any other country Americans and British people equally believe in miracles

5. Creationism (the belief that humans were created in their present form by a deity) is an idea held by all major religions and was an issue of hot debates for many centuries in human Western history. More recently, novel variations appeared under labels like "Creation science" and "intelligent design". Can you estimated which is the most frequent belief Americans hold regarding the emergence of the human species, according to a 2006 CBS poll? Other Humans evolved, but God guided the process God created humans in their present form Humans evolved, but God did not guide the process

6. Regarding the scientific theory of evolution, are Americans` beliefs more “scientific” than those of citizens of other countries? In a comparative study published by Science journal in 2005, data from surveys in 34 countries was analyzed. The question was “Do you believe that human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals?” What were the results? Americans and Europeans believe it about equally Americans agree with that statement more than people from Italy and Ireland A majority of the Americans believe it is true Excluding Turkish people, Americans are the most skeptical of evolution

7. This question refers to an issue in which private beliefs of one group of people have direct implications on the life of others who does not share the same beliefs. Americans conceive themselves as democrats and pluralists, and in fact, according to a 2004 Newsweek poll, 60% declared they favor teaching "creation science” in addition to scientific Darwinist evolution in public schools. But what where the figures when the question was reformulated to: “Do you favor teaching creation science instead of evolution in public schools?” 25% would substitute Evolution for Creationism Only a marginal minority (2%) declared such radical position 10% would substitute Evolution for Creationism 40% would like Creationism taught instead of Evolution

8. Most of the official holidays in the USA and Europe are related to the Christian religion, although many do not share that religion. What if we suggest officially recognizing celebrations of religions other than Christianity as public holidays? A 2004 Newsweek poll answered that: In all six countries, a majority is in favor In five out of six countries, only one third is in favor Italians and Spaniards opposed the idea much more than Americans Only in France do a majority view the idea positively

9. Let`s get more intimate. Do religious beliefs influence views on homosexual marriage? According to a 2003 Princeton Survey Research, how many Americans oppose gay marriage? One third A quarter Half More than half

10. To finish with a focus on the big (political) picture, a Gallup 2007 survey asked how much confidence the average adult American has in several institutions. Considering the highest degree of confidence ("Great deal"), how frequently were different institutes cited? The Supreme Court (24), The medical system (14), The Church or organized religion (13) The Church or organized religion (24), Police (23), Banks (13) Newspapers (24), The Congress (12), The Church or organized religion (8) Banks (24), The Supreme Court (18), The Church or organized religion (14)