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That Was Fast

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That Was Fast game quiz
"Many world religions involve fasting: purposefully avoiding all or some food, drink, or other activities."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. There are six days of fasting universally observed in Judaism. What are the two major fast days?
    Hanukkah and Purim
    Rosh Hashanah and Pesach
    Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av
    Sukkot and Shabbat


2. In the United States as of 1966, what are the two major fast days in Roman Catholicism?
    Christmas and Easter
    Assumption and Ascention
    All Saints and Body and Blood of Christ ("Corpus Christi")
    Ash Wednesday and Good Friday


3. In the United States as of 1966, what is the most that Roman Catholics can eat on a fast day according to Canon Law?
    one full meal, two smaller meals, and any drink, including alcohol
    bread and water
    water
    one small meal, and any non-alcoholic drink


4. In Islam, fasting is performed from sunrise to sunset for what month?
    Shawwal
    Rajab
    Muharram
    Ramadan


5. One of the greatest obligations in the Bahá'í Faith is a month long dawn-to-dusk fast during the month of 'Ala. What is this fast called?
    The Thirty-Day Fast
    The Nineteen-Day Fast
    The Twenty-Eight-Day Fast
    The Forty-Day Fast


6. Is fasting practiced by most Buddhists?
    Yes
    No


7. Mormons, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participate in a fast one day each month. This fast was originally on the first Thursday, but in 1896 was changed to what day?
    the third Thursday
    the last Friday
    the first Monday
    the first Sunday


8. Is fasting practiced by most Hindus?
    Yes
    No


9. Fasting is an important part of Eastern Orthodoxy and Greek-Catholicism. Which of the following is NOT a day of fasting?
    the Exaltation of the Cross
    the day of Theophany
    the Beheading of John the Baptist
    the eve of Theophany


10. Is fasting practiced by most Sikhs?
    Yes
    No


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