Religious Demographics

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What was the largest world religion at the beginning of the 21st century? Islam Christianity Hinduism Judaism

2. At the start of the 21st century, which of these religions had the smallest number of adherents? Hinduism Christianity Buddhism Islam

3. Which two countries had the largest Muslim population by the year 2000? Israel and Egypt Iraq and Iran The United States and the United Kingdom Indonesia and Pakistan

4. At the start of the 21st century, which of these religions had the largest number of adherents? Jainism Baha'i Judaism Scientology

5. Of these, which country had the largest number of self-proclaimed atheists or agnostics by the year 2000? Greece Spain Vietnam The United States

6. As of 2010, more people in the world identified as agnostic, atheist, secular, or nonreligious than identified as Muslim and Jewish combined. True False

7. In 2000, more than 2 million people claimed to practice what Persian religion worldwide? Juche Jainism Shintoism Zoroastrianism

8. Which of these countries had the largest proportional Hindu population at the start of the 21st century? U.K. Nepal U.S. Bangladesh

9. At the beginning of the 21st century, which of these religions had the smallest number of adherents worldwide? Zoroastrianism Rastafarianism Sikhism Shintoism

10. In 2000, which major branch of Buddhism had the largest number of adherents worldwide? They all had a more or less equal number Theravada Mahayana Lamaism

11. Which major branch of Christianity had the largest number of adherents by mid-1995? Anglican Protestant Catholic Orthodox

12. In 2010, there were more Sunni than Sufi Muslims worldwide. True False

13. At the start of the 21st century, what was the smallest branch of Judaism worldwide? Conservative Orthodox Reconstructionist Reformed

14. What percentage of the world population was Jewish in 2010? Less than 0.5% 3-4% More than 0.5%, but less than 2% About 10%

15. At the start of the 21st century, what religion, the only government-authorized ideology in North Korea, claimed about 19 million adherents? Shamanism Confucianism Juche Cao Dai

16. Which of the following religions, which had less than 5 million adherents in 2000, is rarely practiced outside of India? Buddhism Jainism Islam Christianity

17. What predominantly Vietnamese religion, at the start of the 21st century, claimed about 6 million adherents world wide? Shintoism Juche Cao Dai Tenrikyo

18. What predominantly Japanese religion had approximately 2 million followers as of 2000? Juche Tenrikyo Cao Dai Jainism

19. Which country, in the year 2000, had the largest Jewish population? The United States Canada Israel The United Kingdom

20. As of 2008, outside of Christianity, what religion had the largest number of adherents in the United States? Buddhist Judaism Muslim Hindu