FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 12 Quiz

Answer: Revelation

Armageddon has come to mean apocalypse, but the Bible states that it is the location of the final battle between good and evil. Revelation 16:16 features the quote.

Question by player zorlock7

Answer: Rainbow

God put a rainbow in the sky as a sign to Noah that the world would not be destroyed by water again.

Question by player Tekka

Answer: Vatican City State

Vatican City State, the smallest sovereign state in the world, is ruled by an absolute theocratic elective government that is guided by the principles of a Christian religious school of thought. The Pope is the supreme power in the country, and leads all branches of the Vatican government (executive, legislative, and judicial).

The wrong answers are Islamic theocracies.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle

Answer: the physical reincarnation of a deity

Deriving from a Sanskrit word meaning descent, an avatar is the reincarnation of a god in the form of an animal or even a person. The concept of an avatar originated in Hinduism, and is most commonly associated with Vishnu. Vishnu is usually said to have ten different avatars, including a fish, a boar, and the hero Rama.

Question by player nautilator

Answer: Exalted Father

Ishmael was 13 years old, when God revealed Himself to Abram again. It was then that the Lord announced an heir would be born to Abram and his wife Sarai. At this time the Lord changed both their names to Abraham (meaning "father of many") and Sarah.

Question by player sakinosho

Answer: The Angelus

The Angelus, which is a prayer traditionally recited at 6:00 a.m., 12 Noon, and 6:00 p.m, is said while the church bells are rung three times. The prayer itself incorporates part of the Hail Mary. The three wrong answers are prayers which can be recited or sung, each in their Latin or English composition.

Question by player Irishrosy

Answer: East

Christian church buildings in many denominations have been deliberately oriented to have the congregation facing east. Prior to the "turning of the altars", Catholic priests, for example, also faced east when performing various duties at the altar, giving the (wrong) impression he was turning his back on the people.

Question by player mike32768

Answer: Father Damien

Born Josef De Veuster, Father Damien (1840-1889) was a Belgian Catholic priest who spent many years of his life working in Hawaii with people suffering from the disease of leprosy. These sad souls had been isolated by their government from the rest of society and forced to live as outcasts on the separate island of Moloka'i. Father Damien cared for them himself, treated their wounds and sores, shared their food, made their coffins and buried those who died, created and maintained law and order, and helped organise hospitals, farms, schools, churches, roads and homes. Finally, this saint of a man, who gave life back to those who had been robbed of all dignity, succumbed to this terrible illness himself. Father Damien was canonised by the Roman Catholic church on 11 October, 2009.

His Feast Day is 10 May.

Question by player Creedy

Answer: Lower than U.S. average divorce rates

Journalist H.L. Mencken claims first use of the term "Bible Belt" in an article he wrote in 1924. The Bible Belt is generally agreed to stretch from Texas eastward and Missouri-Kentucky-Virginia southward.

Question by player wjames

Answer: Baha'i

The festival of Ridvan occurs every year from April 20th to May 2nd in the Baha'i faith. The festival is named after the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad where the founder of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, stayed for 12 days after being exiled from the Ottoman Empire.

Question by player wonkatriv