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Religion General Knowledge #1

Can you answer these questions about various world religions, past and present?
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Who was the king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
What is the name of the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca?
Hajj
What is the last book in the Bible?
Revelation
What is Hinduism's most sacred animal?
Cow
What series of wars was an attempt by European Christians to retake the Holy Land?
The Crusades
Who is the Norse god of thunder?
Thor
In what city was the Jewish temple located?
Jerusalem
What city is home to the headquarters of the Mormon Church?
Salt Lake City
According to Islamic law, a man can have no more than four ____ at any given time.
Wives
In Indian religions, what is the word for the state of enlightenment and
freedom from suffering?
Nirvana
According to Catholic dogma, what is the place of temporary punishment
and purification after death?
Purgatory
Who defeated Goliath?
King David
Who is the Hindu "destroyer" god?
Shiva
What is the indigenous religion of Japan?
Shinto
What town was Jesus born in according to the Bible?
Bethlehem
What Christian denomination is also known as "Friends"?
Quakers
What was the ancient Greek version of heaven?
Elysian Fields
Who was the Egyptian sun god? (Hint: his name is only two letters long)
Ra
Apart from the monarch, who is the leader of the Church of England?
Archbishop of
Canterbury
What city is the burial place of Muhammad?
Medina
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Level 33
Jun 4, 2013
I remember reading somewhere that Atheists typically do significantly better at religious knowledge quizzes than the religious do. Interesting.
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Level 77
Jun 5, 2013
Well, let's start a survey. This atheist scored 18 of 20 for 90% and I have no interest in any of this whatsoever.
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Level 56
Jul 27, 2013
Well sorry to end the round of good scores here, but I only got 9/20, and I am an Atheist. I should have gotten the Archbishop of Canterbury but I couldn't spell it close enough, and I knew three others, I just couldn't think of the them off the top of my head. So I could have gotten 13/20, but that is still pretty bad.
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Level 57
Aug 5, 2013
Atheist here, 17/20.
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Level 58
Nov 12, 2013
Atheist, 19/20
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Level 49
Dec 26, 2013
Mormon! 17/20
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Level 75
Aug 31, 2014
Methodist Christian 18/20 - missed Hajj and Medina. Knew them, just couldn't remember them.
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Level 78
Nov 3, 2014
Atheist 20/20 2:30 left. Also done my share of exploring religions, though.
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Level 41
Nov 22, 2014
Atheist, 20/20. Studied religion at a top university.
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Level 55
Dec 2, 2014
Catholic 20/20
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Level 68
Dec 21, 2014
20/20.... Christian of sorts.
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Level 41
Mar 22, 2015
Atheist 20/20
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Level 73
Sep 13, 2015
Muslim...17/20
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Level 66
Nov 20, 2015
Lapsed Catholic, 20/20
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Level 55
Nov 20, 2015
Roman Catholic: 20/20. Though was agnostic/Wiccan for a time, looked into Taoism, read tons of other stuff, etc., before coming back to the Christianity, then studied theology, entered a monastery, left (but still devout Catholic), and...now I'm here. Well, not just here on jetpunk. But also.
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Level 83
Nov 20, 2015
Atheist, 19/20
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Level 75
Nov 20, 2015
From what I counted so far (and I wasn't certain how to classify some,) 11 Christians missed 13, and 21 non-Christians missed 39. This small sampling doesn't support your info, Ozchris. And Elan, even though I am Christian I try to study all religions. It doesn't work to make a blanket statement about all Christians (or any other religion). We run the gamut from ultra-liberal to ultraconservative in our beliefs.
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Level 68
Nov 20, 2015
Scientologist - Infinity/20
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Level 73
Nov 20, 2015
Atheist 20/20, knowledge mostly obtained from Jetpunk quizzes.
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Level 60
Nov 20, 2015
Atheist, 20/20
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Level 67
Nov 20, 2015
Atheist - 17/20
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Level 75
Nov 20, 2015
Atheist, 18/20. Missed Quakers and Shiva...
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Level 82
Jul 18, 2016
Atheist 19/20. Haven't encountered the 'Friends' thing before.
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Level 58
Nov 12, 2016
Atheist 20/20
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Level 75
Mar 12, 2017
Catholic - 18/20
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Level 50
Apr 20, 2017
atheist 20/20
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Level 63
Jun 29, 2017
Jesus Freak 100%
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Level 74
Feb 18, 2018
Atheist, 20/20
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Level 93
Feb 18, 2018
Proud Christian. I got 20/20
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Level 73
Mar 14, 2018
Recovering Baptist 20/20
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Level 75
Sep 12, 2018
Anti-Abrahamist atheist - 100%
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Level 62
Sep 24, 2018
Agnostic-19 of 20
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Level 89
Sep 24, 2018
Jedi Master - 0/20
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Level 51
Sep 28, 2018
Agnostic, 20/20
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Level 64
Sep 22, 2019
Methodist Christian 20/20
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Level 59
Apr 25, 2020
Also a Methodist Christian and got 19/20 because I couldn't spell Purgatory. Sigh.
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Level 68
Mar 10, 2021
christian here 20/20
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Level 78
Mar 10, 2021
20/20, raised Catholic, leaning Agnostic.
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Level 62
Mar 10, 2021
Atheist - 20/20 - Had a hard time spelling Elysian though. And it took me a solid 45 seconds to remember that the last book of the bible is Revelations...I kept thinking Ragnarok.
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Level 86
Mar 10, 2021
Atheist 19/20. Missed Elysian Fields
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Level 38
Mar 10, 2021
atheist, 20/20
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Level 52
Mar 10, 2021
Quasi-Spiritualist, 20/20
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Level 70
Mar 11, 2021
Christian 20/20
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Level 40
Apr 25, 2021
Hindu 20/20
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Level 47
Jan 22, 2022
atheist 20/20 religion to me is just a branch of general knowledge.
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Level 60
Dec 22, 2022
Hindu 17/20
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Level 29
Mar 3, 2023
Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 18/20
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Level 22
Sep 25, 2023
Satanist here! Scored 17/20
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Level 21
Sep 29, 2023
Agnostic atheist here and I got 19/20. Had never even heard of Elysian Fields until now.
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Level 46
Jan 15, 2024
Protestant Christian 18/20
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Level 66
Feb 5, 2024
Baptist – 19 / 20. Only missed Elysian Fields.
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Level 45
Aug 11, 2014
Proud Christian! 20/20.
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Level 81
Nov 21, 2015
Something ironic about that comment (20/20 for me as well, "humble" Christian :) )
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Level 62
Mar 10, 2021
What's ironic about being a proud Christian? If you believe that you are saved by grace through faith...it means you're proud of who Jesus is, not of any works that made you a Christian.
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Level 78
Mar 10, 2021
Pride is the worst of the deadly sins, after all.
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Level 84
Jun 28, 2023
@camus: I was well into adulthood when I learned that the "seven deadly sins" isn't in the Christian Bible - but rather could be classified as 'fan fiction' written by later writers, and eventually summarized by Dante.

Wonder if he knew 'what's in the box??'

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Level 38
Aug 31, 2014
Atheist, 20/20 ;)
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Level 65
Nov 20, 2015
Atheist Jew: 17/20
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Level 65
Nov 20, 2015
I suppose it's because non-religious people have a wider scope of all religions, not just their own.
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Level 74
Nov 21, 2015
Atheist, 19/20
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Level 37
Nov 5, 2017
18/20 not an Atheist.
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Level 82
Sep 24, 2018
There have been different surveys with different results. Atheists score highly when it comes to knowledge of every religion, and especially "world religions" which this quiz is about. Mormons and Jews sometimes score higher than atheists on knowledge about Christianity and Judaism, respectively, but trail then when it comes to knowledge of Islam, Hinduism, Norse mythology etc. Atheists often score better on quizzes about Christianity than Catholics or mainstream Protestants. This quiz was a very easy 20/20 for this atheist.
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Level 60
Sep 24, 2018
20/20 with 3:10 to spare.
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Level 68
Feb 5, 2021
Atheism just means you're right about one thing, but it doesn't prevent you from being wrong about everything else!
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Level 37
Jan 28, 2023
catholic 19/20
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Level 44
Jun 5, 2013
Scored 14/20 because of my World History class
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Level 40
Jun 20, 2013
agnostic -- 17/20
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Level 72
Sep 23, 2013
Undeclared - missed the spelling on Cantenburry and Quekers
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Level 59
Jan 22, 2014
Agnostic, 18/20
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Level 56
Nov 20, 2015
Faithful Christian 19/20. This quiz is a perfect example of why I like Jetpunk. The quizzes really get my grey matter warmed up and besides learning new stuff I learn new viewpoints on a lot of different stuff by people who know what they're talking about. I also learn facts on subjects not only from books, but from a real walking, talking people. The debates are great. Keep it up!
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Level 75
Dec 14, 2016
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Level 55
Nov 20, 2015
Damn you J Robert Oppenheimer!
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Level 69
Nov 20, 2015
Bethleem should be acceptable...
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Level 45
Nov 21, 2015
I know the answer to the sun god question because of crossword puzzles, LOL
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Level 64
Nov 22, 2015
Actually the whole Islam and wives thing isn't necessarily correct. The verse that the idea comes from is often mistranslated. It is actually speaking about finances of men caring for orphans, and IF (key word) they cannot care for them well, they are allowed to marry more than one women to serve as mother figures. The 4 women is listed as more of an example, as in if it takes four women to care for the orphans, you are allowed to marry four. Of course, the last part of that verse is: "But if you fear you will not be fair, then only one [wife], or what your right hand possesses. This is best that you do not face financial hardship". Again, this is all a conditional situation. IF you are caring for orphans, and you need more women to help out, you are permitted, if not, don't. Four is an example, not the extent, and polygamy overall is discouraged.
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Level 82
Jan 23, 2016
Then why did the most perfect and noble man who ever existed, whose soul God created before anything else in the Universe, His gift to mankind, the seal of the prophets, whose inerrant and upright example lives on in the sunnah for all people to emulate and aspire to... why did he have at least 15 wives and several sex slaves? (and uniquely forbid them all from marrying again after his death, so worried about caring for them was he)

Please don't answer that. The question is rhetorical. Also, Islam is a living religion practiced by over a billion people. The way it is practiced and understood by the majority is more relevant than the interpretations of isolated apologists attempting to fit the religion into a Western moral framework.

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Level 82
Sep 24, 2018
Also interesting about the verse (and similar ones) that you quote: "then only one wife, or what your right hand possesses." Do you know what the part about "what your right hand possesses" means? This is where god is giving you permission to rape your slaves. Consent isn't even a concept in old Islamic, Christian, and Jewish texts. It's only about what you are legally allowed to have sex with and what you are not. And slaves were you property so of course you could do whatever you wanted with them. Saudis use this justification today to force themselves on their Filipina maids. For god is so merciful, and so wise.
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Level 20
Dec 18, 2015
In the question about Indian religions, I think you should do one of two things:

Either keep "Indian religions" in the question and also accept 'moksha' along with 'nirvana'.

Or change "Indian religions" to specifically Buddhism.

Moksha is essentially the Hindu word for the same concept as Nirvana in Buddhism so it should probably accept as well if you are asking about any Indian religions.

Thanks, and it was a good quiz!

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Level 66
Mar 15, 2016
Your point is correct. Though, as nirvana means 'extinction' and moksha means 'liberation,' arguably moksha is the more correct answer, if not the sole correct answer.
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Level 45
Sep 14, 2016
I tried "Strawberry Fields", somehow it didn't work :b
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Level 48
Nov 12, 2016
Did you add 'forever'? Try again!
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Level 27
Nov 12, 2016
I spelt Jerusalem as Jereusalem. :(
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Level 71
Mar 12, 2017
I'll bet you have fun with the 'Capitals of the World' quiz!
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Level 48
Mar 13, 2017
En route to guessing 'Rama' for one question I accidentally got the Sun God (which I already knew).
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Level 37
Apr 13, 2017
Growing up, we used the terms "Hebrew Scriptures" for the Jewish Bible and "Greek Scriptures" for the New Testament... together they made up "The Bible".
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Level 40
Mar 25, 2018
Tried "Shin Tao" and my answer was rejected.
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Level 54
Apr 13, 2018
I don’t think David wrote all the Psalms
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Level 62
Mar 10, 2021
And it doesn't say so in the question.
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Level 75
Sep 24, 2018
Thank you, Blanche DuBois and Dave Robicheaux, for helping me spell Elysian.
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Level 76
Sep 24, 2018
only reason i knew crusades is because of bill wurtz. thanks bill.
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Level 63
Sep 25, 2018
Easy and fun quiz.
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Level 77
Sep 28, 2018
You should allow "Dave" for "David". No-one ever allows "Dave".
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Level 71
Mar 31, 2019
And Goliath could be called 'Goli' and the story would be "Dave & Goli" ...... sounds more like Sesame Street.
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Level 72
Mar 12, 2021
I bet there's a Veggietales episode where they call them that
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Level 71
Nov 2, 2020
To be fair, and this is coming from somebody who did just now get 100% on the Quiz, and who also has attended Quaker meeting numerous times, and has a strong Quaker heritage in his ancestral background, the clue "Friends" really is so vague that nobody at all can be blamed for not knowing the answer. The fuller formal name for the 'Quaker' Religion is "The Religious Society of Friends".
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Level ∞
Jan 30, 2021
Can you think of another demonination that is known as "Friends"? No? The defense rests.
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Level 68
Feb 5, 2021
I couldn't think of a single denomination known as Friends! Thankfully, I did pretty well on the rest of the quiz, and had time left to try every possible christian denomination I had ever heard from. One of my first guesses was "amish", because it's similar to "amis", which means friend in French.
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Level 83
Mar 10, 2021
I went to a Quaker school and got it instantly, I heard Quakers often referred to simply as 'Friends'. Many letters we got from the school addressed us as 'Friends'.
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Level 67
Mar 12, 2021
Yeah, I know like four different schools called "Friends Academy," and they're all Quaker schools.
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Level 75
Mar 10, 2021
It would be much appreciated if you would change the question about the Book of Revelation to “the Christian Bible” or “the New Testament.” Later, the inclusion of Jesus’ birth makes it obvious which Bible is being referenced, so no problem on that one as I see it.
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Level 67
Mar 10, 2021
I somehow managed 16/20 despite having no interest in religion.
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Level 52
May 7, 2021
Ah, Ra. Just let me name all his other names right here:

Re

Amun

Amon

Amun-Re

Amun-Ra

Amon-Re

Amon-Ra

Ra-Horakhty

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Level 47
May 25, 2021
devout catholic 20/20
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Level 68
Mar 2, 2022
Siva should also be accepted for Shiva.
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Level 67
Jun 28, 2023
17/20, missed Revelation, Quakers, and Elysian
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Level 48
Jun 29, 2023
accept crusade for the crusades
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Level 22
Jul 2, 2023
Christian: 18/20
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Level 72
Jul 5, 2023
Why give a hint for the Egyptian sun god? Seems obvious enough. There are quite a few more obscure clues on this quiz.
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Level 27
Feb 20, 2024
Atheist, grew up kind of Buddhist, 18/20

Had Buddhist influences growing up along with some Hinduism, but not really devout to a certain religion/teaching. More spiritual than anything. Although I still don't eat meat.