Statistics for Praying At a Shinto Shrine

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The above are usually what color?	Red	95%
What are these gods called?	Kami	86%
What is the name of the large gate(s) at the entence of the shrine?	Torii	82%
At the above, there is an offering box. What do you put in it?	Money	77%
What should you do twice?	Bow	73%
After praying and giving thanks, what should you do again?	Bow	68%
After that, what should you do twice?	Clap	68%
After going up the steps, you arrive at a basin where you splash water onto your hands and mouth in order to ______ yourself.	Purify	64%
On the steps leading up to the shrine, where should you walk, to not get in the way of the gods?	Sides	64%
What is the name of the shrine dedicated to the sun goddess, Amaterasu?	Ise	41%
At some shrines there are statues of animals, that are supposed to act as what?	Guards	36%
What is the name of the shrine that has thousands of these, lined up one after the other?	Fushimi-Inari	23%
The place where you pray is called the what?	Worship Hall	5%