Statistics for A Quiz About Buddhism

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
State of inner peace reached at the end of life	Nirvāna	90%
Symbolic flower	Lotus	87%
Spiritual Tibetan leader	Dalai Lama	84%
The first Buddha	Siddhārtha Gautama	82%
Tree under which he found enlightenement	Bodhi tree	78%
Country with the highest percentage of Buddhists	Cambodia	63%
Main branches of Buddhism	Theravāda	61%
Main branches of Buddhism	Mahāyāna	58%
Cycle of rebirths preceding the above	Samsāra	50%
Doctrine that focuses on meditation	Zen	45%
Cross-shaped symbol representing Buddha's spirit	Swastika	39%
Literal meaning of "Buddha"	The {Awakened}	35%
Three poisons	Ignorance	34%
Tiered structure containing Buddhist relics	Pagoda	32%
Three poisons	Aversion	31%
The above, with a dome-shaped base	Stupa	29%
Three poisons	Desire	26%
Main virtue of Boddhisattvas	Compassion	19%
World's largest Buddhist temple (hint: Java)	Borobudur	11%
Four-headed Buddha temple in Angkor	Bayon	5%