Trivia questions
with answers about myths fables and mythology.
What is the name of the day before Good Friday?
A: Maundy Thursday.
The Babylonian and the Palestinian Talmuds are the sacred texts of
which religion?
A: Jewish.
Which members of the Christian Church believe that Christ will make a
second appearance on Earth?
A: Adventists.
Who founded the Christian Science movement?
A: Mary Baker Eddy.
In which century did Roman Catholics declare the Pope infallible?
A: Nineteenth.
Which colorful festival is celebrated and named after Shrove Tuesday,
the day before the Lenten fast?
A: Mardi Gras.
Which Greek mythological hero and inventor of writing was stoned to
death by the Greek army?
A: Palamedes.
In Greek mythology, who was transformed by Zeus into a heifer?
A: Io.
Who was John the Baptist's mother?
A: Elisabeth.
In Norse mythology, where do the souls of heroes killed in battle go?
A: Valhalla.
Which set of magical beliefs and practices is adhered to by 4% of the
people of Haiti?
A: Voodoo.
Which civilization originated the myth of the phoenix, which rose
from its own ashes?
A: Egyptian.
Whose teachings were used as a basis for the government of China for
more than 2,000 years until 1912?
A: Confucius.
What is the name of the established Church of Scotland which follows
a Calvinistic doctrine?
A: Presbyterianism.
Members of which persecuted religious group founded Pennsylvania?
A: Quakers.
Where did Odin feast with the souls of dead heroes?
A: Valhalla, in Norse myth.
Which parasite of trees was used in Druidism?
A: Mistletoe.
What is the indigenous religion of Japan?
A: Shinto.
What do we now call the Christian Revival Association?
A: Salvation Army.
What is the title of either of the two epic Hindu poems written in
Sanskrit?
A: Mahabharata; Ramayana.
Which is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar?
A: Ramadan.
Which French declaration gave religious freedom to the Huguenots?
A: Edict of Nantes.
To which race of non-Semitic people did Delilah belong?
A: Philistine.
What was the name of a one-eyed Sicilian giant in Greek mythology?
A: Cyclops.
Who fell in love with a statue he had carved?
A: Pygmalion.
In which book did Charles Darwin expound the idea of evolution?
A: On the Origin of Species.
Which building is used for the election of a pope?
A: Sistine Chapel.
What was the name of Naomi's daughter-in-law?
A: Ruth.
What was the clerical office held by John when he wrote his three New
Testament epistles?
A: Bishop of Ephesus.
Who published his laws of planetary motion in 1609 and 1619?
A: Johann Kepler.
Which astronomer said' finally we shall place the Sun himself at the
center of the Universe'?
A: James Chadwick.
Who were the sons of Adam and Eve?
A: Cain and Able.
According to the Bible, who committed the world's first murder?
A: Cain.
Free Trivia Quizzes
Free Trivia Quizzes