Today the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released fascinating results of a recent survey of Americans designed to determine who knows what about religion. The most provocative findings overall showed that agnostics and atheists scored far better than Protestant and Catholic Christians. Hmmmm. So, we at GGHQ wondered, just how astute are our readers when it comes to religion knowledge. Here are a few questions based on questions on the Pew Forum's survey. Knock it out of the park, folks. Show 'em who knows what!
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Dunno
Don't feel like answering
The Hindu festival of lights
A Jewish day of atonement
The Islamic holy month
Dunno
Don't feel like answering
Protestant (including Episcopalian, Pentecostal, Non-denominational Christian, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Reformed, Church of Christ, Jehovah's Witness, Anglican, etc.)
Roman Catholic or Catholic
Mormon
Orthodox Christian (Greek, Russian, or other)
Jewish
Muslim
Buddhist
Hindu
Atheist (don't believe God exists)
Agnostic (not sure if there is a God)
Something else of from an Eastern tradition
Something else or a hybrid of several traditions (Eastern, Western and other)
Nothing in particular
Unitarian/Universalist
Dunno
Not tellin'
Yes
No
Dunno
Not tellin'
Yes
NO
Dunno
Not tellin'
More than once a week
Once a week
Once or twice a month
A few times a year
Never
Dunno
Not tellin'
Very important
Somewhat important
Not too important
Not at all important
Dunno
Not tellin'
Yes
No
Dunno
Not tellin'
Zeus
Mars
Apollo
Dunno
Not sayin'
Koran or Qura'n
Sharia
Torah
Dunno
Not tellin'
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Dunno
Not tellin'
Islam
Taoism
Hinduism
Dunno
Not tellin'
Exodus
Psalms
Genesis
Dunno
Not tellin'
Matthew, Paul, Luke and Mark
Matthew, John, Paul and Silas
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Matthew, Mark, Paul and Judas
Dunno
Not tellin'
Galilee
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Jericho
Jerusalem
Dunno
Not sayin'
Before 1200 AD (BCE)
Between 1200 and 1800 AD (BCE)
After 1800 AD (BCE)
Dunno
Not sayin'
The bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ
The bread and wine symbolize the body and blood of Jesus Christ
It doesn't say for sure
Dunno
Not sayin'
Do not commit adultery
Do unto others as you would have them do to you
Do not steal
Keep the Sabbath holy
None of the above
Dunno
Not tellin'
Elijah
Job
Abraham
Moses
Dunno
Not tellin'
Hindu
Shinto
Buddhist
Muslim
Dunno
Not sayin'
Hindu
Mormon
Catholic
Christian Scientist
Dunno
Not sayin'
Muslim
Jewish
Buddhist
Christian
Dunno
Not sayin'
The Church of the Latter-day Saints
Methodism
Reform Judaism
Pentacostalism
Dunno
Not tellin'
Christianity shall be given special emphasis in government
The government shall neither establish a religion nor interfere with the practice of religion
The Constitution doesn't say anything one way or another about religion
Dunno
Not sayin'
Yes
No
Dunno
Not sayin'
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