Loaded Questions 1/27/22 - Religion
Praise be!
This Thursday edition is available to all Loaded Question readers. Be sure to subscribe to unlock 55 more questions every week!
1. The rejection of secular culture is paramount in what group within Orthodox Judaism, which are often referred to as "strictly Orthodox". Hasidism is a sub-group within this branch, and members of this group spend their day studying the Torah as opposed to working.
2. What meal is eaten before sunrise during the month of Ramadan? What meal is eaten after sunset during the month of Ramadan?
3. Hebrew for "my messenger", what prophet authored the final book of the Old Testament?
4. Brahma is the creator, Shiva is the destroyer, what is Vishnu?
5. What is the name of the prayer, the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy/Mass, where the bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ?
6. What seven-day period of mourning is seen around Jewish funerals? This word often comes after "sitting", and mourners will share memories, eat eggs, and minimize vanity. the shloshim is a less-intense 30 day period similar to this one.
7. The spread of Pentecostalism in the 20th century is credited to a revival in Los Angles that began in 1906 and is named for what street? The one-eyed black preacher William Seymour led this revival.
8. Written in the traditional Arabic, who is the greatest woman in Islam, and the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran?
9. Derived from John 14:2, what name is given to a sect within Rastafarianism? Bob Marley belonged to the Twelve Tribes of Israel one.
10. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, where the remaining Shakers live, is located in which US state?
11. In the Bible, who is the father-in-law of Moses and the father of Zipporah?
ANSWERS BELOW
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ANSWERS
1. The rejection of secular culture is paramount in what group within Orthodox Judaism, which are often referred to as "strictly Orthodox". Hasidism is a sub-group within this branch, and members of this group spend their day studying the Torah as opposed to working. Haredi
2. What meal is eaten before sunrise during the month of Ramadan? What meal is eaten after sunset during the month of Ramadan? Suhur/sahoor & iftar/fatoor
3. Hebrew for "my messenger", what prophet authored the final book of the Old Testament? Malachi
4. Brahma is the creator, Shiva is the destroyer, what is Vishnu? The preserver
5. What is the name of the prayer, the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy/Mass, where the bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ? Anaphora
6. What seven-day period of mourning is seen around Jewish funerals? This word often comes after "sitting", and mourners will share memories, eat eggs, and minimize vanity. the shloshim is a less-intense 30 day period similar to this one. Shiva
7. The spread of Pentecostalism in the 20th century is credited to a revival in Los Angles that began in 1906 and is named for what street? The one-eyed black preacher William Seymour led this revival. Azusa Street Revival
8. Written in the traditional Arabic, who is the greatest woman in Islam, and the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran? Maryam
9. Derived from John 14:2, what name is given to a sect within Rastafarianism? Bob Marley belonged to the Twelve Tribes of Israel one. Mansion
10. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, where the remaining Shakers live, is located in which US state? Maine
11. In the Bible, who is the father-in-law of Moses and the father of Zipporah? Jethro