Memorize these and you could recognize 33.5% of all World Religions clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddhism | 6 | The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize went to a follower of this religion |
| 2 | Vishnu | 5 | The Catholic trinity is the Father, Son & Holy Ghost & the Hindu trinity is Shiva, Brahma & this deity |
| 3 | Islam | 5 | Pakistan's capital is a new city, built in the 1960s to honor this religion |
| 4 | Hinduism | 5 | Our word juggernaut comes from the name of a god equated with Vishnu in this religion |
| 5 | Buddha | 5 | This great religious leader was born circa 563 B.C. near the India-Nepal border |
| 6 | Muhammad | 5 | From 1934 to his death in 1975, he led the Nation of Islam |
| 7 | the Salvation Army | 3 | During an Int'l Congress, this group dedicated the William Booth grove of trees in Israel |
| 8 | Shinto | 3 | Torii are the gateways separating sacred & secular areas of this Japanese religion's shrines |
| 9 | Judaism | 3 | According to this religion's calendar, the date of creation figures out to October 7, 3761 B.C. |
| 10 | Easter | 3 | Moveable Christian feast that can take place between March 22 & April 25 |
| 11 | Confucius | 3 | The key concept in this Chinese philosopher's system was ren, meaning "love mankind" |
| 12 | United States | 3 | Country with the world's largest Jewish population |
| 13 | Zen | 2 | It's the Japanese name for the meditation sect" of Mahayana Buddhism |
| 14 | Tibet | 2 | Lamaism is the form of Buddhism centered in this land |
| 15 | the Virgin Mary | 2 | In Catholicism, the "Immaculate Conception" refers to this person's being born without original sin |
| 16 | the Russian Orthodox | 2 | The "Old Believers" of this church reject the Reforms Patriarch Nikon made under Czar Alexis |
| 17 | the Maori | 2 | Ringatu & the Ratana Church are 2 religious movements among these New Zealand natives |
| 18 | the Dalai Lama | 2 | In 1984 many Buddhists marked the 25th anniversary of his flight from Tibet |
| 19 | Shakers | 2 | The Society of Friends are the Quakers & the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming, this group |
| 20 | nirvana | 2 | Buddhism teaches an 8-fold path to this, the goal of a Buddhist's way of life |
| 21 | Jerusalem | 2 | In Arabic this holy city of Jews, Christians & Muslims is called al-Quds |
| 22 | India | 2 | The Buddha attained enlightenment in what's now Bodh Gaya in this country |
| 23 | confession | 2 | In Roman Catholicism this admission of sin to a priest is part of the sacrament of penance |
| 24 | baptism | 2 | Sikhs perform this ritual using water stirred with a two-edged sword |
| 25 | the Society of Friends | 2 | This society ordains no ministers; clerks, elders & overseers run the monthly & yearly meetings |
| 26 | the Jesuits | 2 | In 1773 Clement XIV suppressed this order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola |
| 27 | Taoism | 2 | This Chinese belief system was formulated in the texts "Lao-tzu", "Chuang-tzu" & "Lieh-tzu" |