Memorize these and recognize 33.5% of all World Religions clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddhism | 6 | The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize went to a follower of this religion |
| 2 | Vishnu | 5 | Parasurama is the... let me see, fourth, fifth... no, sixth avatar of this Hindu god |
| 3 | Islam | 5 | The Sharia is the canon law of this religion |
| 4 | Hinduism | 5 | Prithviraj Chauhan, who ruled in Rajasthan in the 12th century, is sometimes called the last emperor of this religion |
| 5 | Buddha | 5 | Suffering, cause, cessation & the path were his four noble truths |
| 6 | Muhammad | 5 | From 1934 to his death in 1975, he led the Nation of Islam |
| 7 | the Salvation Army | 3 | Officers in this Christian movement founded by William Booth are ordained ministers |
| 8 | Shinto | 3 | Miko are women dedicated to working with the Kami, this Japanese religion's sacred powers |
| 9 | Judaism | 3 | Kabbala is the mystical tradition of this religion |
| 10 | Easter | 3 | In Christian churches, Ascension Day is observed 40 days after this holiday |
| 11 | Confucius | 3 | He was born Kong Qiu around 551 B.C. in the Chinese state of Lu |
| 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 | The Panchen Lama was the abbot of Tashilhunpo in this autonomous region of China |
| 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 | With more than 100 million adherents, the Moscow Patriarchate is also called this "National" church |
| 17 | the Maori | 2 | Hauhauism & Ringatu are religious movements of these native people of New Zealand |
| 18 | the Dalai Lama | 2 | This religious leader is the incarnation of Avalokiteshvara |
| 19 | Shakers | 2 | This celibate religious sect is credited with inventing the circular saw & the clothespin |
| 20 | nirvana | 2 | A Buddhist following the Eightfold Path will lose ignorance & craving, & reach this |
| 21 | Jerusalem | 2 | Sukkot & Shavuot were ancient pilgrimage festivals requiring males to visit this city |
| 22 | India | 2 | Dick may spot a Jain in this country—the Jains originated there |
| 23 | confession | 2 | This is the common term for the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance or reconciliation |
| 24 | baptism | 2 | Confirmation was originally part of this rite |
| 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" |
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