Muslims and Hindus

Quiz Compiled by Saleem Syed-Ali

Which Arabic name does not match that of a biblical prophet?
Isa: Jesus
Musa: Moses
Jalal: Jethro
Yusuf: Joseph
Dawood: David
Which prophet did the prophet Muhammad point to as the first great monotheist?
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
Noah
Adam
A Sufi is:
A Muslim mystic
A medieval Muslim poet
A whirling dervish
All of the above
None of the above
Who among the following was NOT a Sufi Islamic figure?
Abu Hamid Muhammad Ghazzali
Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Abu Amran Musa
Rabia al-adawiyya
What was Spain known as to medieval Muslims?
Al Espana
El Spainaha
Al Andalus
Firinghistan
Which of the following groups/sects/religions do not claim any inspiration from Islam?
Druze
Ismailis
Mahayana Buddhists
Sikhs
Hijab is the head cover worn by some observant Muslim women as a sign of modesty. Some Muslim women also wear a scarf/veil over their face. What is that known as?
Jelbab
Kaffiyeh
Topi
Niqab
What is not a requirement of the Islamic faith for those who are born Muslims?
Fasting
Charity
Circumcision of boys
Circumcision of girls
Who among the following is NOT regarded as a scholar of Islam?
John Esposito
Ingrid Mattson
Annemarie Schimmel
Mullah Omar
Which country, while officially secular, has the second largest Muslim population in the world?
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
India
South Africa
In Hinduism, which deity is regarded as the creator of the universe?
Krishna
Shiva
Vishnu
Brahma
Which of the following is not a proper pairing of Hindu deities?
Vishnu: Lakshmi
Brahma: Saraswati
Shiva: Parvati
Krishna: Gayatri
Which of the following Hindu groups do not believe in the worship of images and idols?
Arya Samaj
Bhaktis (followers) of Sai Baba
Shivaites (followers of Shiva)
Vaishnavaites (followers of Vishnu)
In which country is Buddhism regarded not as a distinct religion but as a sect of another religion?
India
Tibet
Malaysia
China
What was the Buddha’s real name?
Sakhya Muni
Siddharta Gautama
Yashodhara
Rahula

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