Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

In which year did the qibla change from Jerusalem toward the Kaaba in Mecca?

Answer

624 CE

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

How many obligatory rak’ahs are in the Asr prayer in Islam?

Answer

Four

Draw the answer

• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

What Arabic phrase collectively names Islam’s Five Pillars?

Answer

Arkan al-Islam

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

Which mosque in Medina is traditionally identified as the second holiest mosque in Islam?

Answer

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

Which Arabic month contains Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree associated with the Quran’s revelation?

Answer

Ramadan

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

What percentage is the commonly cited zakat rate on qualifying monetary wealth held for one lunar year?

Answer

2.5%

Draw the answer

• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

What is the Arabic name for the pilgrimage route boundary where pilgrims must enter ihram?

Answer

Miqat

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

At which plain near Mecca do pilgrims traditionally stand during the central rite of hajj?

Answer

Arafat

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

What Arabic term names the ritual state of consecration entered before performing hajj or umrah?

Answer

Ihram

Draw the answer

• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Islam And The Five Pillars

How many obligatory rakahs are in the dawn prayer, Fajr, in Islam?

Answer

Two

Draw the answer

• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Noah's Ark

In Genesis, which of Noah’s sons is named first in the list of his three sons?

Answer

Shem

Draw the answer

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Noah's Ark

According to Genesis, how long did Noah live in total?

Answer

950 years

Draw the answer