91057 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Who compiled the first major Sikh scripture, the Adi Granth?
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Guru Arjan
What is the Sikh ceremony of marriage called?
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Anand Karaj
Which Sikh Guru introduced the Gurmukhi script in its standardized form?
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Guru Angad
What is the Jewish day of fasting and atonement called?
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Yom Kippur
What are the two main components of the Talmud called?
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Mishnah and Gemara
What are the ritual fringes on a Jewish prayer shawl called?
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Tzitzit
In Greek mythology, what does the name “Minotaur” literally mean?
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Bull of Minos
In Greek mythology, who was Ariadne’s father when she helped Theseus?
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King Minos
In Greek mythology, what did Theseus forget to change after leaving Crete?
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The ship’s black sails
In Greek mythology, who was the Minotaur’s mother?
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Pasiphae
What is the traditional Pali name of the Buddha’s first sermon?
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
Who was the first woman traditionally ordained into the Buddha’s monastic community?
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Mahapajapati Gotami
Where did the Buddha traditionally deliver his first sermon?
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Sarnath
Which royal library preserved the best-known tablets of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
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Library of Ashurbanipal
In Sumerian mythology, who rules the underworld during Inanna’s descent?
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Ereshkigal
Which 12th-century French romance first presents Perceval as the hero of a Grail story?
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Perceval, the Story of the Grail
Which medieval cycle is also known as the Vulgate Cycle and includes major Grail quest narratives?
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Lancelot-Grail Cycle
What is the title of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Arthurian poem sequence containing “The Holy Grail”?
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Idylls of the King
Which 12th-century French poet wrote Joseph d'Arimathie, one of the earliest Grail romances?
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Robert de Boron
Which English author included the Holy Grail quest in Le Morte d'Arthur?
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Thomas Malory
Who directed the 1981 film Excalibur, which features a quest for the Holy Grail?
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John Boorman
Which unfinished poem by Chrétien de Troyes contains the earliest known mention of the Holy Grail?
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Perceval, the Story of the Grail