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Secular Trivia

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The U.S. Constitution says that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, based on the sovereign authority of God in...

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e) nowhere

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

in the First Amendment

in Section III

in Section IV

in the Preamble

nowhere

Answer:

e) nowhere

"_________ is the most perverted system that ever shone on man." - Thomas Jefferson

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c) Christianity

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

Federalism

Slavery

Christianity

Monarchy

Banking

Answer:

c) Christianity

When were the words ‘under God’ added to the Pledge of Allegiance?

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d) 1954

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

1821

1867

1919

1954

1972

Answer:

d) 1954

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of _______________." Bertrand Russell.

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c) intelligence

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

pacifism

tolerance

intelligence

charity

activism

Answer:

c) intelligence

Which famous author said, "All thinking men are atheists"?

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e) Ernest Hemingway

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

Graham Greene

Mark Twain

Kurt Vonnegut

George Orwell

Ernest Hemingway

Answer:

e) Ernest Hemingway

"It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is ______________________________________". Mark Twain.

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c) the parts that I do understand

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

the parts that are despicable

the parts that are contradictory

the parts that I do understand

the parts that are unpleasant

the parts that don't make sense

Answer:

c) the parts that I do understand

The US Constitution guarantees religious liberty for...

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e) all of the above

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

Christians

all religions

atheists and agnostics

"nones"

all of the above

Answer:

e) all of the above

Where did the separation of church and state originate?

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c) USA

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

France

Soviet Union

USA

Nazi Germany

Greece

Answer:

c) USA

Which one of these actions was *not* banned by the Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan?

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b) Beating women with sticks

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

Playing music

Beating women with sticks

Shaving your beard

Owning a parakeet

Drinking wine

Answer:

b) Beating women with sticks

Who made the following statement?

"Secular schools can never be tolerated because such a school has no religious instruction and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith . . . We need believing people."

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c) Adolf Hitler

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

Pat Robertson

Abraham Lincoln

Adolf Hitler

Rev. Jerry Falwell

Winston Churchill

Answer:

c) Adolf Hitler

In 1890, bible reading was outlawed from Wisconsin schools. Who was responsible?

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b) a Roman Catholic family

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

a Lutheran family

a Roman Catholic family

an atheist family

a Jewish family

a Baptist family

Answer:

b) a Roman Catholic family

Who said "This would be the best of all possible worlds if there were no religion in it." ?

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c) John Adams

a)

b) 

c)  

d)  

e)  

Albert Schweitzer

Betty White

John Adams

Gore Vidal

Napoleon

Answer:

c) John Adams

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