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