Team Quiz - Sikhism End of Topic Quiz Pit your wits against your classmates Team Name: ______
Round 1 - Picture Round Round 2 - General Knowledge Round 3 - Top Five
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Score for Round 1: /10 Score for Round 2: /10 Score for Round 3: /5
1 Team Quiz - Sikhism End of Topic Quiz
Round 4 - Alphabet Chain Round 5 - Connections Round 6 - Annihilation
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Score for Round 4: /10 Score for Round 5: /5 Score for Round 6: /15
Tiebreaker: Total Score: /55
2 Round One - Picture Round
There are ten pictures; you have to name the items/places/people. You have 5 minutes to name as many as possible.
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Round One – Picture Round
There are ten pictures; you have to name the items/places/people. You have 5 minutes to name as many as possible. Round Two – General Knowledge
1. What is the term given to the belief that God is permanently pervading and sustaining the universe?
2. What did Guru Amar Das create to abolish social division?
3. Who was the founder of Sikhism?
4. Which Guru established the Guru Granth Sahib as his successor?
5. What is the name given to the musicians who perform during worship?
6. What term is given to someone who is ‘god-centred’?
7. What is the term given to the ceremony where a child receives its name?
8. Where do Sikhs go on pilgrimage, considered to be the holiest city on earth for them?
9. When a Sikh has undergone the initiation ceremony they are now considered to be a member of the what?
10. How many doors would a Sikh place of worship have? Bonus points available if you can give at least one of two reasons why. Round Three – Top Five
1. There are 5 symbols of faith which a Sikh will wear once they have been initiated into the khalsa. What are they? Double points if you can give the correct term and the English term for the item. Round Four – Alphabet Chain
Remember, the answers to the questions follow the alphabet, so if the answer to question one begins with E, the answer to question two begins with F and so on. If the answer begins with Z, then the next answer will begin with A. All answers are one-word answers.
1. What is the name given to the reader and conductor of the ceremony during Sikh worship?
2. What term means ‘pride, ego or self-centredness’?
3. Where in the world would you find approximately 90% of all Sikhs?
4. What do you call it when someone repeats the name of God?
5. What is accumulated through action? This could be good or bad.
6. Khalsa initiated males adopt the surname Singh, but what does it mean?
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7. The ultimate Sikh goal is this, the spiritual liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
8. What is the name given to the daily prayers Sikhs are expected to read?
9. How many Gods do Sikhs believe in?
10. What is the sweet substance given out at the end of worship? Karah ______? Round Five – Connections
1. Why would you find a box of bandanas at the Gurdwara?
2. Why would you find a sink at the bottom of the stairs, which lead up to the prayer hall, in a Gurdwara?
3. What happens to the Guru Granth Sahib last thing at night?
4. What do Sikhs (and visitors to the Gurdwara) remove before they enter the place of worship?
5. What is the connection between all of these answers? Round Six – Annihilation
Remember, there are five bonus points for getting all ten answers correct. However, if you get one incorrect answer, you lose all points for this round. So if in doubt, leave it out!
1. What Sikh term is literally translated as ‘Gateway to the Guru’?
2. What is the name of the initiation ceremony?
3. When a Sikh acts out sewa, what are they doing?
4. What are the first statements of each section of the Guru Granth Sahib called?
5. When a group of people are gathered in front of the Guru Granth Sahib, they are the holy congregation and also referred to as what?
6. What Sikh term is literally translated as ‘teacher’ or ‘spiritual leader’?
7. What is the term given to the belief that someone can achieve liberation from the cycle of birth and death during their lifetime?
8. What are the collections of bibliographic accounts of the Gurus known as?
9. Women who join the khalsa adopt the surname Kaur. What does Kaur translate as?
10. What name is given to God and literally means ‘wonderful teacher’? Tiebreaker:
To be answered if two teams are in joint position. Closest answer wins.
1. In what year was the panj piaras formed (the formation of the first khalsa)?
5 End of Unit 1 Sikhism Team Quiz Answers Teams to swap sheets and mark each other’s. Answers in brackets are also acceptable and are not restricted to what is on the sheet depending on what you have taught them.
Round One – Picture Round Round Three – Top Five
1. Guru Granth Sahib The five Ks are:
2. Guru Nanak 1. Kara – bracelet
3. Khanda 2. Kangha - comb
4. Nishan 3. Kirpan – dagger/sword
5. Guru Gobind Singh 4. Kacch - shorts
6. Manji Sahib 5. Kesh – uncut hair 7. Ik Onkar Round Four – Alpha Links
8. Kara (bangle) Remember, the answers to the questions follow the alphabet, so if the answer to 9. Guru Amar Das question one begins with E, the answer to 10. Chauri question two begins with F and so on. If the Round Two – General Knowledge answer begins with Z, then the next answer will begin with A. All answers are one-word 1. Immanent/Immanence answers.
2. Langar 1. Granthi
3. Guru Nanak 2. Haumai
4. Guru Gobind Singh (Tenth) 3. India
5. Ragis 4. Jap
6. Gurmukh 5. Karma
7. Naam Karan 6. Lion
8. Amritsar 7. Mukti
9. Khalsa 8. Nitnem
10. Four doors (one for each compass 9. One direction/open to all castes). 10. Prashad
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Round Five – Connections
1. To enable visitors to cover their heads.
2. To be able to wash your hands.
3. The Guru Granth Sahib is put to bed.
4. They take off their shoes.
5. Symbolic actions that happen in the Gurdwara to show respect. Round Six – Wipe Out
Remember, there are five bonus points for getting all ten answers correct. However, if you get one incorrect answer, you lose all points for this round. So if in doubt, leave it out!
1. Gurdwara
3. Showing service to fellow human beings through acts of kindness or charity.
4. Mool Mantra
5. Sangat
6. Guru
7. Jivan Mukti
8. Janam Sakhi
9. Princess
10. Waheguru Tie Breaker
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