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

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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

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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.

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Teacher Script

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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Teacher Script

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)?

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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
answer begins with Z, then the next answer
Round Two – General Knowledge
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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Answers

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

2. Amrit Sanskar

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
1. 1699