SOCIAL SCIENCES TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA [SOSTAZ]

MONGU DISTRICT
JUNIOR SECONDARY R E QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. Name the religion that consider God as the God of the worlds
Ans; Islam
2. Name the parable Jesus used to teach about the meaning of love.
Ans; The Good Samaritan
3. Who divided the Bible chapters into verses?
Ans; A printer, in France.
4. The Upanishads means …………Ans ; Come or sit by me 5. Who divided up the Bible into
chapters? Ans ; Bishop Stephen Kangton
6. What is pre judice. Ans; judging in advance
7. What is the holy city of the Muslims? Ans; Mecca
8. What do we call the type of love based on mutual respect of common interest? Ans; Civic love
9. Who wrote the prayer for wisdom in making choices? Ans; C.J.H.NEWMAN
10. What is sin according to Islam? Ans; Disobeying Allah and Stopping being a Muslims
11. In which year did the Jesuit fathers come to Zambia? Ans; 1905
12. Which goddess is Diwali feast dedicated to? Ans; Lakshumi
13. What word is used at the beginning and end of a hindu prayer. Ans; Om
14. Who is the minister of Religious Affairs? Ans; Godfridah Simaili
15. Give two examples of judgment in everyday life. Ans; A court of law. 2 Ans; School
examinations
16. What is the name of the man who carried the cross for Jesus? Ans; Simon of Cyrene
17. What is the shortest verse in the Bible? Ans; John 11vs35
18. Which council decided the New Testament? Ans; council of carthage
19. Who said man is a mixture of intellect and lust. Ans; Baya Zid
20. The belief about the way people live and work is called. Ans; vocation
21. Why did Matthew write his Gospel? Ans; To tell the Jews that Jesus is the long messiah.
22. The motto work as you earn contributes to the Ans; Rich get richer and poor get poorer.
23. What do we call the lists of books accepted by the church? Ans; Canon

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24. Name one prophecy book in the New Testament Ans; Revelation
25. What do we call the love between children and parents? Ans; Filia
26. What does the word testament mean? Ans; Agreement
27. Which two friends of Jesus disappointed him? Ans; Judas and Peter
28. What term is given to a Hindu holy man or teacher? Ans; Guru
29. What does the story of the lost son teach Christians? Ans; God always forgives those who
repent
30. What aspect needs to go hand in hand with competition? Ans; responsibility
31. Which religion has no holy scriptures? Ans; Zambian traditional religion
32. In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul teaches that Christians should communicate like aAns; Body
33. Name the supreme law of Zambia. Ans; the constitution of Zambia
34. Religions teach that sin needs Ans; confession
35. Co- operation by working with other nations is called Ans; International
36. State one condition of a true friend Ans; trust
37. How was truth in Zambian tradition? Ans; through elders
38. Give the name to the missionary society that entered Zambia in 1985 Ans; the white fathers
39. Religion is about God Ans; Ourselves 3
40. The sacred songs of Jews are called Ans; psalms
41. Which of the two sons of Abraham was chosen by God? Ans; Isaac
42. In which year was prophet Muhammad born. Ans; 570 AD
43. Name any two sins that one can commit in Zambian tradition Ans; witchcraft Ans; hatred
44. Which word in Hinduism means the same as knowledge? Ans; Vedas
45. The Old Testament is an agreement between …………..and …………….Ans; God and
Israelites
46. Name the foreign nation that ruled Jews in Palestine at the time of Jesus. Ans; Romans
47. What is the meaning of almsgiving in Islam? Ans; helping the poor
48. Which religion looks to God as the witness of the resting place? Ans; Hinduism
49. What is the central teaching of Christianity about choice? Ans; love God and your neighbor
50. What is the main reason of having competition in schools? Ans; help pupils fulfill their
ambitions