Welcome to the Theology and Philosophy round of the Noblesse Oblige Triviathon!

Please answer the following questions and submit your answers by email.

01. Who laid unwillingly with two chicks in short succession in the bible?

02. He thinks, therefore... who is he?

03. For much of his life this man ate only fruit and nuts, in order to avoid killing anything.

04. This philosopher's name has become an adjective meaning "manipulative" or sometimes "unfeeling".

05. "Life is horrible, animalistic and brief." This is a rephrase of whose famous line?

06. This man tacked his writings to a door.

07. Where might you find these handy tips for living? If an ox gores someone, it should be killed. But if an ox gores someone and it's his owner's fault, you should kill 'em both.

08. Where is the land of milk and honey?

09. Who was given some gold plates by an angel, and founded a religion?

10. The "Trinity" in Christianity is the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. In what religion is the trinity a destroyer, a creator and a preserver? Name the religion and the trinity.

11. He left his wife, kid and kingdom and sat under a tree. Today, millions aspire to be like him. What was his birth name?

12. Most scholars believe this scripture was created by people under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug.

13. He argued that if your friend was being chased by a murderer, it would be wrong to lie to the murderer about where your friend was hiding.

14. This religious leader was selected, in part, by a fortune-telling ceremony involving wads of dough.

15. Hardcore practitioners of this wear masks over their mouths to avoid swallowing bugs.

16. This sound could be made by the movement of large balls.

17. Who changed herself into a water plant to get away from the goat god?

18. Which faith originated the idea of praying five times a day?

19. This good news was only recently discovered.

20. The existence of suffering for all is the first of what?

21. Who believed that the best way to design a society was to have people make their decisions unaware of what their position would be in that society?

22. What proof can also be used to show that there must exist a perfect island?

23. "If you don't know what you're talking about, shut up" is a creative translation of the end of what work?

24. Who got the world's most disastrous haircut?

25. Name the two nuts mentioned in the Bible.