A lighthearted and fun way to increase our knowledge about Baha’i topics. The answer to each question is in a write-up available at one of the Baha’i Multimedia Resources sites. Clicking on the 'Answer' link will take you to the desire article.


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a Baha'i woman

Which Baha’i woman has “outshone every member of her sex” in the Baha’i Dispensation?  -->Answer

Stations of a Manifestation of God

What are the two stations that according to Baha’u’llah a Manifestation of God is endowed with?  -->Answer

Two classes of human thoughts

In explaining that the reality of a person is his thought and spirit, Abdu’l-Baha indicates that thoughts can be divided into two classes. What are those?  -->Answer

Baha'u'llah's Tablet to “kings of Christendom”

In addressing the “kings of Christendom” in a Tablet included in ‘The Summons of the Lords of Hosts’, Baha’u’llah uses two references from the Bible to show that Christ’s promises have been fulfilled by His coming. Can you guess which ones?  -->Answer

Total NSAs in 1925

How many National Spiritual Assemblies would you guess were in existence as of 1925?  -->Answer 

New York's Spiritual Assembly in 1900

New York City is reported to have had a Baha’i Spiritual Assembly, or a Baha'i Board of Counsel, in 1900. Can you estimate how many believers served on it? Were there any women on it?  -->Answer 

A very special believer

Upon this believer’s death, 'Abdu’l-Baha revealed a visitation Tablet for him in which He repeats the phrase “O my dear one”. This believer was taught by May Bolles (Maxwell) in Paris.  -->Answer

Man is not a captive of nature

In explaining that man is not a captive of nature, what logical proof did 'Abdu’l-Baha present in one of His talks in the West?  -->Answer

Categories of Truth

In one of His talks in the West, 'Abdu’l-Baha explains that “All the divine prophets are the Manifestation of Truth”. He then lists seven aspects, or categories, of this “Truth”. Can you name a couple of them?  -->Answer

Manifestations that came after Jesus

What are the two broad reasons that Christians, according to Baha’u’llah, used to not “acknowledge … the truth of those Manifestations of Holiness that have since the days of Jesus been made manifest”?  -->Answer

The first Imam in Islam

Who was the son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad and the first of the twelve Imams in Islam?  -->Answer

Chief builder of the first Baha’i Temple

This Apostle of Baha’u’llah, who was also a cousin of the Bab, became the chief builder of the first Baha’i Temple.  -->Answer

Baha’i Temple in Chicago

What inspired the believers in America to ask permission from Abdu’l-Baha to begin work on the Baha’i Temple at a site near Chicago?  -->Answer

Heart of the entire planet

Which location on our planet is identified by Shoghi Effendi as the “heart of the entire planet”?  -->Answer

Single hair

A "single hair" of whose head, does Baha'u'llah tell us, "excelleth, in the sight of God, all that are in the heavens and all that are on the earth”?  -->Answer

God and His Prophets

What simple analogy does Abdu’l-Baha use to demonstrate the relationship between Prophets and God?  -->Answer

Crucifixion of Jesus & Martyrdom of the Bab

Is it true that according to Baha’i scriptures, Jesus’ crucifixion should be viewed as a “ransom” for the “sins and iniquities” of “all the people of the earth”? Should the Bab’s martyrdom be viewed similarly?  -->Answer 

Three "Ages" in Baha'i Dispensation

The Baha’i Dispensation is divided into three Ages. Can you name them and identify their corresponding dates?  -->Answer

City: “remote prison”

Which city was designated by Baha’u’llah as the “remote prison” and how long did He stay there?  --> Answer