Test your knowledge of religion

For those who want to know more about Charlotte's religion scene, here's a handy quiz.

1. Mecklenburg County's first seven churches were founded in the mid-1700s by this group of settlers.

a) German Lutherans.

b) Scots-Irish Presbyterians.

c) Moravians.

2. A talking cow greets visitors at the museum named for this Charlotte-born farm boy-turned-preacher.

a) Jim Bakker.

b) Daddy Grace.

c) Billy Graham.

3. With 30,000 members, this Catholic parish - Charlotte's largest church - carries the name of the patron saint of bankers.

a) St. Hugh.

b) St. Matthew.

c) St. Vincent de Paul.

4. This church's members include Charlotte's first black mayor, Harvey Gantt, and its current one, Anthony Foxx.

a) Friendship Missionary Baptist.

b) First Baptist-West.

c) Little Rock AME Zion.

5. The father of this Charlotte rabbi was the leading figure of American Reform Judaism for decades.

a) Rabbi Murray Ezring of Temple Israel.

b) Rabbi Yossi Groner of Ohr HaTorah.

c) Rabbi Judy Schindler of Temple Beth El.

6. Led by Pastor Steven Furtick, this predominantly young, orange T-shirt-wearing congregation is one of the fastest-growing evangelical churches in America.

a) Calvary Church.

b) Mecklenburg Community Church.

c) Elevation Church.

7. This 6-foot-7 pastor of non-denominational Forest Hill Church was once a member of coach Dean Smith's Carolina basketball team.

a) The Rev. Claude Alexander.

b) The Rev. David Chadwick.

c) The Rev. Michael Jordan.

8. This uptown Charlotte church was the site for the 1915 funeral of Mary Anna Morrison Jackson - the widow of Confederate hero "Stonewall" Jackson.

a) First Presbyterian.

b) First Baptist.

c) First United Methodist.

9. In the last decade or so, this liberal Charlotte church has hosted several Jesus Seminar scholars who question whether Jesus said much of what is attributed to him in the New Testament.

a) Myers Park Baptist.

b) Piedmont Unitarian Universalist.

c) Holy Covenant United Church of Christ.

10. These churchgoers - many of them relative newcomers to the region - now make up the largest denomination in Mecklenburg County. But as recently as the 1960s, their church regarded North Carolina as "mission territory."

a) Mormons.

b) Southern Baptists.

c) Roman Catholics.

11. Still known for its brass bands and mass baptisms, this colorful denomination was started in Charlotte in 1926 by Bishop "Sweet Daddy" Grace.

a) Church of God in Christ.

b) United House of Prayer for all People.

c) National Baptist Congress.

12. In 2010, the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace - a 4-ton, 10-foot-tall statue carved from gemstone-quality jade - was exhibited at this local Buddhist site.

a) Liên Hoa Temple.

b) True Buddha Society.

c) Charlotte Community for Mindfulness.

13. This church, founded by immigrants, is known for its icons and for the food at its September festival.

a) Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

b) Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

c) German Church of Charlotte.

14. His name lives on at Duke Energy and Duke University, but N.C. tobacco tycoon James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) was also known as a staunch member of this denomination and a financial backer of some of its most prominent Charlotte churches.

a) Methodist.

b) Baptist.

c) Lutheran.

15. Founded by African Americans in 1796 and still devoted to education, this Christian denomination of more than 1 million members has its national corporate headquarters in Charlotte.

a) African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME).

b) National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.

c) African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AME Zion).

16. Long called "the pink cathedral," this soaring local landmark in south Charlotte is now a bustling, Bible-based church that's light taupe in color and led by easygoing Pastor John Munro, a native of Scotland.

a) Myers Park Presbyterian.

b) Calvary Church.

c) Carmel Baptist Church.

17. Besides starting the Charlotte-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Graham had a hand in launching this seminary, which has a Charlotte campus.

a) Reformed Theological Seminary.

b) Southern Evangelical Seminary.

c) Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

18. Wearing native garb from dozens of countries, local members of this religion gather in an auditorium at the NASCAR Hall of Fame to pray together on major spiritual holidays.

a) Hinduism.

b) Baha'i.

c) Islam.

19. When the Rev. Loran Livingston became pastor of this church in 1977, it had 22 members. Now its rolls total 6,000.

a) Hickory Grove Baptist Church.

b) Central Church of God.

c) Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church.

20. Internationally admired and cursed for questioning basic Christian tenets in his best-selling books, this retired Episcopal bishop grew up in Charlotte.

a) John Shelby Spong.

b) Marcus Borg.

c) Dominic Crossan.

ANSWERS: 1) b; 2) c; 3) b; 4) a; 5) c; 6) c; 7) b; 8) a; 9) a; 10) c; 11) b; 12) a; 13) b; 14) a; 15) c; 16) b; 17) c; 18) c; 19.) b; 20) a.