Q 01/05

In what year was Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, born?

A) 1640

B) 1526

C) 1583

D) 1469

Answer · why

D) 1469

He was born to Hindu Khatri parents in a village now called Nankana Sahib, and died in 1539.

Q 02/05

In which region of the Indian subcontinent did Sikhism originate at the end of the 15th century?

A) Kashmir

B) Punjab

C) Gujarat

D) Bengal

Answer · why

B) Punjab

Millions of Sikhs lived west of the 1947 partition boundary and most moved into India amid terrible violence.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many Sikhs are there worldwide?

A) 60-70 million

B) 25-30 million

C) 40-45 million

D) 100-120 million

Answer · why

B) 25-30 million

More than nine in ten live in India, with sizeable diaspora communities in North America and Britain.

Q 04/05

Before his death in 1708, Guru Gobind Singh named what as his successor, ending the line of human gurus?

A) A council at the Akal Takht

B) His eldest son

C) The Panj Piare collectively

D) The scripture itself

Answer · why

D) The scripture itself

The tenth guru named it his successor before his death in 1708, closing the line of human gurus.

Q 05/05

How many human gurus does Sikhism recognise?

A) Seven

B) Ten

C) Nine

D) Twelve

Answer · why

B) Ten

They led the faith for some 240 years until 1708, each building on the teachings of the last.