Quiz of the Day, 2013

Daily Quiz, December 31, 2013

What did King Solomon ask God for in his prayer before his ascension to his throne?

a. strength to build the Temple

b. strong armies

c. an understanding mind to govern

d. ability to discern between good and evil

e. all of the above

g. c and d

Daily Quiz, December 29, 2013

John 1:1: "In the beginning was the word...." What is the Greek word for word used here?

a.ομιλία,  omilia

b.λόγος,   logos

c.φωνή,    phone

d. λαλιά,   lalia

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Daily Quiz, December 28, 2013

Daily Quiz

The Feast of the Holy Innocents commemorates the infanticide of King Herod in the infancy narrative of Jesus. This story functions to tell the life of Jesus using a comparative story with what story in the Hebrew Scriptures.

a. the great flood killed all children on the earth

b. the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah killed all children in those cities

c. on several occasions the army of the Israel were instructed to kill all of their foes

d. Moses surviving the killing of all male Hebrew babies by the Pharaoh

e. the Passover was a preventative measure given to Israel to avoid the slaying of oldest male children by God

Daily Quiz, December 27, 2013

Some scholars do not believe that John the Apostle is the John the Divine who wrote the Book of Revelations. What is the name they use for this John?

a. John of Ephesus

b. John of Patmos

c. John of Antioch

d. John of Jerusalem

Daily Quiz, December 26, 2013

What famous apostle was present at the stoning of Stephen the Deacon?

a. Peter

b. Andrew

c. Saul of Tarsus

d. Barnabas

Daily Quiz, December 25, 2013

Which is not a Merry Christmas Greeting?

a. joyeux Noël

b. Καλα Χριστούγεννα

c. frohe Weihnachten

d. buon Natale

e. buon Natale

f. Χριστός ἀνέστη

g.God Jul

Daily Quiz, December 24, 2013

Why is Xmas used as an abbreviation of Christmas?

a. X is a cross and refers to Christ

b. X is the Greek letter Chi, the first letter in Christos (Χριστός)

c. it was invented by atheists to keep Christ out of Christmas

d. it was invented by mathematicians

Daily Quiz, December 23, 2013

In the telling of the Christmas narrative, two corresponding stories with Hebrew Scripture themes were used, the infanticides of King Herod and the Flight to Egypt. These two stories parallel the themes of what Hebrew hero?

a. Abraham

b. Isaac

c. Moses

d. David

Daily Quiz, December 22, 2013

Bishop Benson of Truro, later to become Archbishop of Canterbury Benson, devised the service of the Nine Lessons and Carols for what purpose?

a. he felt there needed to be more singing at Christmas

b. he had so many choirs at Truro and needed music slots

c. he began the service at 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve to keep the men out of the pubs

d. it began as a university tradition at Cambridge University, King's College

Daily Quiz, December 21, 2013

Which of the following is not true about Thomas, of "Doubting Thomas" Gospel fame?

a. Thomism, a prolific scholastic theology is based upon St. Thomas

b. the Mar Thoma Syrian church known in India traces its identity from Thomas who traveled to Kerala

c. There is a non-canonical Gospel of Thomas of sayings of Jesus related to "Didymus" or "Twin," a reference to Thomas

d. He is only quoted as speaking in the Gospel of John but not in the synoptic Gospels

Daily Quiz, December 20, 2013

Why would St. John the Divine, whom many churches are named after need another patronal feast date?

a. the Divine refers to the one who wrote the book of Revelations

b. scholars don't believe John the Divine and John the Evangelist are the same person

c. ambiguity in celebrating John the Divine and John the Evangelist on the same day if they were different persons

d. probably doesn't matter since the patronal feast on December 27th gets ignored in the twelve day of Christmas

e. b and c

Daily Quiz, December 19, 2013

What two images were recounted in a vision of the prophet Zechariah?

a. harp and lampstand

b. two olive trees and a ladder

c. a lampstand and two olive trees

d. a trumpet and lampstand

Daily Quiz, December 18, 2013

The architect of Trinity Church New York City and the founder of the American Association of Architects was one of America's most prolific church architects. Who was this architect?

a.Ralph Adams Cram

b.Richard Upjohn

c.Frank Lloyd Wright

d.E. Fay Jones

Daily Quiz, December 17, 2013

Zion refers to

a. Jerusalem

b. the temple area of Jerusalem

c. a mount in Jerusalem

d. a Jebusite fortress conquered by King David

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, December 16, 2013

What is the difference between "almah" and "parthenos?"

a. they both can mean the same thing

b. parthenos means virgin in Greek

c. almah means young woman in Hebrew

d. using parthenos to translate the word almah contributed to the formation of virgin birth theology of the Gospel of Matthew

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, December 15, 2013

Which is not another designation for the 3rd Sunday in Advent?

a. Rose Sunday

b. Refreshment Sunday

c. Gaudete

d. Laetare

Daily Quiz, December 14, 2013

The "Dark Night of the Soul" is a poetic metaphor for the state of deprivation in one's spiritual journey and it was coined by what Spanish mystic?

a. Ignatius Loyola

b. Teresa of Avila

c. Juan de la Cruz

d. Francis de Borja

Daily Quiz, December 13, 2013

Syracuse, the birth place of Archimedes was also the place of martyrdom for what saint?

a. Valentine

b. Bellarmine

c. Damian

d. Lucy

Daily Quiz, December 12, 2013

Juan Diego is known in church history for what?

a. being the first convert of the Spanish padres

b. receiving the vision of Our Lady of Guadalupe

c. being the Archbishop in Mexico who certified the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe

d.being canonized in 1959 by the church

Daily Quiz, December 11, 2013

"The Seven Storey Mountain," "Seeds of Contemplation," "Mystics and Zen Masters," are titles of books written by whom?

a. Thomas Keating

b. Matthew Fox

c. Robert Capon

d. Thomas Merton

Daily Quiz, December 10, 2013

Who was the principal author of the Barmen Declaration in 1934 which stated the moral imperative to oppose Adolf Hitler?

a. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

b. Karl Barth

c. Paul Tillich

d. Rudolf Bultmann

Daily Quiz, December 9, 2013

In a vision to the prophet Amos, what was the Lord holding?

a. a sword

b. a key

c. a plumb line

d. a trowel

Daily Quiz, December 8, 2013

Who was the father of John the Baptist?

a. Joachaim

b.Zecariah

c. Jonas

d. Simeon

Daily Quiz, December 7, 2013

What man was elected to be bishop before he was even baptized?

a. St. Swithin

b. St. Jerome

c. St. Ambrose

d. St. Basil

Daily Quiz, December 6, 2013

On the feast of St. Nicholas one traces one of the most developed legends of a person who at Christmas is perhaps better known and more revered than the Christ Child. This saint who received Germanic aspects of Odin, became the Dutch Sinterclaus and then Americanized as cheery propaganda to make parents and grandparents look like Christmas heroes, really derived from a 4th century bishop of what locale?

a. Palmyra

b. Antioch

c. Myra

d. Damascus

Daily Quiz, December 5, 2013

Clement of Alexandria was the mentor of what brilliant theologian who never made it to the saint calendar because his views were regarded to be heretical?

a. Tertullian

b. Marcion

c. Valentinus

d. Origen

e. Montanus

Daily Quiz, December 4, 2013

John of Damascus 760 did not

a. serve at the Caliph's court

b. have familiarity with the Qur'an

c. write in favor of the validity of icons

d. compose hymns for the the church

e. write on the Assumption of Mary

f. defend the iconoclasts

Daily Quiz, December 3, 2013

Francis Xavier co-founded which religious order?

a. The Jesuits

b. The Society of Jesus

c. The Dominicans

d. Benedictine

e. a and b

Daily Quiz, December 2, 3013

Channing Moore Williams was a missionary bishop in which two Asian countries?

a. China and Japan 

b. Korea and Viet Nam

c. China and Korea

d. Japan and Korea

Daily Quiz, December 1, 2013

Adventus is the Latin translation for the Greek word parousia. Parousia refers to what?

a. the coming of Jesus the Christ Child

b. the second coming of Christ

c. both

d. a Nativity Fast

Daily Quiz, November 30, 2013

St. Andrew is not the patron saint of which of the following countries:

a. Scotland

b. Ukraine

c. Barbados

d. Russia

e. Latvia

f. Romania

Daily Quiz, November 29, 2013

Kamehameha IV King of Hawai’i invited the Church of England to Hawai'i because

a. he was concerned about the American pressure to annex the Islands

b. he favored monarchies

c. he had visited England and like the liturgy

d. he had already translated the Book of Common Prayer and the Hymnal into Hawaiian

Daily Quiz, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving is

a. a Major Feast in the Episcopal Church

b. a national holiday but not a feast of the church

c. a feast whose Propers should be observed at the nearest Sunday

d. not an Episcopal Feast since it was founded by Pilgrims who

disapproved of the Anglican Church

Daily Quiz, November 27, 2013

The Pilgrims of American Thanksgiving fame were

a. The Scrooby group of non-conformer to the Anglican Church

b. were religious exiles who sought asylum in Holland for awhile

c. religious separatists who believed that marriage was a civil matter

d. aided by a Spanish speaking Squanto who converted to Christianity

e. all of the above

f. three of the above

g. two of the above

Daily Quiz, November 26, 2013

Which hymn was not written by Isaac Watts?

a. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

b. My Shepherd Shall Supply My Needs

c. The Old Rugged Cross

d. Joy to the World

e. O God Our Help in Ages Past

Daily Quiz, November 25, 2013

James Huntington founded what religion order in the United States?

a. Society of St. John the Evangelist

b. Order of the Holy Cross

c. The Cowley Fathers

d. Community of the Holy Spirit

Daily Quiz, November 24, 2013

The Feast of Christ the King

a. has been observed on various Sundays

b. is referred to as the Sunday of Doom in the Swedish Church

c. was moved to the Sunday before Advent to emphasize the eschatological aspect

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, November 23, 2013

Which Pope wrote a letter to the church at Corinth that had for a while and in some places the status of canonical Scripture?

a. Peter

b. Linus

c. Clement I

d. Titus

Daily Quiz, November 22, 2013

Who is the patron saint of musicians?

a. St. Arche

b. St. Meletē

c. St. Cecilia

d. St. Asaph

Daily Quiz, November 21, 2013

A philologist named Ransom traveled to the planet Perelandra in the science fiction of what Christian apologist?

a. J.R.R. Tolkien

b. Charles William

c. G.K. Chesterton

d. C.S. Lewis

Daily Quiz, November 20, 22013

What Christian king in England fought to resist the invasion of the Vikings and died doing so?

a. Edward I

b. Henry III

c. Richard the Lionheart

d. Edmund

Daily Quiz, November 19, 2013

Which Elizabeth is known as the Mother of Health Care?

a. Elizabeth I

b. Elizabeth II

c. Elizabeth of Hungary

d. Elizabeth Taylor

Daily Quiz, November 18, 2013

Why could the Council or Synod of Whitby in 664 hosted by St. Hilda be considered a "hair summit?"

a. hair cut style for monks was determined

b. it was agreed to conform to the Roman tonsure

c. it was agreed to conform to the Celtic tonsure

d. it was agreed to conform to the oriental tonsure

e. it was agreed that male pattern baldness was more like a celtic tonsure

f. a and b

g. a and c

Daily Quiz, November 17, 2013

From what book in the Hebrew Scriptures would one find the account of events which originated Hanukkah?

a. Daniel

b. The Psalms

c. Maccabees

d. none

Daily Quiz, November 16, 2013

Which Queen of Scotland has made it to our calendar of saints for her works of charity?

a. Mary I

b. Mary II

c. Anne

d. Margaret

Daily Quiz, November 15, 2013

Which of the following were prominent preachers in the Great Awakenings that occurred in England and the United States?

a. Francis Asbury and George Whitefield

b. Billy Sunday and D.L. Moody

c. Billy Graham and Oral Roberts

d. Jonathan Edwards and John Bunyan

Daily Quiz, November 14, 2013

Why did the first American Book of Common Prayer not use the Eucharistic Prayer of the English Book of Common Prayer of 1662, the Book used before and during the Revolution?

a. revolt against the Monarch included ecclesiastical revolt

b. the 1662 Book required prayers for the Monarch

c. since the Scottish Church ordained Samuel Seabury, our first American bishop, the Americans agreed to use the Scottish Eucharistic prayer

d.the American church wanted to separate from the "Tory" traitors in the former colonies

Daily Quiz, November 13, 2013

Which Jewish observance involves building tents to remind Jews of their journey in the wilderness to the Promised Land?

a. Yom Kippur

b. Passover

c. Succoth/ Sukkot

d. Hanukkah

e. Purim

Daily Quiz, November 12, 2013

Charles Simeon was involved in the formation of what Anglican Church organization?

a. Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge (SPCK)

b. Church Missionary Society (CMS)

c. Order of the Holy Cross

d. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG)

Daily Quiz, November 11, 2013

Which is not true of St. Martin of Tours?

a. he was a Roman soldier

b. he was a conscientious objector

c. his fame rest partly due to his shrine being a stopping place for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Spain

d. he was French

Daily Quiz, November 10, 2013

What was practice of levirate marriage in the Mosaic law?

a. marriage of first cousins

b. arranged marriages between certain families

c. required the marriage of a childless widow to her brother-in-law

d. a variety of polygamy

Daily Quiz, November 9, 2013

Ezra, Nehemiah and Zerubbabel are known for what in Jewish history?

a. writers of various Psalms

b. leaders in post-exile rebuild of the Temple

c. prophets before the exile

d. they were Persian Jews

Daily Quiz, November 8, 2013

Why was John the Baptist arrested and put into jail?

a. the Romans thought he was an insurrectionist

b. he offended the religious establishment

c. he criticized the adultery of Herod

d. he urged people to disobey the religious authorities

Daily Quiz, November 7, 2013

St. Willibrord was Archbishop of Frisia which is part of what country now?

a. Norway

b. Germany

c. Holland/The Netherlands

d. Scotland

e. Flanders

Daily Quiz, November 6, 2013

Temple, Fisher, Ramsey, Coggan, Runcie, Carey, Williams and Welby: Who are they?

a. football teammates of the late George Best

b. most recent inhabitants of the chair of Augustine in Canterbury

c. famous English clerics

d. residents of Lambeth Palace

e. all of the above

f. b,c, and d

g. b and d

Daily Quiz, November 5, 2013

Why are Sanballat and Tobiah notorious in Jewish history?

a. they helped Aaron construct the golden calf

b. they were Philistines who opposed David

c. they tried to obstruct in rebuilding the Temple

d. they were prophets of Baal

Daily Quiz, November 4, 2013

If Aquinas is foundational theologian for Roman Catholicism, Luther for the Lutherans and Calvin for the Presbyterian, who would most likely be the Anglican foundational theologian?

a. Thomas Cranmer

b. Charles Gore

c. F.D. Maurice

d. William Temple

e. Richard Hooker

f. J.K. Rowling

Daily Quiz, November 3, 2013

Zacchaeus was known for what?

a. being short in stature

b. climbing a tree to see Jesus

c. thought by some to be replacement disciple Matthias

d. thought by some to be St. Amadour

e. being a publican

f. being a tax collector for the Roman government

g. a, b, e, f,

h. a through f

Daily Quiz, November 2, 2013

What is the past difference between the Anglican celebration of All Souls' Day and the Roman Catholic celebration of the same?

a. Roman Catholic belief in Purgatory

b. Roman Catholic belief in the efficacy of a Requiem Mass to advance the state of souls in Purgatory toward the beatific vision

c. Roman Catholic belief in the intercessions of faithful departed saints

d. a and b

e. a, b, and c

Daily Quiz, November 1, 2013

In the tradition of their coming to be a feast of All Saints on November 1st, an earlier festival coincided with the dedication of the Pantheon in Rome as what church?

a. St. Peter's Basilica

b. Santa Maria Maggiore

c. St. Mary's and all Martyrs

d. Basilica of St. John Lateran

Daily Quiz, October 31, 2013

Why is October 31st observed more as Reformation Day than as Halloween in some churches?

a. Luther wanted to replace All Saints' Day

b. Luther went trick or treating at the Wittenburg Castle Church

c. Luther supposedly nailed the 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Castle Church door on this day

d. Halloween is more of an Anglican thing for recovering "Fluid Druids"

Daily Quiz, October 30, 2013

John Wyclif (Wycliffe) was a 14th century scholar and translator of the Bible from Latin into English. His followers were called

a. Dissenters

b. Lollards

c. Dunkards

d. Minorites

Daily Quiz, October 29, 2013

What Bishop died with others in Uganda in 1885 and is remembered as a martyr on October 29th?

a. David Livingstone

b. Adniram Judson

c. James Hannington

d. Andrew Kaggwa

e. Matthias Kalemba

Daily Quiz, October 28, 2013

St. Jude is the Patron Saint of what?

a. lost causes

b. impossible situations

c. the Chicago Police Department

d. a Children's Research Hospital

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, October 27, 2013

Darius and Cyrus were kings in what Empire?

a. Medes and Persians

b. Babylonian

c. Parthian

d. Assyrian

e. Hittite

Daily Quiz, October 26, 2013

Which English monarch is the only monarch to have "the Great" added to his/her name?

a. Elizabeth I

b. Alfred

c. Edward I

d. James I

e. Henry VIII

f. Victoria

Daily Quiz, October 25, 2013

St. Thomas Aquinas wrote his vast theological construct using what Greek philosopher as his inspiration?

a. Plato

b. Socrates

c. Aristotle

d. Diogenes

Daily Quiz, October 24, 2013

When Prince George was baptized on Wednesday, from where did they get the water for the baptism?

a. The Chapel sacristy of St. James Palace

b. The Jordan River

c. The Thames River

d. The Pool of Siloam

Daily Quiz, October 23, 2013

St. James the Just of Jerusalem had what other association in his life?

a. one of the 12 disciples of Jesus

b. journeyed with St Paul

c. brother of Jesus

d. brother of John, son of Zebedee

Daily Quiz, October 22, 2013

The title of the Psalms have been assigned from their first word in their Latin translation. Which Psalm is know as "Venite?"

a. 100

b. 95

c. 23

d.19

Daily Quiz, October 21, 2013

Daily Quiz

Memphis is an ancient city in what country?

a. Jordan

b.Syria

c. Israel

d. Egypt

Daily Quiz, October 20, 2013

Which of the following musical instruments are not mentioned in the Psalms?

a. harp

b. lyre

c. cymbals

d. pipe

e. lute

Daily Quiz, October 19, 2013

What Anglican missionary translated the Bible into Persian and Hindi?

a. Richard Burton

b. Max Müller

c. Henry Martyn

d. E.G. Browne

e. Lord Curzon

Daily Quiz, October 18, 2013

Luke, who was a traveling companion of the Apostle Paul and is thought to be the author of the Luke and Acts in the New Testament was a member of what profession?

a. tent maker

b. physician

c. teacher

d. rhetorician

Daily Quiz, October 17, 2013

What Church Father before the Council of Nicaea has left us writings about the role of the "monarchial episcopate" = the authority of one bishop in a geographical area?

a. Ignatius of Antioch

b. Clement of Alexandria

c. Justin Martyr

d. Cyril of Alexandria

Daily Quiz, October 16, 2013

When church and state are not separated those who lose the favor of the State can be persecuted or killed. Under what monarch was Latimer, Ridley and Archbishop Cranmer, chief writer of the Book of Common Prayer, burnt at the stake?

a. King Henry VIII

b. Edward VI

c. Mary I

d. Elizabeth I

Daily Quiz, October 15, 2013

Who is the woman saint of the 16th century who survived the Inquisition, got published and became a Doctor of the Church?

a. Hildegard of Bingen

b. Thérèse of Lisieux

c. Teresa of Avila

d. Bernadette of Lourdes

Daily Quiz, October 14, 2013

What Bishop of Shanghai translated the Bible into Mandarin and Wenli while suffering paralysis allowing him to type with one finger?

a. Hudson Taylor

b. Jonathan Goforth

c. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky

d. Robert de Nobili

Daily Quiz, October 13, 2013

How many Episcopal Dioceses are in the State of California?

a. Four

b. Five

c. Six

d. Seven

Daily Quiz, October 12, 2013

What does The Episcopal Church have instead of an archbishop?

a. a Patriarch 

b. a Convener

c. a Presiding Bishop

d. a Metropolitan

Daily Quiz, October 11, 2013

Philip, the deacon, is best known for

a. being one of the 12 disciples of Jesus

b. being present at the multiplication of loaves and fish

c. baptizing an Ethiopian eunuch

d. loving horses

Daily Quiz, October 10, 2013

What was the name of the prophetess who prophesied about King Josiah?

a. Deborah

b. Michal

c. Huldah

d. Judith

Daily Quiz, October 9, 2013

What were the Josiah Reforms?

a. recovery of the Torah by a young king of Judah

b. the removal of "pagan" priests

c. promotion of exclusive worship of Yahweh

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, October 8, 2013

 

Which churches do not require the presence of a bishop for confirmation?

a. Roman Catholic

b. The Episcopal Church

c. The Lutheran Church

d. The Orthodox Churches

e. a and b

d. c and d

Daily Quiz, October 7, 2013

St. John's has a lychgate. What is a lychgate?

a. covered gate for receiving a body for church yard burials

b. from Old English "lic" meaning corpse

c. ornamental gates for English gardens

d. entry gates influence by Japanese gates

e. a and b

f. c and d

Daily Quiz, October 6, 2013

Biblical homeopathy: What was applied to heal King Hezekiah's boil?

a. a garlic poultice

b. a garlic necklace

c. a lump of figs

d. a balm from Gilead

Daily Quiz, October 5, 2013

Which saint was declared to be the official patron saint of ecology?

a. John the Baptist

b. Francis of Assisi

c. Hildegard of Bingen

d. Teresa of Avila

Daily Quiz, October 4, 2013

Order of Friar Minor is for what monastic order and what does it mean?

a. Dominican-Lesser Fraternity

b. Augustinian-Little brother

c. Franciscan-lesser brother

d. Benedictine-younger or novice brother

Daily Quiz, October 3, 2013

Which saint was nicknamed "the Frenchman" by his father?

a. St. Bernard

b. St. Dominic

c. St. Francis

d. St. Ignatius

Daily Quiz, October 2, 2013

Which of the following was not an Empire that at some point over ran Israel in its history?

a. Assyrian

b. Babylonian

c. Persian

d. Greek

e. Roman

f. Hittite

Daily Quiz, October 1, 2013

Which saint is known for the conversion of King Clovis of the Franks who was baptized in 496?

a. Valentine

b. Wilfstan

c. Remigius

d. Boniface

Daily Quiz, September 30, 2013

St. Michael was of which rank in the choir of angels?

 a. Seraphim

 b. Cherubim

 c. Thrones or Ophanim

 d. Second Sphere

 e. Dominions

 f. Virtues

 g. Powers or Authorities

 h. Principalities or Rulers

 i. Archangels

 j. Angels

Daily Quiz, September 29, 2013

Which of the following is not an angel who is mentioned by name in the Bible?

a. Uriel

b. Gabriel

c. Raphael

d. Malchior

e Michael

Daily Quiz, September 28, 2013

The names Rolle, Kempe and Hilton have what in common in church history?

a. founded Medieval hostels (Hilton hotel forerunners)

b. all were Medieval mystics

c. all were Medieval bishops

d. all were Medieval monks

Daily Quiz, September 27, 2013

Who is the patron saint of charitable causes?

a. St. Francis of Assisi

b. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

c. St. Vincent de Paul

d. St. Clare of Assisi

Daily Quiz, September 26, 2013

Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester was known for what?

a. interest in the Holy Grail myth because of his name

b. being well liked by King James I

c. being one of the translators of the King James Bible

d. his belief in Anglicanism as a valid representative of catholicity

e. all of the above

f. b,c,

g.b,c,d,

Daily Quiz, September 25, 2013

The Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius was formed for what purpose?

a. to provide haven for Russian students in England after the Russian revolution

b. to promote discussion between Anglican and Orthodox Christians

c. to introduce Orthodox monasticism to England

d. to promote the Russian Orthodox Church in England

Daily Quiz, September 24, 2013

What was the symbolic meaning of leaven in the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. a sourdough like culture from previous batch of bread

b. sin

c. defilement

d. corruption

e. all of the above

d. b, c, and d

Daily Quiz, September 23, 2013

What General from Aram came to Elisha to be healed of his leprosy?

a. Shamshi

b. Arik

c. Naaman

d. Sargon

Daily Quiz, September 22, 2013

Who was the man who went to greet Saul after his miraculous vision of Christ?

a. Barnabas

b. Silvas

c. Ananias

d. Cornelius

Daily Quiz, September 21, 2013

Matthew the Apostles is believed to be a tax collector (publican) called by Jesus who was named

a. Jonas

b. Nathaniel

c. Levi

d. Didymus

Daily Quiz, September 20, 2013

Adiaphora ἀδιάφορα, in theological debates refers to

a. the Eucharist prayer

b. non-essentials to the faith, like diet

c. free will and determinism

d. reception of Holy Communion

Daily Quiz, September 19, 2013

In Anglican Church history the piety (worship style) of The Oxford Movement is characterized as

a. Low Church

b. Broad Church

c. Evangelical

d. High Church

Daily Quiz, September 18, 2013

Of the 12 Disciples which four were fishermen?

a. Matthew, Judas, Bartholomew and Peter

b. Peter, Andrew, Thaddaeus and James son of Alphaeus

c. Peter, Andrew, James and John, sons of Zebedee

d. Thomas, Philip, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot

Daily Quiz, September 17, 2015

Along with canonization the Roman Catholic Church can designate a saint as a "Doctor" of the church whose writings can be used for teaching. Who of the following is not one of the four women "Doctors" of the church?

a. Catherine of Siena

b. Teresa of Avila

c. Saint Térèse of Lisieux

d. Hildegard of Bingen

e. Julian of Norwich

Daily Quiz, September 16, 2013

Who was the saint known as the missionary to the Southern Picts in Scotland?

a. Patrick

b. Columba

c. Ninian

d. Aidan

Daily Quiz, September 15, 2013

The successor to the prophet Elijah was

a. Jeremiah

b. Obediah

c. Hosea

d. Elisha

Daily Quiz, September 14, 2015

On Holy Cross Day, September 14, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was finished and a relic of the true cross was brought there under what Emperor?

a. Constantine

b. Helena

c. Julian

d. Constantius I

Daily Quiz, September 13, 2013

Who was the famous "golden mouth" preacher at the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople?

a. Basel the Great

b. Gregory of Nyssa

c. John Chyrsostom

d. Gregory of Nazianzus

Daily Quiz, September 12, 2013

Why did Holy Confirmation become a sacrament?

a. there needed to be seven sacraments

b. infant baptism became the norm in practice

c. it distinguished the role of bishops

d. it mimics the bar/bat mitzvah maturational rite for Jews

Daily Quiz, September 11, 2013

Which prophet confronted Ahab the King of Israel?

a. Jeremiah

b. Elisha

c. Elijah

d. Nathan

Daily Quiz, September 10, 2013

The wife of King Ahab of Israel was

a. Lilith

b. Tamar

c. Jezebel

d. Gomer

Daily Quiz, September 9, 2013

Constance and her Companions known as Martyrs of Memphis derive from

a. Memphis Egypt from the 4th Century

b. Memphis, TN

c. heroic service of nuns in Memphis during Yellow Fever Outbreak

d. 38 persons dying of Yellow Fever in heroic service

e. b, d, and d

Daily Quiz, September 8, 2013

After Solomon died his kingdom divided between two leaders. What were the kingdoms?

a. Israel and Judah

b. Israel and Moab

c. Judah and Samaria

d. Jerusalem and Israel

 

Daily Quiz, September 7, 2013

French Protestants who were influenced by Jean Calvin were called

a. Reformed Church of France

b. Hussites

c. Huguenots

d. Église Évangélique Luthérienne

Daily Quiz, September 6, 2013

Which of the following is a lost book that is referred to in the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. Judith

b. Ecclesiasticus

c. Acts of Solomon

d. Tobit

Daily Quiz, September 5, 2013

Daily Quiz

King Solomon was known for his wisdom and for his theological diversity. He had foreign wives and foreign gods and goddesses among whom were:

a. Zeus

b. Astarte

c. Molech

d. Chemesh

e. Adonai

f. four of the above

g. all of the above

Daily Quiz, September 4, 2013

What Episcopal Bishop was pressured to resign for his opposition to World War I and war in general?

a. Paul Jones

b. Henry T. Moore

c. Edward Campeon Acheson

d. Paul Matthews

Daily Quiz, September 3, 2013

The vow to respect the dignity of every human being is found where in the Book of Common Prayer?

a. Marriage vows

b. The Apostles Creed

c. The baptismal covenant

d. Reconciliation of a Penitent

Daily Quiz, September 2, 2013

What does the Book of Common Prayer offer for the observance of Labor Day?

a. a prayer for patience during heavy traffic

b. a lesser feast designation on the church calendar

c. a collect For Labor Day

d. a collect For Vocation in Daily Work

e. a prayer entitled For the Unemployed

d. b,c,d,e

e. c,d,e

Daily Quiz, September 1, 2013

Why do we not have Episcopal Churches in the United States called abbeys?

a. The Episcopal Church does not have monastic orders

b. The U.S. colonies did not permit them

c. A church not is not an abbey as it refers to the monastic campus

d. Churches such as Westminster Abbey do not function as monastic communities but retained the names because of their former status

Daily Quiz, August 31, 2013

Aidan is associated with what monastic community?

a. Iona

b. Lindesfarne

c. Armagh

d. Whitby

Daily Quiz, August 30, 2013

Who built the first Temple in Jerusalem?

a. King David

b. King Saul

c. King Solomon

d. Moses

Daily Quiz, August 29, 2013

Who wrote the famous devotional allegory "The Pilgrim's Progress?"

a. William Law

b. George Herbert

c. John Bunyan

d. John Milton

Daily Quiz, August 28, 2013

Who wrote "The Confessions" and "The City of God?"

a. Augustine of Canterbury

b. St. Jerome

c. Origen

d. Augustine of Hippo

Daily Quiz, August 27, 2013

A hagiography is

a. a writing about the prophets

b. biography of the saints

c. study of holy objects

d. a liturgical book of the saints

Daily Quiz, August 26, 2013

Why do we use both hallelujah and alleluia for a word of praise?

a. Hallelujah is a English transliteration of the Greek word of praise

b. Alleluia is the translation of the Hebrew word of praise

c. Hallelujah is the transliteration in English of a Hebrew word of praise

d. Alleluia is an English transliteration of a Greek transliteration of a Hebrew word of praise

e. c and d

Daily Quiz, August 25, 2013

Who said, "Surely the Lord is in this place and I did not know it! ...., How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven?"

a. Abraham

b. Paul

c. Jacob

d. Elijah

e. Moses

Daily Quiz, August 24, 2013

Bartholomew is believed to be a disciple with another name.  What is that name?

a. Thaddaeus

b. Nathaniel

c. Simon the Zealot

d. Andrew

Daily Quiz, August 23, 2013

In Anglican history who were the Caroline Divines?

a. Scholars under the patronage of Princess Caroline

b. Certain clergy and theologians in the reigns of the Charles I and II

c. Certain clergy and theologians during the time of Oliver Cromwell

d. b and c

Daily Quiz, August 22, 2013

Absalom, son of King David, who was in open revolt again David was known for what physical feature which was also a cause of his death?

a. Poor eyesight

b. Lame leg

c. Thick full head of hair

d. Great physical strength

Daily Quiz, August 21, 2013

Blaise Pascal has a wager found in his writing Pensées.  What is that wager?

a. The victory of the French in battle

b. On the existence of God

c. On mathematical tautologies

d. On the uncertainty of God

Daily Quiz, August 20, 2013

Bernard of Clairvaux was known for founding a Cistercian abbey and for his spiritual writings. What else was he known for?

a. persuading the church regarding a papal candidate

b. accepting a papal commission to preach for the Second Crusade

c. challenged heretics in Southern France

d. eschewing all participation in politics

e. a, b, and c

Daily Quiz, August 19, 2013

What is a curate?

a. Docent at a museum

b. Assistant clergy in a parish

c. A parish priest, from "cure (care) of souls" fr. cura

d. all of the above

e. b and c

Daily Quiz, August 18, 2013

The ancient church in Egypt is called what?

a. The Maronite Church

b. Byzantine Catholic

c. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

d. Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Daily Quiz, August 17, 2013

Dr. Samuel Johnson, was a rector of one of the first Anglican parishes in the 13 colonies, in Stratford, CT. He went on to be the first president of King's College. King's College today is known as

a. Harvard University

b. Hobart College

c. Columbia University

d. William and Mary

Daily Quiz, August 16, 2013

The Mount of Olives, an ancient biblical site near Jerusalem was a place used for what?

a. a chalk hill used for construction material

b. mainly orchards of olive trees

c. a place of burial, a necropolis

d. the landing pad for a future Son of Man

Daily Quiz, August 15, 2013

What is the Dormition of the Theotokos?

a. The Assumption of Mary in Eastern Orthodoxy

b. The apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary

c. The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

d. The Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Daily Quiz, August 14, 2013

The greatly idealized King David had a son who tried to overthrow his reign? Who was his rebellious son?

a. Solomon

b. Nathan

c. Absolam

d. Elisha

e. Amnon

Daily Quiz, August 13, 2013

Who in English Church history was sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of the Divines?"

a. William Laud

b. John Donne

c. Jeremy Taylor

d. George Herbert

Daily Quiz, August 12, 2013

Today, August 12th is a special day for all nurses on the Episcopal Calendar of saints. Why?

a. Clara Barton Day

b. Florence Nightingale Day

c. Dorothea Dix Day

d. Mayo Brothers Day

Daily Quiz, August 11, 2013

Why did Abram's name get changed to Abraham in the biblical story?

a. It was a scribal copying error

b. There were different editors at different times in relating the story

c. The suffix was added in a revelation when it neared time for Abram to have a son, and become a "father of many nations."

d. It was the custom to change one's name when one had one's first son

Daily Quiz, August 10, 2013

Why is the symbol of St. Laurence or Lawrence a gridiron?

a. He was a blacksmith by trade

b. He was the cook in his monastic community

c. He was burned to death on a gridiron at his martyrdom, and legend has it he said at one point, "I'm well-done, turn me over."

d. He aspired early on to be the patron of cooks and chefs

Daily Quiz, August 9, 2013

Who was the prophet who confronted King David about his sin by telling a parable?

a. Jeremiah

b. Nathan

c. Elijah

d. Samuel

Daily Quiz, August 8, 2013

A priest or religious with the abbreviation of O.P. (order of preachers) after their name belongs to what religious order?

a. Franciscan

b. Benedictine

c. Dominican

d. Cistercian

Daily Quiz, August 7, 2013

Why did Paul re-baptize the man Apollos?

a. He had been baptized at a Roman temple

b. He had received a Jewish proselyte baptism

c. He had received a baptism in the community of John the Baptist

d. He had first baptized himself

Daily Quiz, August 6, 2013

August 6th is the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord. What event in the Hebrew Scriptures was used as the template for the telling of the Transfiguration event in the Gospels?

a. Elijah confronting the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel

b. Elijah alone in the mountain cave and hearing the still small voice

c. Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai

c. Moses receiving a view of the Promised Land from Mount Nebo

Daily Quiz, August 5, 2013

What artist who is on the Episcopal Calendar of saints crafted the most famous picture in the world of "praying hands?"

a. Rembrandt

b. Albrecht Dürer

c. Michaelangelo

d. Leonado da Vinci

Daily Quiz, August 4, 2013

The idiom "a little birdie told me" comes from which book in the Bible?

a. The Psalms

b. Proverbs

c. Ecclesiasticus

d. Ecclesiastes

Daily Quiz, August 3, 2013

The famous "born again" discourse was between Jesus and what member of the Pharisee school of Judaism?

a. Joseph of Arimathea

b. Simon the Pharisee

c. Rabbi Gamaliel

d. Saul of Tarsus

e. Nicodemus

Daily Quiz, August 2, 2013

Marantha, Talitha kum, Boanerges and Ephphata are

a. cities and villages mentioned in the New Testament

b. Hebrew phrases in the Greek New Testament

c. Aramaic phrases rendered in the Greek New Testament

d. Latin phrases rendered in the Greek New Testament

Daily Quiz, August 1, 2013

Joseph of Arimathea donated his tomb for the burial of Jesus. What is the difference between a tomb and an ossuary?

a. poorer people were buried in ossuaries

b. it was a matter of burial custom

c. ossuaries were used where there were no caves

d. tombs were for bodies in first phase of deposition; the skeletal remains were put in ossuaries for their final resting place

Daily Quiz, July 31, 2013

The founder of the Society of Jesus, otherwise known as the Jesuits was

a. Ignatius of Loyola

b. Francis Xavier

c. Peter Faber

d. All of the above were co-founders

Daily Quiz, July 30, 2013

William Wilberforce is known for

a. Slavery Abolition Act

b. achieving the end of slave trade in the British Empire

c. Christian social action

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, July 29, 2013

Today is the feast of Mary and Martha of Bethany. They had a brother Lazarus but this brother is only mentioned in which Gospel?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Daily Quiz, July 28, 2013

Why does one version of the Lord's Prayer use the words forgive us our debts and not forgive us our trespasses?

a. same Greek words translated differently

b. in Matthew's Gospel the word debt is used

c. in Luke's Gospel the word for trespass or sin is used

d. debtor was used because of lyrics to the famous song

Daily Quiz, July 27, 2013

How did King Saul die and what was the mode of interment?

a. old age-buried in a grave

b. suicide-cremation

c. fatally wounded in battle-buried in grave

d. beheaded-exposure

Daily Quiz, July 26, 2013

The San Joaquin Valley and River were named after a person in what relation to Jesus?

a. Uncle

b. Priest in the Temple

c. Maternal Grandfather

d. Great uncle

Daily Quiz, July 25, 2013

Which James was not on the list of the 12 disciples?

a. James, son of Zebedee

b. James, brother of our Lord

c. James, son of Alphaeus

d. Santiago de Compostela

Daily Quiz, July 24, 2013

Who wrote the devotional classic "The Imitation of Christ?"

a. Jakob Böhme

b. Thomas Traherne

c. John of Ruysbroeck

d. Thomas à Kempis

Daily Quiz, July 23, 2013

To whom was Abigail married?

a. Nabal

b. Jonathan

c. David

d. All of the above

e. Two of the above

Daily Quiz, July 22, 2013

If we rely on the Gospel accounts and not Dan Brown, what is not in the Gospel accounts regarding the life of Mary Magdalene?

a. she had a resurrection appearance of Jesus

b. she was a repentant prostitute

c. she had demons cast out of her

d. she was the spouse of Jesus

e. she was at the crucifixion of Jesus

f. b and d

g. b, c, and d

Daily Quiz, July 21, 2013

What is an ephod?

a. a Hebrew unit of measure

b. a monetary unit, portion of a sheckel

c. a priestly or sacred vestment

d. a meal offering

Daily Quiz, July 20, 2013

Sojourner Truth is

a. a travel journal

b. a woman born Isabella Baumfree

c. an African-American abolitionist

d. recruiter of Black soldiers for the Civil War

e. 2 of the above

f. 3 of the above

Daily Quiz, July 19, 2013

Who was the major influence in the most famous Cappadocian family of saints?

a. St. Macrina the Younger

b. St. John Chrysostom

c. St. Gregory Nazianzus

d. St. Macrina the Elder

Daily Quiz, July 18, 2013

Who succeeded Saul as King of Israel?

a. David in Judah

b. Ish-bosheth in Israel

c. Saul's son Jonathan

d. a and b

Daily Quiz, July 17, 2013

Who was the first Episcopal Bishop in California?

a. James Pike

b. Karl M. Block

c. Edward L. Parsons

d. William Ingraham Kip

Daily Quiz, July 16, 2013

Who was King David's best friend who it is said loved David as his own soul?

a. Samuel

b. Saul's son Jonathan

c. Abner

d. Absalom

Daily Quiz, July 15, 2013

Why was the notion of a "Good" Samaritan ironic in the time of Jesus?

a. ancient disputes divided Jews and Samaritans

b. Jews believed that Samaritans were Israelites who had married foreigners

c. Jews believed that the Samaritans had a false religion

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, July 14, 2013

Who was the Good Samaritan?

a. a disciple of Jesus

b. a person who lived in Samaria known by Jesus

c. a character in a parable of Jesus

d. a care giver for whom many hospitals have been named

Daily Quiz, July 13, 2013

Who were the sons of Zebedee?

a. Peter and Andrew

b. James and John

c. Boanerges

d. Nathaniel and Thaddeus

e. b and c

Daily Quiz, July 12, 2013

King David as a shepherd boy became famous for killing the great giant Goliath. Where was Goliath from?

a. Philistia

b. Philistine

c. Gath

d. Jericho

Daily Quiz, July 11, 2013

Many regard the founder of Western monasticism to be

a. St. Francis of Assisi

b. St. Antony

c. St. Bernard of Clairvaux

d. St. Benedict of Nursia

Daily Quiz, July 10, 2013

Shammah, Abinadab and Eliab were

a. the three Hebrew young men from the book of Daniel

b. three spies sent by Moses to the land of Canaan

c. David's three older brothers

d. Jesse's sons by his wife Ruth

e. two of the above

Daily Quiz, July 9, 2013

Tetragrammaton in Greek means "four letters." It's religious significance is

a. a reference to four Hebrew letters: יהוה

b. the unspeakable holy name of God for the Jews

c. the Non-Jews presumption to speak God's name as Yahweh

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, July 8, 2013

The authoritative text of the Hebrew Scriptures which includes the vocalization of the vowel sounds attending the Hebrew consonants is called

a. The Torah

b. The Penteteuch

c. The Masoretic Text

d. The Septuagint

Daily Quiz, July 7, 2013

Casting lots divination is found in the Hebrew Scriptures involving two stones from the high priest's vestment. They had names long before "pet rocks." What were they called?

a. Urim and Thummim

b. Adam and Eve

c. Sinai and Nebo

d. Yoma and Sifre

Daily Quiz, July 6, 2013

"Truth will Conquer" is the motto of the Czech Republic. It derives from a famous Czech martyr. Who was this martyr?

a. One of the Prague Martyrs

b. St. Vitus

c. Jan Hus

d. Saint Wenceslaus

Daily Quiz, July 5, 2013

Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchishua, Ish-bosheth, Merab and Michal were:

a. sons of King Saul

b. brothers of King David

c. cousins of King David

d. children of King Saul

e. two of the above

Daily Quiz, July 4, 2013

In what way did The Episcopal Church conform itself to the American situation after the American Revolution?

a. Decided not to have bishops for a few years

b. Adopted a bicameral polity fostering democracy within the church

c. Excommunicated all Tory clergy and congregations

d. Insisted that The Episcopal Church be the official State Church of America

Daily Quiz, July 3, 2013

What is "simony" and from where did it derive?

a. denying Christ as when Simon Peter denied Jesus

b. confessing Jesus as the Messiah as Simon Peter did

c. selling church offices/positions as from Simon Magus who wanted to pay John and Peter to receive their power

d. requirement for Christians to maintain Jewish customs as in the disagreement between Simon Peter and Paul

Daily Quiz, July 2, 2013

Who was the rabbi who approved of the stoning of Stephen the deacon?

a. Schlomo

b. Hillel

c. Gamaliel

d. Saul

Daily Quiz, July 1, 2013

Harriet Beecher Stowe is on the Episcopal Calendar of saints for July 1st. What book did she write?

a. The Man that Was a Thing

b. Life Among the Lowly

c. Uncle Tom's Cabin

d. All of the above

Daily Quiz, June 30, 2013

Saul became the chosen first King of Israel when

a. his birth line became known to the religious authorities

b. he went through a contest of strength with other candidates

c. he slew Philistines with the jaw bone of an ass

d. he lost his donkeys and asked the holy man Samuel for help in finding them

Daily Quiz, June 29, 2013

Which two saints have individual saints days and also share a day together on the calendar of saints?

a. Mary and Joseph

b. Stephen and Paul

c. James and John

d. Peter and Paul

Daily Quiz, June 28, 2013

Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon provides for us  what important issue in the history of the making of the Bible?

a. The selection of the Old Testament books

b. The insistence on the Book of Revelation in the canon

c. The limiting of the canon to the four Gospels

d. The inclusion of the Gospel of Thomas in the New Testament

Daily Quiz, June 27, 2013

Who is quoted as saying about Israel, " they have rejected me from being king over them."

a. Samuel

b. Voice of God to Samuel

c. King David

d. King Saul

Daily Quiz, June 26, 2013

Ebenezer was originally the name of

a. Dickens's Scrooge

b. a city in Palestine

c. a stone

d. a river in Israel

Daily Quiz, June 25, 2013

What is the Rabbi Gamaliel principle?

a. If the Jesus Movement is of God, you won't be able to overthrow it.

b. Put out the fire before it multiplies

c. When interpreting the Torah, seek seven views

d. Movements come and go; so will the Jesus Movement

Daily Quiz, June 24, 2013

Although all four canonical Gospels record the ministry of John the Baptist, only one of the Gospel's has his infancy story. Which Gospel?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Daily Quiz, June 23, 2013

Eli, priest and judge in Shiloh, saw Israel lose in battle to the Philistines. Eli's daughter-in-law, wife of his corrupt son Phinehas, named her child, "The glory has departed Israel" or

a. Jethro

b. Ichabod

c. Ebenezer

d. Mephibosheth

Daily Quiz, June 22, 2013

Who was the first Christian martyr in Great Britain?

a. Thomas Becket

b. Alban

c. King Edward

d. St. George

Daily Quiz, June 21, 2013

St. Paul wrote a letter to Philemon asking him to take back a his runaway slave who had become a brother in the Christian faith. What was the name of the slave?

a. Tychicus

b. Trophimus

c. Onesimus

d. Epaphras

Daily Quiz, June 20, 2013

Who were the sons of Eli the priest?

a. Hophni and Phinehas

b. Ichabod and Saul

c. Gomer and Obed

d. Aaron and Boaz

Daily Quiz, June 19, 2013

Samuel as a boy served the priest Eli in what location?

a. Jerusalem, at the Temple

b. Shiloh where the ark of the covenant was located

c. Beth-el, meaning house of God

d. Mount Sinai Shrine, where the law was given

Daily Quiz, June 18, 2013

Hannah's son Samuel, as a child was given to serve God under what priest?

a. Aaron

b. Phineas

c. Eli

d. Asaph

Daily Quiz, June 17, 2013

Who was the mother of the famous Judge Samuel who anointed the first kings of Israel?

a. Hannah

b. Ruth

c. Orpah

d. Judith

e. Gomer

Daily Quiz, June 16, 2013

Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby met in Rome on June 14th. They cited differences on what issues?

a. Women's ordination

b. Gay and Lesbian persons recognition/inclusion in the church

c. Anglican Ordinariate, which allows Anglican priests to be received into the Roman Catholic Church as priests, even if married

d. Social justice and helping the poor.

e. two of the above

f. three of the above

Daily Quiz, June 15, 2013

Who was the first woman to lecture (officially) the clergy of the Church of England and the first woman to officially conduct spiritual retreats for the Church of England?

a. Dame Julian of Norwich

b. Dorothy Sayers

c. Evelyn Underhill

d. Emma Crawford

Daily Quiz, June 14, 2013

Basil the Great of Caesarea came from a very "religious" family. How many of his siblings were also regarded to be "saints."

a. 1-Gregory of Nyssa

b. 2-Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina

c. 3-Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina, Peter

d. 4-Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina, Peter, Naucratius

Daily Quiz, June 13, 2013

What Anglican Catholic wrote, "Everlasting Man," "Orthodoxy," "Manalive," and Father Brown "whodunit" books?

a. C.S. Lewis

b. George Bernard Shaw

c. G.K. Chesterton

d. Charles William

Daily Quiz, June 12, 2013

Who was the first Native American priest in the Episcopal Church?

a. Chief Seattle

b. Enmegahbowh

c. John Johnson

d. David Oakerhater

e. b and c

Daily Quiz, June 11, 2013

From which Book in the Bible comes the phrase, "To everything there is a season," put to the words in a popular tune by the Byrds?

a. Proverbs

b. Ecclesiasticus

c. Ecclesiastes

d. Qoheleth

e. c and d

f. Ben Sira

Daily Quiz, June 10, 2013

In the Acts of the Apostles who were the missionary companions of the Apostle Paul?

a. Silas

b. Barnabas

c. John Mark

d. All of the above

Daily Quiz, June 9, 2013

In the epic battle in heaven in the vision of St. John the Divine, which angel fought with the great dragon?

a. Gabriel

b. Michael

c. Lucifer

d. Abaddon/Apollyon

Daily Quiz, June 8, 2013

In the Episcopal Church calendar the Season of Pentecost lasts from Pentecost until the First Sunday of Advent. What is the Season of Pentecost called in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar?

a. Pentecost

b. Trinity

c. Ordinary Time

d. Extraordinary Time

Daily Quiz, June 7, 2013

What language did Jesus most likely speak as his first language and why?

a. Hebrew, because he was a Jew

b. Greek because that is what the Gospels are written in

c. Aramaic, because it was the left over lingua franca of Assyrians who had conquered the Galilean area where Jesus was raised

d. Latin; why would the Pope make Latin mandatory for the Mass unless Jesus spoke it?

Daily Quiz, June 6, 2013

The mortarboard, a cap worn at graduation ceremonies is believed to have derived from what head gear worn by clergy?

a. zuchetto

b. biretta

c. mitre

d. beret

Daily Quiz, June 5, 2013

Who is the patron saint of Germany?

a. Wilfrid

b. Willibrord

c. Aidan

d. Boniface

Daily Quiz, June 4, 2013

Which contemporary Roman Catholic Pope is a saint on the Episcopal Church calendar but not a Roman Catholic saint?

a. John Paul II

b. Pius XII

c. John XXIII

d. Benedict XVI

Daily Quiz, June 3, 2013

The word martyr comes from a Greek word which means

a. sacrifice

b. crucifixion

c. atonement

d. witness

Daily Quiz, June 2, 2013

What Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and novelist wrote a novel entitled "The Cardinal Sins" which may have been seen as a roman à clef of a certain Chicago Cardinal?

a. Leonardo Boff

b. Daniel McGuire

c. Andrew Greeley

d. Charles Curran

Daily Quiz, June 1, 2013

Justin Martyr was a convert to Christianity and became a great Christian Apologist. What is an apologist?

a. one who says "I'm sorry for my faith."

b. one who practices the rhetorical skill of apologia

c. one who gives a reasoned defense for one's way of life

d. b and c

e. none of the above

Daily Quiz, May 31, 2013

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated on May 31st, commemorates her visit with whom?

a. Holy Spirit

b. Angel Gabriel

c. Cousin Elizabeth

d. Zechariah

Daily Quiz, May 30, 2013

Who was the The Maid of Orléans who became a folk heroine, a martyr and a saint?

a. Therese of Lisieux

b. Joan of Arc

c. Bernadette of Lourdes

d. Madame Guyon

Daily Quiz, May 29, 2013

Who was the founding and chief theologian of Presbyterianism?

a. Andrew Melville

b. Jean Calvin

c. Thomas Bradbury

d. Thomas Cartwright

Daily Quiz, May 28, 2013

Who was the first King in England to convert to Christianity?

a. Ethelbert

b. Eomeneric

c. Eadbald

d. Eorcenberht

Daily Quiz, May 27, 2013

Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

a. Augustine

b. Thomas Becket

c. Dunstan

d. Anselm

Daily Quiz, May 26, 2013

What is a Triquetra?

a. a racing term

b. a doctrine regarding the interrelation of the members of the Trinity

c. a three-pointed hat worn by church leaders on Trinity Sunday in the 6th century

d. a symbol of three interlocking fish representing the Trinity

Daily Quiz, May 25, 2013

Who is known as the "Father of English History??

a. Arnold Toynbee

b. Edward Gibbon

c. G.K. Chesterton

d. Venerable Bede

Daily Quiz, May 24, 2013

A biblical phrase oft used in weddings with portions engraved in Hebrew on wedding rings is " Entreat me not to leave thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." Who said this and to whom?

a. Boaz to Ruth

b. Naomi to Ruth

c. Ruth to Naomi

d. Ruth to Boaz

Daily Quiz, May 23, 2013

Which two astronomers and believers have gone from being banned by the official church to now being celebrated as saints on our calendar of saints?

a. Ptolomy and Sagan

b. Hubble and Haley

c. Kepler and Copernicus

d. Galileo and Newton

Daily Quiz, May 22, 2013

Match words and language:

a. Ruh               Latin

b. Ruach            Greek

c. Spiritus          Hebrew

d. Pneuma         Arabic

Daily Quiz, May 21, 2013

One of the issues that divided the Eastern and Western Church was an addition to the Nicene Creed of the phrase filioque. What is this issue?

a. the procession of the Spirit being from the Father

b. the procession of the Spirit being from the Son

c. the procession of the Spirit from from the Father and the Son

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, May 20, 2013

St. Peter's School at York was founded in 627 and is the fourth oldest school in the world, had a famous deacon and abbot who went on to be the chancellor for Charlemagne. Who was this deacon?

a. Paulinus

b. Stephen

c. Alcuin

d. Clement

Daily Quiz, May 19, 2013

What is the origin of the word Leviathan?

a. A treatise by Hobbes as a metaphor of the State

b. Captain Ahab's nemesis in "Moby Dick"

c. From a Hebrew word for large sea creature

d. The Scottish Loch Ness Monster

Daily Quiz, May 18, 2013

Why is the Feast Commemorating the First Book of Common Prayer often celebrated near the Feast of Pentecost?

a. Because Cranmer released the first BCP at Pentecost

b. Because Pentecost included hearing the Gospel and praying in one's common language which meant in the 16th century English for the English people and not Latin

c. Because it was ordered by King Henry VIII

d. The English Liturgical Commission said it was meet and right so to do

Daily Quiz, May 17, 2013

According to the Acts of the Apostles, on the Day of Pentecost,

a. people from around the world who were in Jerusalem heard the message about Jesus in their various languages.

b. Jews from the Diaspora heard the message about Jesus in the language of their adopted places of living.

c. the apostles spoke in tongues of "fire" or glossolalia, the unknown tongues of angels.

d. everyone understood the message of Jesus because of the lingua franca, koine Greek.

Daily Quiz, May 16, 2013

What country divided Sudan into North and South into Muslim and Christian spheres and precipitated the conditions to make this day the Martyr of Sudan Day?

a. America

b. Great Britain

c. France

d. Portugual

Daily Quiz, May 15, 2013

Which Gospel records the Day of Pentecost?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

e. none, Acts of the Apostles is not a Gospel

Daily Quiz, May 14, 2013

The Feast of Pentecost has a different name in the U.K. and Anglican tradition where it is called:

a. Holy Ghost Sunday

b. Feast of the Holy Spirit

c. Whitsunday

d. Red Sunday

Daily Quiz, May 13, 2013

Frances Perkins is famous for

a. being first woman on a presidential cabinet

b. labor reforms in FDR era

c. championing WPA and CCC

d. being on the calendar of saints for the Episcopal Church

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, May 12, 2013

Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary are well known biblical moms known for what?

a. having famous male sons

b. having miraculous birth experiences

c. composing poetry

d. laughing

e. all of the above

d. a and b

Daily Quiz, May 11, 2013

Jesus, called a great High Priest by the writer of the book of Hebrews, was not in the Levitical lineage of priests; he was in the order of the priesthood of Melchizedek. Who was Melchizedek contemporary with?

a. Moses

b. Noah

c. Jacob

d. Abraham

Daily Quiz, May 10, 2013

In tradition and Scripture which of the following did not have an Ascension, Assumption or mysterious passing from this earth?

a. Elijah

b. Enoch

c. Jesus

d. The Virgin Mary

e. Abraham

f. Moses

Daily Quiz, May 9, 2013

Today is the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus. The account of the Ascension is found in which canonical books of the New Testament?

a. The Four Gospels

b. The Four Gospels and Acts

c. Mark, Luke and Acts

d. John, Matthew and Acts

Daily Quiz, May 8, 2013

What English mystic wrote a book of her visions called "Revelations of Divine Love," used mother as a metaphor for Jesus, lived an austere life as an anchoress in Norwich (pronounced Nor-utch), and generated this phrase of optimism, "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."

a. Margery Kempe

b. Hildegard

c. Dame Julian

d. Teresa

e. Therese

Daily Quiz, May 7, 2013

Versions of the "Our Father/Lord's Prayer" are in which two Gospels?

a. Mark and Luke

b. Mark and John

c. Matthew and Mark

d. Matthew and Luke

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Daily Quiz, May 6, 2013

Daily Quiz

The longest prayer of Jesus is recorded in what Gospel?

(Bonus if you know the chapter)

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Daily Quiz, May 5, 2013

What is another name for the book in the Apocrypha called Ecclesiasticus?

a. Sirach

b. Wisdom of Sirach

c. Wisdom of Ben Sira

d. All of the above

Daily Quiz, May 3, 2013

There were two famous Cromwell's in English Church history and each associated with a king. Match the Cromwell and the king.

a. Thomas-Henry VIII

b. Oliver-Henry VIII

c. Thomas-Charles I

d. Oliver-Charles I

e. a and d

d. b and c

Daily Quiz, May 2, 2013

Who was the champion of the view of the nature of Christ that prevailed in the vote at the First Council of Nicaea in 325?

a. Nicolas of Myra, aka Santa Claus

b. Eusebius, Church historian

c. Arius

d. Athanasius of Alexandria

e. Constantine the Great

Daily Quiz, May 1, 2013

What person in the Bible is most famous for his suffering as an ordeal?

a. Jesus

b. Moses

c. Job

d. Paul

Daily Quiz, April 30, 2013

What person convinced President Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a. Betsy Ross

b. Mary Todd Lincoln

c. Sarah Hale

d. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Daily Quiz, April 29, 2013

Catherine of Siena lived in the time of two Popes in which two cities?

a. Rome and Constantinople

b. Rome and Paris

c. Rome and Florence

d. Rome and Avignon

Daily Quiz, April 28, 2013

According to the Book of Proverbs, what is the name of the immanent Presence who organizes all things?

a. Love

b. Wisdom

c. Chokmah

d. b and c

e. Praise

Daily Quiz, April 27, 2013

Lyrics for "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" was written by what poet-saint for this day, April 27th?

a. Dante Rossetti

b. Christina Rossetti

c. William Wordsworth

d. Samuel Coleridge

Daily Quiz, April 26 2013

Robert Hunt of Jamestown, VA was

a. the first chaplain at this colony

b. performed the marriage for Pochantas and John Smith

c. a Mayflower preacher

d. the first bishop in North America

Daily Quiz, April 25, 2013

According to the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas had a disagreement about one of their companions on a missionary trip; his name was?

a. John Mark

b. Mark

c. Junius

d. a and b

Daily Quiz, April 24, 2013

Which country was the first country to become a predominately "Christian" country?

a. Syria

b. Italy

c. Macedonia

d. Armenia

Daily Quiz, April 23, 2013

What beast did St. George supposedly tangle with?

a. Whale

b. Elephant

c. Dragon

d. Lion

Daily Quiz, April 22, 2013

What Scottish-born Californian environmentalist has made it to the Episcopal celebration of saints for April 22nd?

a. Ansel Adams

b. John Muir

c. John Sutter

d. Bishop William Kip

Daily Quiz, April 21, 2013

The word pastor means:

a. Preacher

b. father

c. shepherd

d. bishop

Daily Quiz, April 20, 2013

What was the name of the name of man who resisted  Darius' edict to Emperor worship and was thrown into a lion pit?

a. David

b. Joseph

c. Daniel

d. Judas Maccabees

Daily Quiz, April 19, 2013

The ancient city of Ephesus was known for its temple to what Greek goddess?

a. Leta

b. Artemis

c. Diana

d. b and c

Daily Quiz, April 18, 2013

What Psalm begins with "The Lord is my Shepherd?"

a  .Psalm 1

b  .Psalm100

c  .Psalm 51

d  .Psalm 23

Daily Quiz, April 17, 2013

Why is St. John often call the Divine?

a.   It refers to his state of canonization

b.    It refers to the state of being in the Spirit to receive revelation

c.   It refers any theologian of note referred as a “divine.”

d.      It refers to him because of a cathedral church

Daily Quiz, April 16, 2013

"Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. " From what Epistle does this come from?

a. 1 Corinthians 13

b. 1 John

c. 2 Peter

d. Philemon

Daily Quiz, April 15, 2013

The phrase "Physician heal thyself" is found where?

a. A quote in the Socratic dialogues

b. A quote of Jesus to the Pharisees

c. A quote of an inference by Jesus about what his hometown folks are thinking about him

d. A quote of St. Paul on Mars Hill

Daily Quiz, April 14, 2013

The Easter Acclamation is used in the Liturgy until what Day?

(Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed Alleluia.)

a. Eve of Pentecost

b. Pentecost

c. Trinity Sunday

d. Feast of the Ascension

Daily Quiz, April 13, 2013

What does office mean in "Daily Office?"

a. monk's working place

b. nun's convent chapel

c. from the Latin  officium which means service or duty

d. means official prayers of the church

Daily Quiz, April 12, 2013

Biblical phrases in general culture: Where did the phrase "feet of clay" come from?

a. the Pharaoh's dream

b. Solomon's proverb

c. Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue with a head of gold and feet of clay in the book of Daniel

d. creation story regarding creation of Adam with his weakness of earthy identity

Daily Quiz, April 11, 2013

What two persons in Hebrew Scriptures were known for interpreting dreams?

a. Moses and David

b. Nathan and Jeremiah

c. Joseph and Daniel

d. Abraham and Jacob

Daily Quiz, April 10, 2013

Who are Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah?

a. friends of Daniel

b. also called Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

c. three young men thrown into a fiery furnace

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, April 9, 2013

What Protestant pastor and theologian was killed for being involved a plot to assassinate Hitler?

a. Richard Niebuhr

b. Paul Tillich

c. Rudolf Bultmann

d. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Daily Quiz, April 8, 2013

The Song of Mary is called the

a. Magnificat

b. Benedictus

c. Venite

d. Jubilate Deo

Daily Quiz, April 7, 2013

Who was the disciple who is called the "doubter?"

a. Peter

b. Thomas

c. Didymus

d. b and c

Daily Quiz, April 6, 2013

The word Easter comes from the old English word Ēostre meaning

a. Passover

b. dawn goddess

c. month of opening

d. resurrection

e. etymology is uncertain

Daily Quiz, April 5, 2013

Pascha nostrum is

a. A canticle used during Eastertide for Morning Prayer

b. "Our Passover" in English

c. A fraction anthem at the Eucharist

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, April 4, 2013

What prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures had a vision about being in a valley of dry bones?

a. Jeremiah

b. Joel

c. Amos

d. Hosea

d. Ezekiel

Daily Quiz, April 3, 2013

One of the resurrection appearances of Jesus happened while two disciples were walking to what village?

a. Jericho

b. Pella

c. Emmaus

d. Sychar

Daily Quiz, April 2, 2013

One of Jesus' resurrection appearances was in Galilee. How far is Galilee from Jerusalem?

a. 10 miles

b. 5 miles

c. 60-70 miles

d. 2 miles

Daily Quiz, April 1, 2013

According the Gospel accounts who was the first person to see Jesus in his resurrection appearances?

a. Peter

b. John

c. James

d. Mary Magdalene

Daily Quiz, March 31, 2013

The early church controversy of not celebrating Easter on Sunday but on the 14th of Nissan in the Jewish Calendar was called

a. The Paschal Controversy

b. The Quartodeciman Controversy

c. The Easter Lily Dispute

d. Polycrates of Ephesus Dispute

Daily Quiz, March 30, 2013

Another name for the three days that begins on Maundy Thursday is

a. Holy Week

b. Paschal feast

c. Easter Triduum

d. Tenebrae

Daily Quiz, March 29, 2013

What element(s) comprise the Good Friday liturgy?

a. Liturgy of the Word

b. Solemn Collects

c. Veneration of the Cross

d. Mass of the Presanctified

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 28, 2013

The Maundy Thursday liturgy commemorates what?

a. Eucharist

b. Passover

c. Love as ritually expressed in foot-washing

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 27, 2013

Which disciple betrayed Jesus with a kiss?

a. Peter

b. John

c. Judas Iscariot

d. James

Daily Quiz, March 26, 2013

Stations of the Cross

a. a devotion to say prayers remembering 14 places beginning with the trial of Jesus

b. a devotion practice dating from the 4th century

c. devotional practices brought from Jerusalem by pilgrims

d. adopted as a devotion practice during Lent and on Good Friday

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 25, 2013

Why is "via dolorosa" a part of Holy Week?

a. means "way of grief" or Painful way

b. It is the route to Golgotha

c. It is road where Jesus carried the cross in Old Jerusalem

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 24, 2013

What Gallic 4th century pilgrim to the Holy Land included in her letter information about the Lent and Holy Week liturgies that were practiced in Jerusalem?

a. Egeria

b. Aetheria

c. Sylvia

d. called all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 23, 2013

Gregory the Illuminator (322) was the evangelist to what nation making it the first Christian nation on earth?

a. Egypt

b. Cyprus

c. Malta

D. Armenia

Daily Quiz, March 22, 2013

What is the earliest day on which Easter has fallen?

a. March 12

b. March 22

c. March 23

d. March 18

Daily Quiz, March 21, 2013

Justin Welby will be enthroned today as Archbishop of Canterbury on the feast day and martyrdom of what other Archbishop of Canterbury?

a. Thomas Beckett

b. Augustine of Canterbury

c. Thomas Cranmer

d. St. Anselm

Daily Quiz, March 20, 2013

Lindisfarne is famous for

a. its historic monastery on an island off the NW coast of England

b. two saints, Aidan and Cuthbert

c. a Viking raid

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 19

Today, is the feast of the Guardian of Jesus, Joseph. In the Gospel genealogies of Jesus who does Jesus receive the David line from?

a. Mary

b. Joseph

c. Mary and Joseph

d. God

Daily Quiz, March 18, 2013

What Christian Saint in the 4th Century helped to develop the Holy Week rituals such as catechism for preparation for baptism and the liturgical practices during Holy Week for the pilgrims who came to Jerusalem?

a. St. George

b. St. Basil

c. St. Cyril

d. St. John of Damascus

Daily Quiz, March 17, 2013

St. Patrick was born in

a. Ireland

b. England

c. Wales

d. Scotland

Daily Quiz, March 16, 2013

In C.S. Lewis' Narnia stories, which character would most likely be a figure of Christ?

a. Peter

b. Aslan

c. Edmund

d. Mr. Tumnus

Daily Quiz, March 15, 2013

Words of Jesus from John's Gospel: "So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. " Taken literally what have these words inspired?

a. Eucharistic transubstantiation

b. Early charges of cannibalism against Christians

c. Metaphors of remembrance such as from the Psalms, "taste and see that the Lord is good"

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 14, 2013

When does Pope Francis become Pope Francis I?

a. He already is

b. When and if there is a Pope Francis II

c. He is both Francis and Francis I

d. None of the above

Daily Quiz March 13, 2015

What was the bread from heaven called that the children of Israel ate in the wilderness on the way to the promised land?

a. Lefse

b. Lavash

c. Sangak

d. Manna

Daily Quiz, March 12, 2013

March 12th is the Feast of Pope Gregory the Great. Why was he important for the church in the British Isles?

a. he sent Augustine as missionary to the British Isles

b. his missionary venture ultimately led to the merger of the

ancient Celtic Church and Roman Church

c. he was a friend of St. Patrick

d. a and b

Daily Quiz, March 11, 2013

What prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures was told to buy a loincloth and wear it and then hide it in a rock and later return to see that it had rotted. And then used the fate of this rotten loincloth as a metaphor for the rotten state of his country? Proving that men's underwear were used for political statements long before Calvin Klein.

a. Amos

b. Isaiah

c. Joel

d. Jeremiah

Daily Quiz, March 10, 2013

How many Gospels include the parable of the Prodigal son?

a. two, Luke and Matthew

b. three, Matthew, Mark and Luke

c. One, Luke

d. One, John

e. all four Gospels

Daily Quiz, March 9, 2013

St. Gregory of Nyssa, whose feast is today, along with Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus from the 4th century made a certain area in Turkey well-known. They are known as

a. The Ephesian Fathers

b. The Corinthian Fathers

c. The Cappadocian Fathers

d. The Constantinople Doctors of the Church

Daily Quiz, March 8, 2013

Hagiography is

a. the study of the Scottish delicacy haggis

b. biography of the saints

c. the study of witches

d. the study of holy places

Daily Quiz, March 7, 2013

Perpetua and her companions were martyred on March 7, 202 in what city?

a. Alexandria

b. Cairo

c. Rome

d. Carthage

Daily Quiz March 6, 2013

What famous American physicians have made it into the Episcopal calendar of saints known as Holy Women, Holy Men?

a. Karl Menninger

b. Charles Menninger

c. William H. Mayo

d. William J. Mayo

e. Charles Mayo

f. William Menninger

h. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 5, 2013

The two Greek words in the New Testament that are used for priest are:

a. sacerdos and hierus

b. arche and heierus

c. sacerdos and presbyteros

d. hierus and presbyteros

Daily Quiz, March 4, 2013

What are the three legs of the three-legged stool in Anglicanism in defining a hierarchy of authority in Anglicanism?

a. Father, Son and Holy Spirit

b. Scripture, Tradition and Reason

c. Bishops, Priests, Lay persons

d. Monarch, Archbishop, priest

Daily Quiz, March 3, 2013

When Moses was called by the voice of God in his burning bush experience he was living with his father-in-law. Who was his father-in-law and what did he do?

a. Rufus, a judge

b. Aaron, a priest

c. Jethro, a priest

d. Zipporah, a shepherd

Daily Quiz, March 2, 2013

Daily Quiz

Today is the feast of St. Chad of Lichfield. He is known for

a. having been trained by St. Aidan

b. being caught in a conformity dispute between the Celtic Church and the Latin Church

c. being re-ordained by Theodore of Canterbury

d. being forced to ride a horse instead of walking to visitations

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, March 1, 2013

March 1st is the Feast of the Patron Saint of Wales; his name is

a. St. David

b. Dewi Sant

c. David, Bishop of Menevia

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz February 28, 2013

When Moses was called to go back to Egypt, he had a theophany. How did God appear to him?

a. In a pillar of fire

b. In a cloud

c. In a burning bush

d. In parting waters on the sea

Daily Quiz February 27, 2013

What famous mystical English poet and priest served in Parliament during the reign of King James I?

a. Thomas More

b. George Herbert

c. John Donne

d. Gerad Manley Hopkins

Daily Quiz, February 26, 2013

Who takes his seat as Archbishop of Canterbury today?

a. Rowan Williams

b. William Temple

c. Justin Welby

d. Michael Ramsey

Daily Quiz, February 24, 2013

When God called the prophet Jeremiah, what did Jeremiah say?

a. Nothing, he tried to escape on a boat

b. Ah, God, I am only a boy

c. I'm just a son of a vine-dresser

d. Give me a double portion of the spirit of Elijah

Daily Quiz, February 23, 2013

Polycarp, whose feast is today, is known in Church tradition for

a. being an Apostolic Father

b. being a martyr in refusing to offer incense to the Emperor

c. being a disciple of John the Evangelist

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz February 21, 2013

The most famous convert from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism is a man who has been sainted and as a way of accounting for accepting teachings about the papacy and the Virgin Mary that were not found in the Scriptures or in the Church Fathers he penned an essay where he wrote "to be perfect is to have changed often." This essay espouses a justification for the church to innovate in light of new understanding by the Spirit of God. Who was this man?

a. John Keble

b. Percy Dreamer

c. John Henry Newman

d. Edward Bouverie Pusey

Daily Quiz, February 20, 2013

According to canon law King Henry VIII had how many wives?

a.four, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, and Catherine Howard

b. six, four above and Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr

c. two, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr

d. Henry VIII, had six weddings and two marriages

e. c and d

Daily Quiz, February 19, 2013

Venite and Beneditus es are

a. titles of canticles

b. opening words of canticles in Latin

c. titles retained from the Latin of chanted songs in Morning prayer

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, February 18, 2013

Martin Luther, whose feast day is today, belonged to what religious order?

a. Franciscan

b. Dominican

c. Jesuit

d. Augustinian

Daily Quiz, February 17, 2013

Which Gospel does not mention the temptation of Jesus Christ in the wilderness?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Daily Quiz, February 16, 2013

The Last Temptation of Christ was

a. unknown from the Gospel accounts

b. a challenge to turn stone to bread

c. a promise to attain worldly power if he worshiped the devil

d. promise to be caught by angels if Jesus leaped from a high place

e. a novel by Kazantzakis made into a Scorsese film

f. a and e

Daily Quiz, February 15, 2013

Thomas Bray died in 1730. He was an Anglican who was involved in the American colonies in several ways including

a. Chaplain to the military stationed in the colonies

b. promoting awareness of the poor treatment of slaves and Native American in the colonies

c. prison reform suggesting to Gen.Oglethrope to found a prison colony in Georgia for honest debtors

e. founding mission organizations, SPG and SPCK

f. all of the above

g. b-e above

Daily Quiz, February 14, 2013

Why do the Slavonic languages use a text that is called Cyrillic?

a. It was named after a Tsar named Cyril

b. It was named after St. Cyril who was a missionary to the Slavs

c. It was named after the brother of Methodius

d. b and c

Daily Quiz, February 13, 2013

It is a custom in the church to provide ashes for the Ash Wednesday service by

a. buying them from a church supply house

b. burning down Palm branches from the previous year's Palm Procession and sifting the ashes

c. burning newsprint, since it makes the best ashes

d. preferably b, but mostly a

Daily Quiz, February 12, 2013

Carnival, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, may means etymologically,

a. street fair

b. Ferris wheel rides for the kids

c. removing the meat

d. Rio

Daily Quiz, February 11, 2013

 uiz

Shrove in Shrove Tuesday means

a. to hear a private confession

b. to make pancakes

c. to get rid of all of the lard for Lent

d. to write a penitential letter

Daily Quiz, February 10, 2013

Who was present at the transfiguration of Jesus, besides Jesus?

a. Peter

b. James

c. John

d.  Boanerges

e. Moses

f. Elijah

g. Heavenly Voice

h. 6 of the above

i. all of the above

Daily Quiz, February 9, 2013

The word Lent comes from the word meaning

a. fortieth

b. spring

c. fast

d. penance

Daily Quiz, February 8, 2013

The end of the Epiphany season is called

a. Shrove Tuesday

b. Mardi Gras

c. Carnival

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, February 7, 2013

What is the name of the first Gentile convert to follow Christ and which apostle shared with this convert the Gospel?

a. Cornelius-Paul

b. Cornelius-Peter

c. Dorcas-Paul

d. Priscilla-Peter

Daily Quiz, February 5, 2013

In addition to the historical interpretation of events written about in Holy Scripture, what other methods of interpretation have been used by readers of the Bible?

a. tropological/moral

b. allegorical

c. anagogical

d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, February 4, 2013

Who was the apostle to Scandinavia?

a. Wilibrord

b. Aidan

c. Anskar

d. Wilfrid

Daily Quiz, February 3, 2013

Which scholar is known for the ontological argument for the existence of God and defined God as "that which none greater can be conceived?"

a. St. Thomas Aquinas

b. St. Augustine of Hippo

c. St. Anselm

d. Peter Abelard

Daily Quiz, February 2, 2013

Today is the Feast of the Presentation or Candlemas. 33 days after a birth, Jewish law required a confinement of the mother until a ritual to "re-enter" the community. The Anglican Church has had a similar ritual and was included in the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. What is the name of this ritual?

a. Child dedication

b. Blessing ceremony for the birth of a child

c. The Churching of Women

d. Thanksgiving for the birth of a child

Daily Quiz, February 1, 2013

Along with Patrick and Columba who is another patron saint of Ireland, whose feast is February 1st?

a. St. Bride

b. St. Brigit of Kildare

c. St. Bridget

d. St. Bridgid

e. all of the above due to inconsistent orthography

Daily Quiz, January 31, 2013

Which is not a Greek word for "Love?"

a. caritas

b. agape

c. phile

d. eros

e. storge

Daily Quiz, January 30, 2013

St. Thomas Aquinas wrote arguments for the existence of God. Which is not one of his argument?

a. first cause

b. teleological

c. unmoved mover

d. from contingency

e. from degrees

f. ontological

Daily Quiz, January 29, 2013

What is the most formidable theology of medieval scholasticism called?

a. neoplatonism

b. Thomism

c. aristotelianism

d. ontology

Daily Quiz, January 28, 2013

Name perhaps the most prolific theologian of the Western Church and who wrote following the introduction to Europe of the writings of Aristotle through the Arab philosophers.

a. St. Augustine

b. St. Jerome

c. St. Anselm

d. St. Thomas Aquinas

Daily Quiz, January 27, 2013

Other ways to say "Good News" would be?

a. Gospel

b. god-spell

c. basar בָּשַׂר

d. euangellion εὐαγγέλιον

e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, January 26, 2013

Timothy, Titus and Silas have what in common?

a. names of Pauline letters

b. all lived in Corinth

c. all were companions and fellow ministers with St. Paul

d. all died with St. Paul in Rome

Quiz of the Day, January 25, 2013

What was St. Paul's former name and place of origin?

a. Shlomo from Jerusalem

b. Jonas from Jericho

c. Saul from Tarsus

d. Gameliel from Antioch

Daily Quiz, January 24, 2013

The first woman ordained to the priesthood in the Anglican Communion was:

a. Carter Heywood, 1976

b. Joyce Bennett, 1971

c. Allison Cheek, 1976

d. Li Tim-Oi, 1944

Daily Quiz, January 23, 2013

Bishop Phillips Brooks, who was famous for very long sermons was probably more famous for penning the words of this song:

a. Hark the Herald Angels Sing

b. Humbly, I Adore Thee

c. I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord

d. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Quiz of the Day, January 22, 2013

"filioque" represents a Latin phrase that was cause for disagreement between the Western and Eastern Church. What is it?

a. an addition to the Nicene Creed by the Western Church

b. a Latin phrase meaning "and the Son"

c. a phrase stating belief that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Son as well as the Father

c. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 21, 2013

On the Day of the Inauguration, where would one look in the Book of Common Prayer to find a specific prayer or liturgy?

a. The Collect for Independence Day

b. The Liturgy for Inauguration

c. The Special Prayer for the President and all in Civil Authority

d. The Prayers of People

Daily Quiz, January 20, 2013

The feast day for Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Episcopal calendar is

a. January 19th

b. January 21st

c. April 4th

d. April 10th

Quiz of the Day, January 19, 2013

Intinction is

a. the practice of receiving communion in one kind, bread only

b. the practice of receiving communion in one kind, wine only

c. the practice of a communicant dipping the host into the wine to receive communion

d. the opposite of extinction

Quiz of the Day, January 18, 2013

January 18th until January 25th is called the Week of Christian Unity and stands between what two feasts?

a. Martin Luther King, Jr. and St. Paul

b. St. Peter and Martin Luther King, Jr.

c. Confession of St. Peter and Conversion of St. Paul

d. Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II

Quiz of the Day, January 17, 2013

St. Antony of Egypt of the 3rd/4th century was

a. a Desert Father

b. regarded to be the Father of all monks

c. one whose legacy was preserved in the writing of Athanasius

d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 16, 2013

What other names are used for the Sea of Galilee

a. Kinneret

b. Lake of Gennesaret

c. Lake Tiberias

d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 15, 2013

John's Gospel locates the site of the first Sign of Jesus where?

a. Capernaum

b. A wedding in Cana of Galilee

c. Jerusalem

d. Road to Jericho

Quiz for the Day, January 14, 2013

What is a diocese?

a. An ecclesiastical term for a "geographical" jurisdiction within the church

b. a bishopric, a region of oversight of a bishop

c. an Episcopal see

d. a ministry of the church

e. 3 of the above

f. 2 of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 13, 2013

Many of the Baptist groups came from a Reformation group called the Anabaptists. The basic beliefs of this group included all but

a. requirement for those baptized as an infant to be re-baptized

b. belief that there was no such thing as baptismal grace

c. the practice of total immersion

d. the requirement of Amish-like practices

Quiz for the Day, January 12, 2013

If a particular Christian practice needs to be establish from the Scriptures, where does one find infant baptism in the New Testament?

a. it is not there

b. it is implied in children belonging to God's kingdom

c. it is implied in the baptism of households

d. Christ said that infants understood the kingdom of God

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Quiz of the Day, January 11, 2013

In the history of the Church(es), why has the practice of baptism been divisive?

a. some do not believe in the validity of infant baptism

b. some believe that immersion is the only accepted mode

c. some do not regard the grace of baptism

d. some believe it to be an ordinance and not a sacrament

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 9, 2013

Winter Quiz

Which is not a mode of baptism?

a. immersion

b. submersion

c. affusion

d. aspersion

e. intinction

Quiz of the Day, January 8, 2012

Winter Quiz

The Gospel of Mark begins with what event in the life of Jesus?

a. birth in Bethlehem

b. the story of his preexistence as the Word of God

c. his baptism

d. his miraculous conception

Quiz of the Day, January 5, 2013

Which is not true about the season of Epiphany?

a. Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as signified by the magi

b. It is observed by the Roman Catholic Church

c. A season of the Baptism of Jesus

d. A season of Christ's manifest Sign at the wedding in Cana of Galilee

Quiz of the Day, January 4, 2013

How many magi were present in the Christmas Story?

a. Three to correspond with the three gifts

b. Unknown

c. Three in the Gospel of Matthew account

d. Many in the Gospel of Luke account

Quiz for the Day, January 2, 2013

Winter Quiz

What New Testament writing is believed to be the earliest to come to its textual form?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. 1 Thessalonians

d. 1 Corinthians

Quiz for the Day. January 1, 2013

Winter Quiz

January 1 is first day of the new year on our "secular" calendars and on the church liturgical calendar it is the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Besides an eighth day naming rite for Jesus, what other ritual was required of Jewish males on the eighth day?

a. baptism

b. shearing a lock of hair

c. circumcision

d. marking of the forehead