Daily Quiz, June, 30, 2014
Which two prominent saints of the church do not get their own saints' day on the Episcopal calendar of saints but have to share one on the church calendar while their other days are named for their witness and events in their lives?
a. James and John
b. Timothy and Titus
c. Peter and Paul
d. James and Philip
Daily Quiz, June 29, 2014
The Acts of the Apostles records that Paul visited the Areopagus which is in what city?
a. Rome
b. Ephesus
c. Athens
d. Corinth
Daily Quiz, June 28, 2014
St. Irenaeus who died in c. 202 became known as the one who opposed certain Christian groups he deemed as heretics and therefore helped to limit the number of acceptable Christian writings. Modern scholars came to call this large group of heretics what?
a. Valentinians
b. Marcionites
c. Gnostics
d. Manichaeans
a. Daily Quiz, June 27, 2014
Why was the great leader Moses not permitted to lead the people of Israel into the Promised Land?
a. He was too old and died before the arriving
b. He struck a rock in impatience with the complaining Israelites
c. God denied him the privilege because of his lack of trust
d. b and c
Daily Quiz, June 26, 2014
To settle a dispute of some rebels against Moses, a sign from God was given to settle a leadership dispute. What was the sign?
a. Aaron's rod turned into a snake
b. Aaron's rod budded
c. The waters of the Nile turned to blood
d. The ground opened up and swallowed Korah
Daily Quiz, June 25, 2014
Who wrote the lyrics to what is often called the "African-American National Anthem," Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing?"
a. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Rosa Parks
c. James Weldon Johnson
d. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Daily Quiz, June 24, 2014
The archangel Gabriel announced the conception and birth events to the Virgin Mary; which archangel made the announcement to Zecariah about the birth of John the Baptist?
a. Michael
b. Uriel
c. Gabriel
d. Raphael
Daily Quiz, June 23, 2014
Who was the first martyr of Great Britain?
a. Thomas a Becket
b. Alban
c. King Edward
d.Thomas More
Daily Quiz, June 22, 2014
In liturgical minutiae the term "proper," Latin, "proprium," refers to what? e.g. Today for 2 Pentecost we use Proper 7
a. Liturgical correctness
b. Variable parts of the liturgy for a particular date or occasion
c. May include a collect, lectionary reading, hymn
d. All of the above
e. b and c
Daily Quiz, June 21, 2014
Fill in the blank from the Psalms: "So teach us to number our days that we might apply our hearts to .
a. loving God.
b. your commandments.
c. wisdom.
d. justice.
Daily Quiz, June 20, 2014
Caleb is known mainly for what role for the people of Israel?
a. He was a priestly assistant for Aaron
b. He built the golden calf
c. He was a spy
d. He challenged Joshua who succeeded Moses
Daily Quiz, June 19, 2014
Moses, Aaron and Miriam were famous siblings who once had a rivalry; Miriam opposed Moses and was left leprous for what?
a. criticizing Moses for his trip up Mount Sinai
b. speaking against Moses for failure to provide food
c. speaking against Moses for failure to provide water
d. speaking against the Moses for the nation of origin of Moses' wife
Daily Quiz, June 18, 2014
What biblical figure is quoted as saying, "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets and that God would put his spirit upon them?"
a. Luke/writer of Acts of the Apostles
b. Joshua
c. David
d. Moses
Daily Quiz, June 17, 2014
Where did Jesus get money to pay taxes?
a. From his disciples
b. From Lazarus of Bethany
c. From the mouth of a fish
d. From Nicodemus
Daily Quiz, June 16, 2014
A famous Empiricist was also a bishop and known for "subjective idealism" which implies things don't exist if they aren't perceived. Did the tree fall in the forest if falling was not witnessed? Who was this bishop?
a. John Locke
b. David Hume
c. George Berkeley
d. Thomas Hobbes
Daily Quiz, June 15, 2014
What new English word was added as a new translation of the Nicene Creed for the Roman Catholic liturgy?
a. transubstantial
b. consubstantial
c. substantial
d. symbolic
Daily Quiz, June 14, 2014
Which is not true about the priestly caste of Israel?
a. All Levites are "cohanim" (priests)
b. "Cohanim" are priest descendants Aaron
c. Aaron was a member of the tribe of Levi
d. Moses was a Levite and also called a priest by the Psalmist
of Daily Quiz, June 13, 2014
What English "saint" on our calendar of saints said, "If there were no God there would be no atheists."
a. C.S. Lewis
b. Charles Williams
c. G.K. Chesterton
d. Evelyn Underhill
e. Dorothy Sayers
Daily Quiz, June 12, 2014
Who was the first Native American Episcopal priest?
a. Squanto
b. Enmegahbowh
c. David Oakerhater
d. Vine Deloria, Jr.
Daily Quiz, June 11, 2014
Which of the following is not true about St. Barnabas?
a. He was native of Cyprus
b. He was the first church leader to welcome the newly converted Paul
c. He was a missionary travel companion of Paul to the Gentiles
d. He sold his land and gave the money to the apostles
e. Paul wanted to take Mark with them; Barnabas did not
Daily Quiz, June 10, 2014
The word "vanity" is most often associated with which book of the Bible?
a. Proverbs
b. Psalms
c. Ecclesiastes
d. Ecclesiasticus
e. Wisdom of Ben Sirach
Daily Quiz, June 9, 2014
Why is the feast day of the Book of Common Prayer to be commemorated on a week day after Pentecost?
a. It was introduced on Whitsunday 1549
b. Pentecost is about hearing the Gospel in one's own language
c. It could not take precedence for the feast of Pentecost
d. All of the above
Daily Quiz, June 8, 2014
The writer of the book of Acts says residents of the following places were present on the Day of Pentecost: Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,Cretans and Arabs. Why would such an international crowd be in Jerusalem?
a. Jerusalem was an important city in the frankincense trade
b. The Caesar moved workers there from around the empire
c. They were devout Jews from around the empire who were present in Jerusalem and pilgrims to a Jewish feast
d. They were soldiers who were forced to serve in Roman battalions
Pentecost is day known for which of the following:
a. commemorates giving the law on Mount Sinai
b. a feast of Weeks for the Harvest
c. being 50 days from Passover
d. being 50 from Easter
e. birth of the church as known in the tongues of fire event recorded in Acts
f. all of the above
g. d and e
Daily Quiz, June 6, 2014
Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury on the date of Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944?
a. William Temple
b. Geoffrey Fisher
c. Cosmo Gordan Lang
d. Michael Ramsey
Daily Quiz, June 5, 2014
Some legends attribute the "invention" of the Christmas tree to what saint?
a. St. Tannenbaum
b. St. Wulfstan
c. St. Boniface
d. St. Willibrord
Daily Quiz, June 4, 2014
The Episcopal counter-part to canonization of saints is for the General Convention to vote to include a holy person in our official calendar of saints, "Holy Women, Holy Men." Which Roman Catholic Pope was "made a saint" by the Episcopal Church before he became canonized by the Roman Catholic Church?
a. Pope John Paul I
b. Pope John XXIII
c. Pope John Paul II
d. Pope Pius X
Daily Quiz, June 3, 2014
Blandina was a martyr associated with what city?
a. Paris
b. Rome
c. Avignon
d. Lyons
Daily Quiz, June 2, 2014
Which land area of the following was not promised to Joshua by God?
a. Land on Great Sea in the West
b. Land of the Hittites
c. Land to the Euphrates River
d. Lebanon
e. Arabia
Daily Quiz, June 1, 2014
Which two prominent saints of the church do not get their own saints' day on the Episcopal calendar of saints but have to share one on the church calendar while their other days are named for their witness and events in their lives?
a. James and John
b. Timothy and Titus
c. Peter and Paul
d. James and Philip
Daily Quiz, June 29, 2014
The Acts of the Apostles records that Paul visited the Areopagus which is in what city?
a. Rome
b. Ephesus
c. Athens
d. Corinth
Daily Quiz, June 28, 2014
St. Irenaeus who died in c. 202 became known as the one who opposed certain Christian groups he deemed as heretics and therefore helped to limit the number of acceptable Christian writings. Modern scholars came to call this large group of heretics what?
a. Valentinians
b. Marcionites
c. Gnostics
d. Manichaeans
a. Daily Quiz, June 27, 2014
Why was the great leader Moses not permitted to lead the people of Israel into the Promised Land?
a. He was too old and died before the arriving
b. He struck a rock in impatience with the complaining Israelites
c. God denied him the privilege because of his lack of trust
d. b and c
Daily Quiz, June 26, 2014
To settle a dispute of some rebels against Moses, a sign from God was given to settle a leadership dispute. What was the sign?
a. Aaron's rod turned into a snake
b. Aaron's rod budded
c. The waters of the Nile turned to blood
d. The ground opened up and swallowed Korah
Daily Quiz, June 25, 2014
Who wrote the lyrics to what is often called the "African-American National Anthem," Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing?"
a. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Rosa Parks
c. James Weldon Johnson
d. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Daily Quiz, June 24, 2014
The archangel Gabriel announced the conception and birth events to the Virgin Mary; which archangel made the announcement to Zecariah about the birth of John the Baptist?
a. Michael
b. Uriel
c. Gabriel
d. Raphael
Daily Quiz, June 23, 2014
Who was the first martyr of Great Britain?
a. Thomas a Becket
b. Alban
c. King Edward
d.Thomas More
Daily Quiz, June 22, 2014
In liturgical minutiae the term "proper," Latin, "proprium," refers to what? e.g. Today for 2 Pentecost we use Proper 7
a. Liturgical correctness
b. Variable parts of the liturgy for a particular date or occasion
c. May include a collect, lectionary reading, hymn
d. All of the above
e. b and c
Daily Quiz, June 21, 2014
Fill in the blank from the Psalms: "So teach us to number our days that we might apply our hearts to .
a. loving God.
b. your commandments.
c. wisdom.
d. justice.
Daily Quiz, June 20, 2014
Caleb is known mainly for what role for the people of Israel?
a. He was a priestly assistant for Aaron
b. He built the golden calf
c. He was a spy
d. He challenged Joshua who succeeded Moses
Daily Quiz, June 19, 2014
Moses, Aaron and Miriam were famous siblings who once had a rivalry; Miriam opposed Moses and was left leprous for what?
a. criticizing Moses for his trip up Mount Sinai
b. speaking against Moses for failure to provide food
c. speaking against Moses for failure to provide water
d. speaking against the Moses for the nation of origin of Moses' wife
Daily Quiz, June 18, 2014
What biblical figure is quoted as saying, "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets and that God would put his spirit upon them?"
a. Luke/writer of Acts of the Apostles
b. Joshua
c. David
d. Moses
Daily Quiz, June 17, 2014
Where did Jesus get money to pay taxes?
a. From his disciples
b. From Lazarus of Bethany
c. From the mouth of a fish
d. From Nicodemus
Daily Quiz, June 16, 2014
A famous Empiricist was also a bishop and known for "subjective idealism" which implies things don't exist if they aren't perceived. Did the tree fall in the forest if falling was not witnessed? Who was this bishop?
a. John Locke
b. David Hume
c. George Berkeley
d. Thomas Hobbes
Daily Quiz, June 15, 2014
What new English word was added as a new translation of the Nicene Creed for the Roman Catholic liturgy?
a. transubstantial
b. consubstantial
c. substantial
d. symbolic
Daily Quiz, June 14, 2014
Which is not true about the priestly caste of Israel?
a. All Levites are "cohanim" (priests)
b. "Cohanim" are priest descendants Aaron
c. Aaron was a member of the tribe of Levi
d. Moses was a Levite and also called a priest by the Psalmist
of Daily Quiz, June 13, 2014
What English "saint" on our calendar of saints said, "If there were no God there would be no atheists."
a. C.S. Lewis
b. Charles Williams
c. G.K. Chesterton
d. Evelyn Underhill
e. Dorothy Sayers
Daily Quiz, June 12, 2014
Who was the first Native American Episcopal priest?
a. Squanto
b. Enmegahbowh
c. David Oakerhater
d. Vine Deloria, Jr.
Daily Quiz, June 11, 2014
Which of the following is not true about St. Barnabas?
a. He was native of Cyprus
b. He was the first church leader to welcome the newly converted Paul
c. He was a missionary travel companion of Paul to the Gentiles
d. He sold his land and gave the money to the apostles
e. Paul wanted to take Mark with them; Barnabas did not
Daily Quiz, June 10, 2014
The word "vanity" is most often associated with which book of the Bible?
a. Proverbs
b. Psalms
c. Ecclesiastes
d. Ecclesiasticus
e. Wisdom of Ben Sirach
Daily Quiz, June 9, 2014
Why is the feast day of the Book of Common Prayer to be commemorated on a week day after Pentecost?
a. It was introduced on Whitsunday 1549
b. Pentecost is about hearing the Gospel in one's own language
c. It could not take precedence for the feast of Pentecost
d. All of the above
Daily Quiz, June 8, 2014
The writer of the book of Acts says residents of the following places were present on the Day of Pentecost: Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,Cretans and Arabs. Why would such an international crowd be in Jerusalem?
a. Jerusalem was an important city in the frankincense trade
b. The Caesar moved workers there from around the empire
c. They were devout Jews from around the empire who were present in Jerusalem and pilgrims to a Jewish feast
d. They were soldiers who were forced to serve in Roman battalions
Pentecost is day known for which of the following:
a. commemorates giving the law on Mount Sinai
b. a feast of Weeks for the Harvest
c. being 50 days from Passover
d. being 50 from Easter
e. birth of the church as known in the tongues of fire event recorded in Acts
f. all of the above
g. d and e
Daily Quiz, June 6, 2014
Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury on the date of Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944?
a. William Temple
b. Geoffrey Fisher
c. Cosmo Gordan Lang
d. Michael Ramsey
Daily Quiz, June 5, 2014
Some legends attribute the "invention" of the Christmas tree to what saint?
a. St. Tannenbaum
b. St. Wulfstan
c. St. Boniface
d. St. Willibrord
Daily Quiz, June 4, 2014
The Episcopal counter-part to canonization of saints is for the General Convention to vote to include a holy person in our official calendar of saints, "Holy Women, Holy Men." Which Roman Catholic Pope was "made a saint" by the Episcopal Church before he became canonized by the Roman Catholic Church?
a. Pope John Paul I
b. Pope John XXIII
c. Pope John Paul II
d. Pope Pius X
Daily Quiz, June 3, 2014
Blandina was a martyr associated with what city?
a. Paris
b. Rome
c. Avignon
d. Lyons
Daily Quiz, June 2, 2014
Which land area of the following was not promised to Joshua by God?
a. Land on Great Sea in the West
b. Land of the Hittites
c. Land to the Euphrates River
d. Lebanon
e. Arabia
Daily Quiz, June 1, 2014
Why did Zecariah lose voice and become mute?
a. He was frightened by an angel
b. He refused to name his son after himself
c. He did not believe the angel who told him Elizabeth was to have a child
d. It was a condition of his old age
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