Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Quiz of the Day, August 2016

Quiz of the Day, August 31, 2016

Which of the following is not associated with Lindisfarne?

a. Columba
b. Aidan
c. Cuthbert
d. Finian

Quiz of the Day, August 30, 2016

Who was the biblical Rhoda?

a. a disciple of St. Paul
b. a seller of purple
c. a woman who wiped the face of Jesus
d. a maid in the house of Mark's mother

Quiz of the Day, August 29, 2016

According to the Acts of the Apostles, in what city were the disciples of Christ first called "Christians?"

a. Ephesus
b. Jerusalem
c. Pella
d. Antioch

Quiz of the Day, August 28, 2016

"Blessed are the poor in spirit," is found in which Gospel?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. Thomas


Quiz of the Day, August 27, 2016

What was the content of Peter's vision before he accepted the gift of the Spirit being received by the Gentiles?

a. a vision about God not requiring circumcision
b. a vision about permission to the eat the meat "non-kosher" animals
c. a vision about mikveh
d. a vision about speaking in tongues

Quiz of the Day, August 26, 2016

What could be called the "Second Pentecost?"

a. the conversion of St. Paul
b. the receiving of the Holy Spirit evidenced in the lives of Gentiles
c. Pentecost since first Pentecost happened in the Doubting Thomas event
d. the birth of the church in Corinth


Quiz of the Day, August 25, 2016

To whom did Peter say the following: " “You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile...?"

a. the Roman cohort
b. the household of Cornelius
c. Simon the tanner
d. the Gentile members of the church in Antioch

Quiz of the Day, August 24, 2016

Who, of the following, made this exclamation, "How awesome is this place; this is none other than the house of God and the gate of heaven?"

a. Moses, at the burning bush
b. Moses on Mount Sinai
c. Solomon at the dedication of the Temple
d. Jacob, after his dream about ascending and descending angels



Quiz of the Day, August 23, 2016

Peter prayed and restored Tabitha to life and health.  What was Tabitha's other name?

a. Lydia
b. Dorcas
c. Junia
d. Sapphire

Quiz of the Day, August 22, 2016

When there was a plot discovered to seize the newly converted Saul, how did he escape safely from Damascus?

a. Barnabas interceded with his accusers
b. Saul friends lowered him in a basket from the city wall
c. he was hidden in a cart pulled by donkeys
d. God shuts the eyes of guard as Saul escaped

Quiz of the Day, August 21, 2016

What commandment is about honoring the Sabbath?

a. third
b. fourth
c. fifth
d. sixth

Quiz of the Day, August 20, 2016

To what religious order did St. Bernard of Clairvaux belong?

a. Benedictine
b. Dominican
c. Franciscan
d. Cistercian

Quiz of the Day, August 19, 2016

Which of the following was not one of Job's friend?

A. Eliphaz
B. Zophar
C. Bildad
D. Schlomo 

Quiz of the Day, August 18, 2017


Who negotiated the fate of Job?  

A. The heavenly council of gods
B. Jobs friends
C. God and Satan
D. God and the Angels

Quiz of the Day, August 17, 2016

The selling of church positions is called

a. Indulgences
b. Usury
c. Simony
d. Peter's pence

Quiz of the Day, August 16, 2016

From the cross, who did Jesus commit the care of his mother?

a. Mary Magdalane
b. John
c. Someone referred to as a disciple loved by Jesus
d. Peter

Quiz of the Day, August 15,2016

To whom did Jesus say "Woman, what concern is that to you or me?"

a. Mary Magdalene
b. Mary of Bethany
c. Martha of Bethany
D. Mary, His Mother

Quiz of the Day, August 14, 2016

How did the life of Samson end?

a. suicide
b. he pulled a building down on himself and Philistine captors
c. he was killed by the Philistine army
d. he jumped off a cliff
e. a and b

Quiz of the Day, August 13, 2016

Delilah has been the name for the beguiling seductress; who did Delilah beguile to gain the reputation?

a. Solomon
b. the writer of Song of Songs
c. Samson
d. King David

Quiz of the Day, August 12, 2016

What is the classification of the role of Samson in the history of Israel?

a. prophet
b. military commander
c. nazirite
d. judge
e. priest

Quiz of the Day, August 11, 2016

Which of the following is not true of Samson?

a. he was under the vow of the nazirite
b. he ate honey from the bee hive in the carcass of a dead lion
c. he slew Philistines in battle with the jaw bone of an ass
d. his short hair was the source of his strength
e. he brought down a building on himself and his captors

Quiz of the Day, August 10, 2016

In Christian and biblical traditions, Jesus had a miraculous conception, Mary an Immaculate conception; which of the following is not one who had a "marvelous" conception?

a. John the Baptist
b. Isaac
c. Samson
d. Samuel
e. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, August 9, 2016

Who was the Alaskan saint who was also the first missionary to that area?

a. Juvenaly
b. Herman
c. Innocent
d.Jacob Netsvitov

Quiz of the Day, August 8, 2016

What is the biblical significance of the distinction between shibboleth and sibboleth?

a. variance in Hebrew spelling
b. a pronunciation test for gaining permission to ford the Jordan
c. a class marker in biblical sociology
d. one is a dagger, the other is a spear

Quiz of the Day, August 7, 2016

Jephthah, was cast out because he was the son of a prostitute and he became a bandit; later he was called become the commander in the fight against the Ammonites.  What was the result of a vow that he made with God if his forces would win in battle?

a. he cut out his right eye
b. he sacrificed his daughter
c. he gave his best horse to the temple
d. he sacrificed his son

Quiz of the Day, August 6, 2016

On which two occasion did bystanders hear the voice of God declare about Jesus, "This is my Son, the beloved...?"

a. his baptism and resurrection
b. his attendance at the Passover feast and the transfiguration
c. his baptism and transfiguration
d. the angels to the shepherd and his baptism

Quiz of the Day, August 5, 2016

What of the following are true about Gideon?

a. his name was also Jerubbaal
b. his son Abimelech, not Saul, might be called the first king of Israel
c. he had seventy sons
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, August 4, 2016

What did Gideon do with some of the gold booty from his battles?

a. fed the poor
b. made an ephod (idol) to worship
c. placed it on the ark of the covenant
d. donated it to the shrine in Shechem

Quiz of the Day, August 3, 2016

Who was the first African-American to receive a PhD from Harvard University?

a. Booker T. Washington
b. W.E.B. Dubois
c. George L. Ruffin
d. Robert T. Freeman

Quiz of the Day, August 2, 2016

Gideon had too many volunteers for his army.  How did he select the final 300?

a. he chose the best archers
b. he chose the soldier who drank water with cupped hands
c. he chose those who throw the spear the farthest
d. he chose those who lapped water like a dog

Quiz of the Day, August 1, 2016

What does the fleece test refer to in the Bible?

a. Jacob covered his arms with fleece to make himself seem hairy
b. Fleecing referred to taking money from one's enemy
c. Gideon used a fleece to seek a sign from God for a victory in battle
d. It derives from King David when as a shepherd he used a fleece to seek an oracle from God

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