Monday, July 31, 2017

Quiz of the Day, July 2017

Quiz of the Day, July 31, 2017

Ignatius Loyola was founder of what religious order?

a. Society of Jesus
b. The Jesuits
c. Salesian
d. Xavierites
e. c and d
f. a and b

Quiz of the Day, July 30, 2017

Who was the best friend of David?

a. a man who David said his love for him "passed the love of women"
b. Jonathan
c. a man who might have been king of Israel
d. the son of Saul
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, July 29, 2017

Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany are not mentioned in which Gospels?

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

Quiz of the Day, July 28, 2017

Why do liturgical purists eschew and even forbid the use of Wagner's Bridal March at a church wedding and suggest Henry Purcell instead?

a. Purcell is English
b. Wagner is German
c. Wagner's song is in opera about  marital infidelity, tragedy, and paganism; not really corresponding with the themes of Christian marriage
d. German music was outlawed in Britain during the war

 Quiz of the Day, July 27, 2017

When the witch of Endor conjured up Samuel from the dead for King Saul, what did the Samuel of the séance tell Saul?

a. that he was going to die
b. Jonathan would be king
c. his army would defeat the Philistines
d. he should give his daughter Michal in marriage to David

Quiz of the Day, July 26, 2017

What is the source of information for Joachim and Anne being the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary?

a. Matthean Genealogy
b. Lucan Genealogy
c. Gospel of James
d. Gospel of Thomas


Quiz of the Day, July 25, 2017

St. James, the Apostle is associate with which of the following?

a. son of Zebedee
b. Boanerges
c. known as James the Less
d. Compostela
e. brother of our Lord
f. head of the Jerusalem church
h. brother of John
i. all of the above except c and f

Quiz of the Day, July 24, 2017

Which of the follow books was written by Thomas à Kempis?

a. The Cloud of Unknowing
b. Revelations of Divine Love
c. The Ladder of Perfection
d. The Imitation of Christ
e. The Interior Castle

Quiz of the Day, July 23, 2017

Who was the sister of Moses and Aaron?

a. Judith
b. Miriam
c. Zipporah
d. Michal

Quiz of the Day, July 22, 2017

Who was the first witness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

a. an angel at the tomb
b. Mary Magdalene
c. Peter
d. John

Quiz of the Day, July 21, 2017

When on the run from Saul, David and his cohorts received what from the priest Ahimelech?

a. bread and lodging
b. holy bread and the sword of Goliath
c. a harp and a sword
d. an idol and holy bread

Quiz of the Day, July 20, 2017

Elizabeth, Amelia, Sojourner, and Harriet are first names of liberating women prophets of America.  One of them has the last name that became the name for a woman's garment.  Whose name is on this garment?

a. Cady Stanton
b. Bloomer
c. Truth
d. Tubman

Quiz of the Day, July 19, 2017

Which of the following is not a "Cappadocian Father" and not because of family identity, location or saintly reputation?

a. Gregory of Nyssa
b. Basil the Great
c. Peter of Sebaste
d. Macrina

Quiz of the Day, July 18, 2017

What was the topic of the writings of Bartolome de Las Casas?

a. missionary work in South America
b. atrocities of the Spanish against indigenious people
c. slavery
d. the missions of California

Quiz of the Day, July 17, 2017

In what city were the followers of Jesus first called "Christians?"

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

Quiz of the Day, July 16, 2017

Who was the man who loved King David more than his own soul?

a. Samuel
b. Jonathan
c. Nathan, the prophet
d. Asaph, the singer

Quiz of the Day, July 15, 2017

Peter had a dream at the home of Simon of Tanner.  What instruction did he receive from God in the dream?

a. revocation of the dietary rules on eating the flesh of animals
b. revocation of the circumcision law for Jewish males
c. revocation of the Sabbath rules
d. acceptance of the apostleship of Paul

Quiz of the Day, July 14, 2017

Goliath was a member of what nation?

a. Moabite
b. Ammonite
c. Perizzite
d. Philistine

Quiz of the Day, July 13, 2017

King Saul was tormented by an evil spirit.  How was this evil spirit temporarily exorcised?

a. hunting
b. listening to shepherd David play his harp
c. Samuel's anointing prayer
d. Jonathan sang to him

Quiz of the Day, July 12, 2017

How many brothers did King David have?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

Quiz of the Day, July 11, 2017

Of the following, which is deemed as most directly influencing the Rule of St. Benedict?

a. the writings of John Cassian
b. the Rule of St. Augustine of Hippo
c. Anonymous "Rule of the Master"
d. the Bible

Quiz of the Day, July 10, 2017

According to Samuel, why did God reject Saul as King?

a. he disobeyed God's order
b. he kept spoil from a battle
c. he threw his spear at David
d. all of the above
e. a and b

Quiz of the Day, July 9, 2017

Golgotha means place of the

a. cross
b. skull
c. heart
d. passion

Quiz of the Day, July 8, 2017

How did Jonathan inadvertently incur the curse of his father King Saul?

a. he befriended David
b. he ate honey
c. he became more popular than his father
d. he defied his father

Quiz of the Day, July 7, 2017

Czech Republic has a national holiday for which of the following?

a. Martin Luther
b. John Calvin
c. Jan Hus
d. John Wycliffe

Quiz of the Day, July 6, 2017

Who told King Saul that God was rejecting his kingship and his family's lineage on the throne of Israel?

a. David
b. Nathan the Prophet
c. Jonathan, Saul's son
d. Samuel

Quiz of the Day, July 5, 2017

Who was the last Judge of Israel?

a. Samson
b. Eli
c. Deborah
d. Samuel


Quiz of the Day, July 4, 2017

Which of the following references to God is not found in the Declaration of Independence?

a. Creator
b. Divine Providence
c. Supreme Judge
d. Higher Power


Quiz of the Day, July 3, 2017

According to the Book of 1 Samuel, the Judge Samuel wrote which book?

a. 1 Samuel
b. 2 Samuel
c. 1 Kings
d. 2 Kings
e. a book about the rights and duties of kings

Quiz of the Day, July 2, 2017

Saul first met the Judge Samuel to get his help in finding something he had lost.  What had Saul lost?

a. his donkeys
b. his sword
c. his household idol
d. his son Jonathan

Quiz of the Day, July 1, 2017

Who was the first king of Israel?

a. Moses
b. Joseph
c. Jacob
d. Abraham
e. Melchizedek
f. Saul

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