Thursday, November 30, 2017

Quiz of the Day, November 2017

Quiz of the Day, November 30, 2017

How was St. Peter introduced to Jesus?

a. by his brother Andrew
b. a direct encounter with Jesus
c. not exactly sure
d. all of the above depending upon which Gospel one reads

Quiz of the Day, November 29, 2017

Which of the following books of the Bible does not include apocalyptic references?

a. Song of Solomon
b. Revelation
c. Ezekiel
d. Daniel
e. the Gospel

Quiz of the Day, November 28, 2017

In what way could  Kamehameha and Emma, be called retroactive American saints?

a. they became saints after the "lessor feasts and fasts" became a part of the church liturgy.
b. they were named when the Episcopal Church started celebrating saints' day
c. they were Hawaiian before Hawaii became a state
d. Before the statehood of Hawaii, they would have been Anglican saints

Quiz of the Day, November 27, 2017

What book of the Bible is also called "The Apocalypse?"

a. Jude
b. Revelations
c. Ezekiel
d. Daniel

Quiz of the Day, November 26, 2017

The Last Sunday after Pentecost is also known as

a. Thanksgiving Sunday
b. Harvest Sunday
c. Christ the King
d. Advent Eve


Quiz of the Day, November 25, 2017

Where is the phrase "weeping and gnashing of teeth" found in the Bible?

a. Paul's letter
b. Proverbs
c. Parables of Jesus
d. Jude

Quiz of the Day, November 24, 2017

What happened on the 25th of Kislev?

a. Antiochus profane the Temple
b. The second Temple was rededicated foe worship
c. Judas Maccabeus died
d.  Israel’s birthday 

Quiz of the Day, November 23,2017

Which of the following is not true of the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower?

a. They were  Brownists
b.  They were dissenters 
c.  They were non-conformists
d.  They opposed the Crown
e.  They were anti-papists

Quiz of the Day, November 22, 2017

What is the geometrical shape of the city of Jerusalem in the book Revelations?

a. Circle
b. Rectangle 
c. Square
d. Triangle

Quiz of the Day, November 21, 2017

Who wrote music for the familiar doxology: “Praise God from whom all blessings flow?”

a. John Merbecke 
b. William Byrd 
c. Thomas Tallis 
d. Henry Purcell

Quiz of the Day, November 20, 2017

In what book of the Bible are Gog and Magog listed as hostile nations?

a. Genesis
b. Isaiah
c. Revelations
d. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, November 19, 2017

The Maccabeus of Judas Maccabeus means what?

a. the sword
b. the viper
c. the hammer
d. the whip

Quiz of the Day, November 18, 2017

St. Hilda is best known in church history for what?

a. hosting a synod at Whitby to unite the Celtic and Roman churches
b. a change in monastic tonsures
c. the more severe penitential rites
d. the retaining of celtic languages for the liturgies
e. the circled cross

Quiz of the Day, November 17, 2017

What "pet" is associated with St. Hugh of Lincoln?

a. dog
b. cat
c. duck
d. swan

Quiz of the Day, November 16, 2017

Why isn't the feast of Hanukkah found in the Jewish Bible?

a. it developed too late in antiquity
b. because it is found in the Christian Bible
c. it is found in the Maccabees, not regarded as a canonical part of Hebrew Scriptures
d. it developed to give Jews a counter feast at Christmastide

Quiz of the Day, November 15, 2017

Succoth or Sukkot  is the Jewish festival which involves what kind of structure?

a. the Temple
b. the Tabernacle
c. a booth
d. a palace

Quiz of the Day, November 14, 2017

Why wasn't the Eucharistic Prayer in the first American Book of Common Prayer the same as the 1662 Book of Common Prayer which was used in the American Colonies?

a. the American Revolution also meant a liturgical revolt
b. the Episcopal members of the Continental Congress insisted on the different prayer
c. it was purposeful defiance of King George
d. the first American bishop, Samuel Seabury was consecrated by the Scottish Church using their 1764 BCP, and in agreement, the Americans adopted the Scottish Communion Rite.

Quiz of the Day, November 13, 2017

What might be the lesson of the parable of the 5, 3, and 1 talent?

a. use it or lose it
b. atrophy is real
c. one's life is a gift to invest wisely
d. surpassing oneself in a future state is the requirement of faith
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, November 12, 2017

What did Paul tell Felix, the governor, as to why he was being charged?

a. for challenging Roman law
b. because of his belief in the resurrection
c. his assertion of Jesus as the Messiah
d. his complicity in the stoning of Stephen


Quiz of the Day, November 11, 2017

"Melita" is the name of the tune which goes with an appropriate hymn for Veterans Day.  What are the first words of the hymn?

a. Mine eyes have seen the glory
b. Eternal Father, strong to save
c. My Country 'tis of Thee
d. O beautiful for spacious skies

Quiz of the Day, November 10, 2017

Whom of the following saints does not have his name qualified with "the Great?"

a. Leo
b. Gregory
c. Basil
d. Peter

Quiz of the Day, November 9, 2017

What did King of kings, Artaxerxes of Persia provide for Ezra the prophet?

a. a synagogue in Susa
b. permission and all things necessary to restore worship in the Temple in Jerusalem
c. armed guards for his preaching occasion
d. secretary for his writing

Quiz of the Day, November 8, 2017

Where is the beast known as the dragon found in the Bible?

a. Genesis
b. Zechariah
c. Revelations
d. Psalms

Quiz of the Day, November 7, 2017

Whom of the following was the missionary to Frisia?

a. Wulfstan
b. Boniface
c. Willibrord
d. Wilfrid

Quiz of the Day, November 6, 2017

What was John the Divine commanded to do with the scroll of the angel?

a. transcribe and copy it
b. memorize it and destroy the copy
c. eat it
d. take it to the seven churches

Quiz of the Day, November 5, 2017

What were Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem known for in Hebrew Scriptures?

a. their devotion to the Samaritan Torah
b. founding the synagogue movement in the Exile
c. opposing the rebuilding of the Temple by Nehemiah
d. conspiring with Darius of Persia

Quiz of the Day, November 4, 2017

In which books of the Bible is a person both Shepherd and Lamb?

a. Matthew and Mark
b. Isaiah and John
c. John and Revelations
d. Hebrews and Psalms

Quiz of the Day, November 3, 2017

Whom of the following is associated most distinctly with Anglicanism as the "via media" and the three-legged stool of authority, Scripture, Tradition and Reason?

a. Jeremy Taylor
b. William Laud
c. Richard Hooker
d. Thomas Cranmer

Quiz of the Day, November 2, 2017

What was the "day job" of the prophet Nehemiah?

a. stone mason
b. shepherd
c. valet to the king
d. cupbearer (one who pre-tasted the wine before the king drank)

Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2017

The genre of literature written about the saints is called

a. ecclesiastical biographies
b. sanctography
c. hagiography
d. grammatology

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