Saturday, March 31, 2018

Quiz of the Day, March 2018

Quiz of the Day, March 31, 2018

Whom of the following brought spices for the preparation of the body of Jesus?

a. Joseph of Arimathea
b. Peter
c. Nicodemus
d. Mary the mother of Clopas


Quiz of the Day, March 30, 2017

Which Passion account is always the assigned Passion read on Good Friday?

a. Matthew's
b. Mark's
c. Luke's
d. John's

Quiz of the Day, March 29, 2018

Which of the following is not in Maundy Thursday Gospel of John?

a. foot-washing by Jesus
b. the new commandment of Jesus
c. the words of Jesus blessing of bread and wine
d. the refusal of Peter to have his feet washed

Quiz of the Day, March 28, 2018

Which disciple betrayed Jesus?

a. Simon Peter
b. James son of Zebedee
c. Judas Iscariot
d. John son of Zebedee

Quiz of the Day, March 27, 2018

Which of the following is not a metaphor of meaning or action associated with Jesus?

a. cursing a fig tree which did not bear fruit out of season
b. saying that he was the "vine" and his followers were branches
c. saying a one should have faith like a mustard seed
d. observing that the need for the good news was like a harvest ready to reap
e. claiming to be like the largest oak tree in the forest

Quiz of the Day, March 26, 2018

Which of the following in not included in Holy Week?

a. Easter Vigil
b. Palm Sunday
c. Maundy Thursday
d. Good Friday
e. Holy Saturday

Quiz of the Day, March 25, 2018

What events is recorded in the life of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark &; Luke) after his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, which is not found in the Gospel of John?

a. the healing of the centurion's servant
b. the trial of Jesus
c. the praying in the Garden of Gethsemane
d. the cleansing of the Temple

Quiz of the Day, March 24, 2018

Bartimaeus is known in the Gospel for what?

a. he was one of the 70 sent by Jesus
b. he was blind
c. he was a friend of the disciple Philip
d. he was lame

Quiz of the Day, March 23, 2018

Which Gregory was thrown into a pit for 12 years to atone for his father's sin of assassinating a king?

a. The Great
b. Palamas
c. Nazianzus
d. The Illuminator

Quiz of the Day, March 22, 2018

Which of the following is not one of the plague inflicted upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians?

a. gnats
b. locusts
c. bloody water
d. nests of snakes
e. death of first born sons

Quiz of the Day, March 21, 2018

Which of the following is not true of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury?

a. edited and published the first Book of Common Prayer
b. granted an annulment to the marriage of King Henry VIII
c. held to the standard of clerical celibacy
d. died as a martyr shortly after Oxford martyred Bishops Latimer and Ridley

Quiz of the Day, March 20, 2018

Which of the following was not written by Thomas Ken?

a. Old Hundredth
b. Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
c. Awake My Soul, and with the Sun
d. All Praise to Thee, O God, This Night

Quiz of the Day, March 19, 2018

If Joseph was the Guardian of Jesus and not his father and Joseph is called a son of David, how is Jesus from the genetic lineage of David according to the Gospel genealogies?

a. being the legal father still places Jesus in the lineage
b. Mary, too, is a descendent of David
c. we don't know
d. it is a faith lineage, not a genetic lineage

Quiz of the Day, March 18, 2018

To prepare Moses to confront the Pharaoh, God gave Moses three signs.  Which of the following is not one of the signs?

a. his staff turning into a snake
b. his rod starting to bud
c. his hand turning leprous
d. water poured on the ground turning to blood

Quiz of the Day, March 17, 2018

St. Patrick's Breastplate is what?

a. a prayer of protection attributed to St. Patrick
b. a hymn also called The Lorica of St. Patrick
c. a hymn entitled "I Bind unto Myself Today"
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, March 16, 2018

Who was Gershom?

a. son of Joseph
b. son of Levi
c. son of Miriam
d. son of Moses

Quiz of the Day, March 15, 2018

Shiphrah and Puah are known in the Hebrew Scriptures for what occupation?

a. warriors
b. Prophetesses
c. dancers
d. midwifery

Quiz of the Day, March 14, 2018

Whom of the following wrote about the gift of speaking in "tongues" or glossolalia?

a. John
b. Luke
c. Paul
d. Peter
e. Timothy

Quiz of the Day, March 13, 2018

Of the husband and wives of the three generations of patriarchs/matriarchs, who was not buried in the cave near the field of Machpelah, near Mamre?

a. Rachel
b. Leah
c. Sarah
d. Abraham
e. Rebekah
f. Jacob
g. Isaac

Quiz of the Day,  March 12, 2018

Which pope saw fair-haired children in the slave market and said, "Non Angli, sed Angeli?"  (not angels but Anglicans)  This same pope sent a missionary to England, the one who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

a. John III
b. Benedict I
c. Pelagius II
d. Gregory I

Quiz of the Day, March 11, 2018

Why was Joseph upset with his father Jacob before Jacob died?

a. he refused to be buried in Egypt in a pyramid
b. he wanted his bones carried back to Canaan
c. Jacob continued a tradition of conferring the greater blessing on the younger sibling
d. Jacob refused to meet the Pharaoh

Quiz of the Day, March 10, 2018

Ephrath is the former name of which town?

a. Zion
b. Emmaus
c. Bethlehem
d. Bethel
e. Bethany

Quiz of the Day, March 9, 2018

In an act of ecclesiastical nepotism, a reluctant Gregory of Nyssa was forced to become bishop by whom?

a. his brother Basil the Great
b. his persuasive sister Macrina
c. his brother Peter Sebaste
d. his father, Basil the Elder

Quiz of the Day, March 8, 2018

When Jacob and all of his family came to dwell in the land of Goshen as sheep herders in Egypt who told him "all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians?"

a. Reuben
b. Joseph
c. the Pharaoh
d. Benjamin

Quiz of the Day, March 7, 2018

Why was John the Baptist beheaded?

a. a party favor for Salome who danced and asked for his head
b. he was seen as a public disturbance for Herod's administration
c. it was ordered by the Roman Governor
d. John had accused Herod of treason

Quiz of the Day, March 6, 2018

Moses led the people of Israel out of Egypt?  How did they get there in the first place?

a. Egypt invaded Canaan and brought them there
b. Canaan was a province of Egypt
c. Jacob took his family to Egypt to survive a severe drought
d. Abraham, a patriarch of Israel had settled in Egypt

Quiz of the Day, March 5, 2018

"Talitha cum" means what?

a. Get up and walk
b. Little girl, get up
c. Why have you forsaken me
d. Come quickly

Quiz of the Day, March 4, 2018

What did Joseph do to his brothers when they arrived in Egypt looking for grain?

a. he concealed his identity
b. he held one in captivity
c. he demanded they go home and bring Benjamin
d. he set them up to be charged with stealing his silver cup
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, March 3, 2018

Of the following, who is the most prolific Anglican hymnodist?

a. George Herbert
b. Percy Drearmer
c. John Henry Newman
d. Charles Wesley

Quiz of the Day, March 2, 2018

Jacob had two wives, Leah and Rachael.  Which sons were sons of Rachael?

a. Joseph and Dan
b. Benjamin and Dad
c. Asher and Dan
d. Benjamin and Joseph
e. Joseph and Levi
f.  Benjamin and Levi


Quiz of the Day, March 1, 2018

Who is the patron saint of Wales?

a. Patrick
b. David
c. Alban
d. Andrew

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