Thursday, May 31, 2018

Quiz of the Day, May 2018

Quiz of the Day, May 31, 2018

Whom of the following was not present at the Visitation?

a. Mary
b. Gabriel
c. Elizabeth
d. John the Baptist

Quiz of the Day, May 30, 2018

What do George, Michael, Joan of Arc, Martin of Tours have in common?

a. saints from France
b. patron saints of France
c. soldier saints
d. maritime saints

Quiz of the Day, May 29, 2018

Jesus referred to a "Queen of the South."  Whom was he referring to?

a. Mary Magdalene
b. His Mother Mary
c. Candace
d. Bathsheba
e. The Queen of Sheba
f.  Judah, the area of Jerusalem

Quiz of the Day, May 28, 2018

John Calvin was born Jehan Cauvin in what country/kingdom?

a. Switzerland
b. Flanders
c. Belgium
d. France


Quiz of the Day, May 27, 2018

The most famous personality of the Council of Nicaea was Athanasius.  The Council of Nicaea was a gathering of bishops.  At the time, Athanasius was not at bishop.  Why was he there?

a. to articulate the Arian position
b. he was a deacon for the bishop of Alexandria
c. he was a well-known theologian in Nicaea
d. Emperor Constantine gave him a personal invitation

Quiz of the Day May 26, 2018

Why is there a chair in Canterbury Cathedral called "Augustine's Chair?"

a. Augustine of Hippo made a trip to Canterbury
b. Thomas Becket brought Augustine's Chair to Canterbury
c. Augustine of Canterbury was the first Archbishop of Canterbury
d. Chaucer named the chair in his Canterbury Tales

Quiz of the Day, May 25, 2018

Who is known as the "Father of the Ecclesiastical History of the English Church?"

a. Richard Hooker
b. St. Anselm of Canterbury
c. St. Augustine of Canterbury
d. Venerable Bede

Quiz of the Day, May 24, 2018

According to the Book of Proverb, who calls out in the streets?

a. the town crier
b. the King's envoy
c. the Holy Spirit
d. Wisdom

Quiz of the Day, May 23, 2018

Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer who observed a heliocentric planetary system rather than the geocentric views that had prevailed in his times; what was his day job?

a. priest
b. doctor
c. inventor
d. merchant

Quiz of the Day, May 22, 2018

The first Book of Common Prayer was published the day after what major feast in the 1549?

a. The Epiphany
b. Christmas
c. Pentecost
d. All Saints' Day

Quiz of the Day, May 21, 2018

The biblical origin for the "Sanctus" (Holy, Holy, Holy) in the Mass is found where?

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

Quiz of Day, May 20, 2018

The persons from various locations in the Roman world listed as present on the Day of Pentecost in Jerusalem were from what religious background?

a. Gentiles religious backgrounds
b. The community of John the Baptist
c. Judaism
d. Proselytes of Judaism
e. all of the above
f. c and d
g. a and b

Quiz of the Day, May 19, 2018

Which liturgy was used for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan held on May 19, 2018?

a. The traditional wedding liturgy from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
b. Nuptial Mass from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
c. Common Worship, used in the C of E, since 2000
d. A special liturgy generated for the occasion by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Quiz of the Day, May 18, 2018

The popular idiom "sour grapes" about rationalizing about not wanting something when one really did want something comes from where?

a. Jeremiah, parents' eating of sour grapes have their children's teeth on edge
b. Ezekiel, parents' eating of sour grapes have their children's teeth on edgeQuiz of the Day, c. the Psalms
d. Aesop's Fables

May 17, 2018

Which two books of the Bible make references to seven golden lamps or lampstands?

a. Ezekiel and Revelations
b. Ezekiel and Zechariah
c. Zechariah and Revelations
d. Daniel and Revelations

Quiz of the Day, May 16, 2018

Persons from which of the following location were not represented at the Pentecost event in Jerusalem?

a. Crete
b. Arabia
c. Cappadocia
d. Pamphylia
e. Ethiopia
f. Libya
g. Rome
h. Phrygia

Quiz of the Day, May 15, 2018

Whom of the following was not a son of Jesse?

a. Ramah
b. Shammah
c. Eliab
d. David
e. Abinadab

Quiz of the Day, May 14, 2018

Who succeeded Moses as the leader of Israel and led them into the Promised Land?

a. Caleb
b. Samuel
c. Gideon
d. Joshua

Quiz of the Day, May 13, 2018

Whom did God appear to in the flames of a burning bush?

a. Elijah
b. Elisha
c. Ezekiel
d. Moses

Quiz of the Day, May 12, 2018

Who is Justus and Matthias?

a. disciples who walked with Jesus
b. candidates to replace Judas Iscariot as the 12th disciple
c. lottery candidates for the position of 12th disciples
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 11, 2018

Whom of the following did not have an "Assumption" into heaven?

a. The Virgin Mary
b. Elijah
c. Enoch
d. Jesus

Quiz of the Day, May 10, 2018

How many days after Easter is the Feast of the Ascension?

a. 30
b. 40
c. 42
d. 38

Quiz of the Day, May 9, 2018

Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom were archbishop of what city?

a. Rome
b. Antioch
c. Constantinople
d. Alexandria

Quiz of the Day, May 8, 2018

Who wrote, "“Our Savior is our true Mother in whom we are endlessly born and out of whom we shall never come?”

a. Margery Kempe
b. Evelyn Underhill
c. Dame Julian of Norwich
d. Hildegard of Bingen

Quiz of the Day, May 7, 2018
What is the New Testament Greek word for "World?"

a. sarx
b. soma
c. kosmos
d.


Quiz of the Day, May 6, 2018

What does Jubilee stand for in the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. a holy year celebrated after 49 years
b. a year to deal with justice for property and land management
c. a year of amnesty and release of slaves and prisoners
d. a year when debts are forgiven
e. a year not currently observed on the Jewish liturgical calendar
f. all of the above
g. a and b
h. c and d

Quiz of the Day, May 5, 2018

In which Gospel can one find the most "I am" sayings of Jesus?

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

Quiz of the Day May 4, 2018

Where can one find the phrase, "do not cast your pearls before swine?"

a. Matthew
b. the Beatitudes
c. Sermon on the Mount
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 3, 2018

Who was the chief theological opponent of Athanasius at the Council of Nicaea?

a. Eusebius of Caesarea
b. The Emperor Constantine
c. Arius
d. Nicholas of Myra

Quiz of the Day, May 2, 2018

What was the significance of "gleanings" in the Torah?

a. special insights reserved fro nazirites
b. unharvest produce and grain left for the poor to gather
c. the law of the tithe
d. the rules for Jubilee

Quiz of the Day, May 1, 2018

Whom of the following is definately not James the Less?

a. Son of Alphaeus
b. the Just
c. Son of Zebedee
d. Brother of our Lord

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