Quiz of the Day, December 31, 2018
Caspar, the name of a Magi, most likely derived from which of the following sources?
a. Acts of Thomas, an apocryphal writing associated with the famous "doubter"
b. the Gospel of Matthew
c. a reference in the Psalms referring to kings
d. a Parthian inscription found in Iran
Quiz of the Day, December 30, 2018
In the beginning was the Word. What is the Greek word for "word" used in John 1:1?
a. lexi
b. rhema
c. dabar
d. logos
Quiz of the Day, December 29, 2018
What was the primary reason for a pilgrimage to Canterbury such as was recorded in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?
a. to visit the See and the Chair of Augustine of Canterbury
b. for the Easter Visit to the Cathedral to be blessed by the Archbishop
c. to obey the command of the Monarch to make the pilgrimage
d. to visit the crypt of the martyred Thomas a Becket
Quiz of the Day, December 28, 2018
The Gospel writers' penchant for parallel themes in the life of Jesus with themes in the lives of Hebrew Scriptures brought the feast of the Holy Innocent. What is the Hebrew Scripture parallel?
a. Pharaoh's edict to slaughter all infant boys in the time of Moses
b. the plague involving the death of all first born sons
c. the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham
d. the death of David's first son born to Bathsheba
Quiz of the Day, December 27, 2018
Why have man asserted that John the Evangelist and John the Divine are not the same person?
a. the language of the Book of Revelation is significant different than the Johannine Gospel and Epistles
b. the theology of revelation is different from the other Johannine writings
c. Several Early Church Fathers/Persons asserted they were different people
d. all of the above
Quiz of the Day, December 26, 2018
What ordained ministry of the church did St. Stephan have?
a. priest
b. bishop
c. presbyter
d. deacon
e. prophet
f. apostle
g. martyr
Quiz of the Day, December 25, 2018
Why is Christmas often rendered as Xmas?
a. the secular world want to leave Christ out of Christmas
b. X stands a missing word
c. X is actually the Greek letter Chi, the first letter in Christos, the Greek work for Christ
d. X is for the Hebrew word for Messiah
Quiz of the Day December 24, 2018
In which book does it say a child has been born who shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace?
a. Micah
b. Zachariah
c. Haggai
d. Isaiah
Quiz of the Day, December 23, 2018
When did the text of the Hail Mary come to its current form?
a. in the Gospels
b. at the council of Trent
c. in printed text of Savonarlo in 1495
d. in Pius VI Roman breviary in 1568
Quiz of the Day, December 22, 2018
In the Bible, what is the city of David?
a. Jerusalem
b. Zion
c. Shiloh
d. Bethlehem
Quiz of the Day, December 21, 2018
Which of the following is not true regarding the Immaculate Conception?
a. it refers to Mary
b. it refers to Jesus
c. it cannot be found in Holy Scriptures
d. it is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
Quiz of the Day, December 20, 2018
The phrase in the "Hail Mary," "blessed art thou among women," is a quote of which biblical person?
a. Gabriel
b. Simeon
c. Anna
d. Elizabeth
Quiz of the Day, December 19, 2018
Which Gospel begins with John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, December 18, 2018
Whom of the following did not compose a song found in the Bible?
a. Miriam
b. Hannah
c. Mary
d. Anna
Quiz of the Day, December 17, 2018
Of the following biblical women, which does not match in significant life events?
a. The Virgin Mary
b. Elizabeth
c. The widow of Zarephath
d. Sarah
e. Hannah
Quiz of the Day, December 16, 2018
What was the occupation of the father of John the Baptist?
a. rabbi
b. scribe
c. priest
d. seer
Quiz of the Day, December 15, 2018
The 3rd Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday? What does gaudete mean?
a. Repent
b. Confess
c. Rejoice
d. Exalt
Quiz of the Day, December 14, 2018
The purgative, illuminative and unitive are spiritual stages in the writing of what mystic?
a. John Climacus
b. Nicolas of Cusa
c. John of the Cross
d. Teresa of Avila
e. Walter Hilton
Quiz of the Day, December 13, 2018
In which Gospel does Jesus say, "Let the one without sin among you cast the first stone at her?"
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, December 12, 2018
Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima and Medjugorje are places associated with what saint?
a. Paul
b. Therese
c. Francis
d. Mary
Quiz of the Day, December 11, 2018
Pius XII regarded whom of the following to be the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas?
a. Paul Tillich
b. Reinhold Niebuhr
c. Karl Barth
d. Karl Rahner
Quiz of the Day, December 10, 2018
This American Trappist monk on the Episcopal calendar of saints, died of accidental electrocution in Bangkok, Thailand in 1968.
a. Thomas Keating
b. Thomas Merton
c. Fulton Sheen
d. Basil Pennington
Quiz of the Day, December 9, 2018
Which of the following words would be fit the meaning of repentance?
a. penance
b. education
c. piety
d. ritual
Quiz of the Day, December 8, 2018
To which church did St. Paul write to address the concern that members have about the fate of people who predeceased the return of Christ?
a. Corinthian
b. Thessalonian
c. Philippian
d. Galatian
Quiz of the Day, December 7, 2018
Which saint was chosen to be bishop before he was even baptized?
a. Clement I
b. Ambrose
c. Basil the Great
d. Athanasius
Quiz of the Day, December 6, 2018
Santa Claus is derived from whom?
a. Nicolas of Cusa
b. Pope Nicolas I
c. Pope Nicolas II
d. Nicholas of Myra
Quiz of the Day, December 5, 2018
Which of the following is not true regarding Clement of Alexandria?
a. he knew the apostle Peter
b. Origen and Alexander of Jerusalem were his pupils
c. he believe Plato gained knowledge from the Egyptians
d. he confronted what has come to be called Gnosticism
Quiz of the Day, December 4, 2018
John of Damascus is not known for which of the following?
a. being an iconoclast
b. supporting the Assumption of Mary
c. serving an Islamic Caliph
d. was in favor of icons and their devotional significance
Quiz of the Day, December 3, 2018
Who was a co-founder of the Jesuits who was a successful missionary to Asia while riding the coat tails of Portuguese colonial power?
a. Alfonso Salmeron
b. Francis Xavier
c. Ignatius Loyola
d. Peter Faber
Quiz of the Day, December 2, 2018
The writer of the Epistle of Peter wrote that for the Lord, one day is like a thousand day and thousand days are like one day. Where in Hebrew Scriptures can this exact saying be found?
a. Proverbs
b. Psalms
c. Isaiah
d. Jeremiah
Quiz of the Day, December 1, 2018
What writer immortalized Nicolas Ferrar's community of Little Gidding as a place "where prayers have been valid?"
a. C.S. Lewis
b. G.K. Chesterton
c. Charles Williams
d. T. S. Eliot
Caspar, the name of a Magi, most likely derived from which of the following sources?
a. Acts of Thomas, an apocryphal writing associated with the famous "doubter"
b. the Gospel of Matthew
c. a reference in the Psalms referring to kings
d. a Parthian inscription found in Iran
Quiz of the Day, December 30, 2018
In the beginning was the Word. What is the Greek word for "word" used in John 1:1?
a. lexi
b. rhema
c. dabar
d. logos
Quiz of the Day, December 29, 2018
What was the primary reason for a pilgrimage to Canterbury such as was recorded in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?
a. to visit the See and the Chair of Augustine of Canterbury
b. for the Easter Visit to the Cathedral to be blessed by the Archbishop
c. to obey the command of the Monarch to make the pilgrimage
d. to visit the crypt of the martyred Thomas a Becket
Quiz of the Day, December 28, 2018
The Gospel writers' penchant for parallel themes in the life of Jesus with themes in the lives of Hebrew Scriptures brought the feast of the Holy Innocent. What is the Hebrew Scripture parallel?
a. Pharaoh's edict to slaughter all infant boys in the time of Moses
b. the plague involving the death of all first born sons
c. the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham
d. the death of David's first son born to Bathsheba
Quiz of the Day, December 27, 2018
Why have man asserted that John the Evangelist and John the Divine are not the same person?
a. the language of the Book of Revelation is significant different than the Johannine Gospel and Epistles
b. the theology of revelation is different from the other Johannine writings
c. Several Early Church Fathers/Persons asserted they were different people
d. all of the above
Quiz of the Day, December 26, 2018
What ordained ministry of the church did St. Stephan have?
a. priest
b. bishop
c. presbyter
d. deacon
e. prophet
f. apostle
g. martyr
Quiz of the Day, December 25, 2018
Why is Christmas often rendered as Xmas?
a. the secular world want to leave Christ out of Christmas
b. X stands a missing word
c. X is actually the Greek letter Chi, the first letter in Christos, the Greek work for Christ
d. X is for the Hebrew word for Messiah
Quiz of the Day December 24, 2018
In which book does it say a child has been born who shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace?
a. Micah
b. Zachariah
c. Haggai
d. Isaiah
Quiz of the Day, December 23, 2018
When did the text of the Hail Mary come to its current form?
a. in the Gospels
b. at the council of Trent
c. in printed text of Savonarlo in 1495
d. in Pius VI Roman breviary in 1568
Quiz of the Day, December 22, 2018
In the Bible, what is the city of David?
a. Jerusalem
b. Zion
c. Shiloh
d. Bethlehem
Quiz of the Day, December 21, 2018
Which of the following is not true regarding the Immaculate Conception?
a. it refers to Mary
b. it refers to Jesus
c. it cannot be found in Holy Scriptures
d. it is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
Quiz of the Day, December 20, 2018
The phrase in the "Hail Mary," "blessed art thou among women," is a quote of which biblical person?
a. Gabriel
b. Simeon
c. Anna
d. Elizabeth
Quiz of the Day, December 19, 2018
Which Gospel begins with John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, December 18, 2018
Whom of the following did not compose a song found in the Bible?
a. Miriam
b. Hannah
c. Mary
d. Anna
Quiz of the Day, December 17, 2018
Of the following biblical women, which does not match in significant life events?
a. The Virgin Mary
b. Elizabeth
c. The widow of Zarephath
d. Sarah
e. Hannah
Quiz of the Day, December 16, 2018
What was the occupation of the father of John the Baptist?
a. rabbi
b. scribe
c. priest
d. seer
Quiz of the Day, December 15, 2018
The 3rd Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday? What does gaudete mean?
a. Repent
b. Confess
c. Rejoice
d. Exalt
Quiz of the Day, December 14, 2018
The purgative, illuminative and unitive are spiritual stages in the writing of what mystic?
a. John Climacus
b. Nicolas of Cusa
c. John of the Cross
d. Teresa of Avila
e. Walter Hilton
Quiz of the Day, December 13, 2018
In which Gospel does Jesus say, "Let the one without sin among you cast the first stone at her?"
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, December 12, 2018
Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima and Medjugorje are places associated with what saint?
a. Paul
b. Therese
c. Francis
d. Mary
Quiz of the Day, December 11, 2018
Pius XII regarded whom of the following to be the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas?
a. Paul Tillich
b. Reinhold Niebuhr
c. Karl Barth
d. Karl Rahner
Quiz of the Day, December 10, 2018
This American Trappist monk on the Episcopal calendar of saints, died of accidental electrocution in Bangkok, Thailand in 1968.
a. Thomas Keating
b. Thomas Merton
c. Fulton Sheen
d. Basil Pennington
Quiz of the Day, December 9, 2018
Which of the following words would be fit the meaning of repentance?
a. penance
b. education
c. piety
d. ritual
Quiz of the Day, December 8, 2018
To which church did St. Paul write to address the concern that members have about the fate of people who predeceased the return of Christ?
a. Corinthian
b. Thessalonian
c. Philippian
d. Galatian
Quiz of the Day, December 7, 2018
Which saint was chosen to be bishop before he was even baptized?
a. Clement I
b. Ambrose
c. Basil the Great
d. Athanasius
Quiz of the Day, December 6, 2018
Santa Claus is derived from whom?
a. Nicolas of Cusa
b. Pope Nicolas I
c. Pope Nicolas II
d. Nicholas of Myra
Quiz of the Day, December 5, 2018
Which of the following is not true regarding Clement of Alexandria?
a. he knew the apostle Peter
b. Origen and Alexander of Jerusalem were his pupils
c. he believe Plato gained knowledge from the Egyptians
d. he confronted what has come to be called Gnosticism
Quiz of the Day, December 4, 2018
John of Damascus is not known for which of the following?
a. being an iconoclast
b. supporting the Assumption of Mary
c. serving an Islamic Caliph
d. was in favor of icons and their devotional significance
Quiz of the Day, December 3, 2018
Who was a co-founder of the Jesuits who was a successful missionary to Asia while riding the coat tails of Portuguese colonial power?
a. Alfonso Salmeron
b. Francis Xavier
c. Ignatius Loyola
d. Peter Faber
Quiz of the Day, December 2, 2018
The writer of the Epistle of Peter wrote that for the Lord, one day is like a thousand day and thousand days are like one day. Where in Hebrew Scriptures can this exact saying be found?
a. Proverbs
b. Psalms
c. Isaiah
d. Jeremiah
Quiz of the Day, December 1, 2018
What writer immortalized Nicolas Ferrar's community of Little Gidding as a place "where prayers have been valid?"
a. C.S. Lewis
b. G.K. Chesterton
c. Charles Williams
d. T. S. Eliot
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