Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Quiz of the Day, March 2020

Quiz of the Day, March 31, 2020

Which of the following hymns written by John Donne have deliberate "puns" on his and his wife's surnames?

a. As due by many titles, I resign
b. Wilt Thou forgive that sin where I begun
c. Soul's joy, now I am gone
d. When Jesus died to save us

Quiz of the Day, March 30, 2020

What excuse did Moses give to God to refuse the call to return to Egypt?

a. he had a family in Midian
b. his father in law wanted him to remain
c. he was slow of speech, inelegant
d. he was afraid of what the Egyptians might do to him

Quiz of the Day, March 29, 2020

To whom is Jesus say, " I am the resurrection and the life?"

a. Mary of Bethany
b. Martha of Bethany
c. Mary Magdalene
d. Peter
e. Lazarus

Quiz of the Day, March 28, 2020

Which Gospel does not include an account of the Transfiguration?

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

Quiz of the Day, March 27, 2020

Who was Gershom?

a. son of Esau
b. son of Shem
c. son of Moses
d. son Zipporah
e. c and d

Quiz of the Day, March 26, 2020

If Shiphrah and Puah were patron saints, what occupation would they represent?

a. sailors
b. Iron smiths
c. midwives
d. undertakers

Quiz of the Day, March 25, 2020

The Magnificat, the Song of Mary happens at what occasion?

a. the Annunciation
b. the Visitation
c. the Presentation
d. the Purification

Quiz of the Day, March 24, 2020

Of the following, who was not buried in the Cave of Machpelah?

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

Quiz of the Day, March 23, 2020

From lists in the Hebrew Scriptures, how many "tribes" of Israel were there?

a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, March 22, 2020

The word Messiah derives from what?

a. crowning of a king
b. vesting of the king
c. the presentation of the royal diadem to the king
d. anointing with oil

 Quiz of the Day, March 21, 2020

Another name for Bethlehem is

a. Luz
b. City of David
c. Ephrath
d. Bethel

Quiz of the Day, March 20, 2020

What did Jacob do when he met the Pharaoh?

a. he thanked him for his treatment of Joseph
b. he asked to allow his family to settle in Goshen
c. he blessed him
d. he acknowledged that the dreams of Joseph had come true

Quiz of the Day, March 19, 2020

Traditions indicates that Salome danced for Herod and then asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter as her wish.  The Gospel does not name Salome but who?

a. Herodias
b. the daughter of Herod
c. the daughter of Philip
d. Eunice

Quiz of the Day, March 18, 2020

Which of the following was not an issue addressed by Paul to the Corinthian church?

a. eating food offered to idols
b. marriage
c. trivialization of the Eucharist
d. visiting temples of the gods and goddesses

Quiz of the Day, March 17, 2020

Who said, "God sent me before you to preserve life?"

a. St. Patrick
b. St. Paul
c. Jacob
d. Joseph

Quiz of the Day, March 16, 2020

Who were Eliab, Abinadab and Shammah?

a. the Three Young Men
b. Daniel's friends
c. Samuel's sons
d. David's older brothers

Quiz of the Day, March 15, 2020

Massah and Meribah are locations associated with the lack of what?

a. bread
b. meat
c. water
d. clothing

Quiz of the Day, March 14, 2020

Who in the Bible said, "My name is Legion..?"

a. Roman centurion
b. Paul and Silas' jailer
c. demoniac to Jesus
d. Onesimus' owner

Quiz of the Day, March 13, 2020

Who were the two sons of Jacob and Rachel?

a. Dan and Joseph
b. Reuben and Joseph
c. Benjamin and Joseph
d. Asher and Benjamin

Quiz of the Day, March 12, 2020

Who wrote that one's body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?

a. Pope St. Gregory the Great
b. John, quoting Jesus in the Gospel
c. St. Paul
d. author of the Epistles of John

Quiz of the Day, March 11, 2020

How did the people of Israel get trapped in Egypt?

a. Joseph brought them there
b. The Pharaoh's conquest brought them into captivity
c. Reuben went to Egypt for grain
d. Jacob and his family moved to Egypt during severe drought

 Quiz of the Day, March 10, 2020

In the words of Jesus, what is the unforgiveable sin?

a. murder
b. genocide
c. sin against the Holy Spirit
d. desecrating the name of God

Quiz of the Day, March 9, 2020

Who were the "sons of thunder?"

a. Peter and Andrew
b. Peter, James and John
c. the disciple sons of Zebedee
d. Peter and Paul

Quiz of the Day, March 8, 2020

Who had the dream about fat cows and thin cows in the Bible?

a. Nebuchadnezzar
b. the Pharaoh
c. Joseph
d. Daniel

Quiz of the Day, March 7, 2020

Joseph was thrown into prison with whom?

a. Pharaoh's cupbearer
b. a baker
c. a soldier
d. a vizir
e. a and c
f.  a and b

Quiz of the Day, March 6, 2020

Who were the dreamers and dream interpreters found in the Bible?

a. Joseph
b. Joseph, husband of Mary
c. Nebuchadnezzar
d. Daniel
e. Pilate's wife
f. all of the above


Quiz of the Day, March 5, 2020

Why was Joseph put in prison is Egypt?

a. for taking some food when he was hungry
b. for providing a unfavorable dream interpretation
c. for a false accusation of a sexual advance to his employer's wife
d. for being a Hebrew

Quiz of the Day, March 4, 2020

The following is not true of the Wesley brothers

a. ordained Anglican clergy
b. had a father who was an ordained Anglican clergy
c. became re-ordained as Methodist ministers
d. were prolific song writers

Quiz of the Day, March 3, 2020

How Jacob show his favoritism to son Joseph among the other brothers?

a. he believed his dreams
b. he gave him the family birthright blessing
c. he gave a coat of many colors
d. he sent him to Egypt on a special trip

Quiz of the Day, March 2, 2020

Nicodemus was

a. a Pharisee
b. a Sadducee
c. a follower of John the Baptist
d. a member of the High Priest's Council

Quiz of the Day, March 1, 2020

Adam and Eve were not supposed to eat from which tree in the Garden of Eden?

a. apple
b. pomegranate
c. knowledge of good and evil
d. tree of life
e. serpent tree



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