Quiz of the Day, November 2024

Quiz of the Day, November 30, 2024

The Advent wreath derived from

a. a papal pronouncement in the 19th century

b. German Lutherans in 19th as way for kids to count down to Christmas

c. Swedish Lutherans

d. Lapland Lutherans

Quiz of the Day, November 29, 2024

Black Friday derived from

a. Black Plague days in the Middle Ages

b. the churches condemnation of materialism

c. Commercial term for retailer going from red to black

d. Quiz of the Day, November 28, 2024

Which of the following was not written by Isaac Watt?

a. Joy to the World

b. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

c. O God Our Help in Ages Past

d. Amazing Grace

Quiz of the Day, November 27, 2024

Who was the man who climbed into a tree to see Jesus?

a. Levi

b. Bartamaeus

c. Zacchaeus

d. Nathaniel

Quiz of the Day, November 26, 2024

Where is the reference "Son of Man" found before it appears in the Gospel?

a. Daniel

b. Psalms

c. 2 Esdras

d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, November 25, 2024

The Christian Church year begins with what season?

a. Christmas

b. Pentecost

c. Easter

d. Advent

e. Epiphany

f.  Lent

g. ordinary time

Quiz of the Day, November 24, 2024

Which of the following is not true about the Feast of Christ the King?

a. it was instituted in 1925 by Pius XI

b. it was originally observed on the last Sunday in October

c. it was moved to the last Sunday in ordinary time

d. it is not observed in the Episcopal Church

Quiz of the Day, November 23, 2024

Which of the following popes had a letter which was included in some early lists of New Testament writings but did not make the canon?

a. Peter

b. Linus

c. 1 Clement

d. Anacletus

Quiz of the Day, November 22, 2024

The following is not true about C.S. Lewis:

a. he was Anglican

b. he was a Cambridge don

c. he was a Christian apologist

d. he was a literary critic

e. he was sci-fi writer

f.  he wrote children fantasy literature

e. he wrote an faith autobiography

Quiz of the Day, November 21, 2024

In what book of the Bible is there a threat from God to put dung on the faces of the priests?

a. Isaiah

b. Jeremiah

c. Ezekiel

d. Malachi

Quiz of the Day, November 20, 2024

Where is the Oracle of David found?

a. Psalms

b. 1 Kings

c. 1 Chronicles

d. 2 Samuel

Quiz of the Day, November 19, 2024

 Shigionoth is

a. the wife of Habakkak

b. a musical term in Habakkak

c. a musical term Psalms 7

d. none of the above

e. b and c

Quiz of the Day, November 18, 2024

Who hosted the merger "meeting" between Latin and Celtic Christianity?

a. Augustine

b. Venerable Bede

c. Hilda of Whitby

d. Alcuin

Quiz of the Day, November 17, 2024

Reference to the Archangel Michael is found where?

a. Daniel

b. Psalms

c. Zechariah

d. Jude

e. Revelations

f. b,c, and f

g. a, d, and e

h. a,c, and e

Quiz of the November 16, 2024

Who said, "you can't serve God and wealth?"

a. Paul

b. John the Baptist

c. Writer of Ecclesiastes

d. Jesus

Quiz of the Day, November 15, 2024

The phrase, "I will pour my spirit upon all flesh" cannot be found in

a. Isaiah

b. Ezekiel

c. John

d. Acts

e. Joel

f. Zechariah

Quiz of the Day, November 14, 2024

The following is not true about the first American Episcopal Bishop, Samuel Seabury:

a. he was from Connecticut

b. he studied at Yale

c. he studied medicine in Scotland

d. he owned a slave

e. he was the first Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Quiz of the Day, November 13, 2024

Which of the four Gospels is least apocalyptic?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, November 12, 2024

Which of the following is not the song of a mother?

a. nunc dimittis

b. Magnificat

c. Song of Hannah

d. Song of Miriam

e. Song of Deborah

f.  a, d, and e

g. e only

Quiz of the Day, November 11, 2024

St. Martin of Tours is a patron saint for

a. priests

b. soldiers

c. artists

d. farmers

Quiz of the Day, November 10, 2024

"The first shall be last and the last shall be first," is a saying attributed to whom?

a. Paul

b. John the Divine

c. Jesus

d. the Psalmist

e. the writer of Ecclesiastes

Quiz of the Day, November 9, 2024

Of the follow, who was not an English mystic?

a. Julian of Norwich

b. Margery Kemp

c. Thomas a Kempis

d. Walter Hilton

e. Richard Rolle

Quiz of the Day, November 8, 2024

Where can a reference be found to "the whore of Babylong?"

a. Daniel

b. Ezekiel

c. Jeremiah

d. all the above

e. Revelations

Quiz of the Day, November 7, 2024

Ruth was

a. David's grandmother

b. David's great grand mother

c. David's great aunt

d. David's great great aunt

Quiz of the Day, November 6, 2024

About God, which biblical book states, "He is All!"

a. Ecclesiastes

b. Ecclesiasticus

c. Proverbs

d. Psalms

Quiz of the Day, November 5, 2024

What form of governance national or local is not found in the Bible?

a. theocracy headed by prophet, judge or priest

b. monarchy

c. communalism

d. democracy

Quiz of the Day, November 4, 2024

Who became Ruth's second husband?

a. Jesse

b. Obed

c. Boaz

d. Mahlon

Quiz of the Day, November 3, 2024

The oft quoted phrase for marital couples, "Where you go, I will go, where you stay I will stay," was said by who to whom?

a. David to Bathsheba

b. Jacob to Rachel

c. Ruth to her mother-in-law Naomi

d. the lover to her beloved in Song of Solomon

Quiz of the Day, November 2, 2024

Which member church of the Anglican Communion, does not have archbishops?

a. Australia

b. Nigeria

c. New Zealand

d. The United States of America

Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2024

Liberation theologian, Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, recently passed away; which of the following best expresses the gist of Liberation Theology?

a. in Jesus all are liberated
b. Moses is the greatest liberation prophet
c. all theologies are ideologies on behalf of people in socio-economic situations, so the only safe ideology is to adopt the preference of Jesus on behalf of the poor
d. it is easier for camels to go through the eye of a needle than for the wealthy to inherit the kingdom of God