Quiz of the Day, December 2024

Quiz of the Day, December 20, 2024

Katharina von Bora was not

a. a Cistercian nun

b. a Reform leader

c. married to Martin Luther

d. a convent escapist

e. Swiss

Quiz of the Day, December 19, 2024

The Angel Gabriel did not appear to

a. Moses

b. Mary

c. Daniel

d. Zechariah

Quiz of the Day, December 18, 2024

The seven-fold gifts of the Spirit as originally stated resided upon whom?

a. the shoot arise from the stump of Jesse

b. Jesus

c. each baptized person

d. David

Quiz of the Day, December 17, 2024

What English Christian humanist wrote the Lord Peter Wimsey stories?

a. Madeleine L'Engle

b. Dorothy Sayers

c. G.K. Chesterton

d. Charles Williams

Quiz of the Day, December 16, 2024

Of the following, which was not an architect of any existing church buildings?

a. Richard Upjohn

b. Ralph Adams Cram

c. Christopher Wren

d. Frank Lloyd Wright

e. Frank Gehry

Quiz of the Day, December 15, 2024

The gaudete theme, "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice," is found where?

a. Psalms

b. Philippians

c. Galatians

d. 1 Corinthians

Quiz of the Day, December 14, 2024

The Carmelite Order gets its name from a mountain made famous by what prophet?

a. Isaiah

b. Elisha

c. Ezekiel

d. Elijah

Quiz of the Day, December 13, 2024

What saint wears a crown of lighted candles?

a. Mary

b. Lucy

c. Brigitte

d. Pepetua

Quiz of the Day, December 12, 2024

Gaudete  is

a. Christmas carol

b. Rose Sunday

c. Latin word for rejoice

d. all the above

Quiz of the Day, December 11, 2024

About whom did Jesus say, "the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he?"

a. Judas

b. Herod

c. John the Baptist

d. Pontius Pilate

Quiz of the Day, December 10, 2024

Repentance in New Testament Greek means most literally

a. getting better

b. amendment

c. improvement

d. after mind

Quiz of the Day, December 9, 2024

What biblical preacher referred to his audience as a "brood of vipers?"

a. Paul

b. Jesus

c. Elijah

d. John the Baptist

e. Stephen

Quiz of the Day, December 8, 2024

Which of the following High Priests are not mentioned in the New Testament?

a.Simon ben Camithus, 17–18
b.Joseph ben Caiaphas, 18–36 (son-in-law of the high priest Ananus ben Seth)
c.Jonathan ben Ananus, 36–37
d.Theophilus ben Ananus, 37–41

e. a and d

f. a and c

g. d

Quiz of the Day, December 7, 2024

What saint was baptized, confirmed, ordained a deacon, priest, and bishop in one day?

a. Augustine of Hippo

b. Athanasius

c. Ambrose

d. Pope Leo I

Quiz of the Day, December 6, 2024

Santa Claus derives from

a. Nicholas of Myra

b. Sinter Klaus of the Netherlands

c. Nicholas of Sion

d. Nicholas of Tolintino

Quiz of the Day, December 5, 2024

Which Gospel does not have an account of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, December 4, 2024

Besides Jesus, who of the following gets the most coverage in the Gospels?

a. Peter

b. John, son of Zebedee

c. James, son of Zebedee

d. John the Baptist

Quiz of the Day, December 3, 2024

"The Son of Man coming on the clouds" is not found in

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

e. Daniel

f. Revelations

Quiz of the Day, December 2, 2024

The father of John the Baptist was 

a. a prophet

b. a scribe

c. a priest

d. a rabbi

Quiz of the Day, December 1, 2024

Apocalypse is

a. the name of book of Revelation

b. refers to the "end times"

c. means unveiling

d. All of the above

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

Quiz of the Day, October 2024

Quiz of the Day, October 31, 2024

How many heads did the beast in the Book of Revelations have?

a. 10

b. 7

c. 6

d. 666

Quiz of the Day, October 30, 2024

Who is the Queen of the South?

a. Judah

b. Jerusalem

c. Rachel

d. Sheba

Quiz of the Day, October 29, 2024

In which Gospel does Jesus tell his disciples that he will not leave them as orphans?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, October 28, 2024

Ruth is not

a. Israelite

b. a Moabite

c. in the lineage of Jesus

d. an immigrant to Israel

Quiz of the Day, October 27, 2024

Of the following English monarch, which is on the Episcopal calendar of saints?

a. Elizabeth I

b. Alfred the Great

c. Charles I

d. Richard I

Quiz of the Day, October 26, 2024

What biblical figures literally ate "words?"

a. Jeremiah and Ezekiel

b. Moses and John the Divine

c. Ezekiel and John the Divine

d. Amos and John the Divine

e. Micah and Ezekiel

Quiz of the Day, October 25, 2024

The other name of Dorcas was

a. Lois

b. Eunice

c. Tabitha

d. Lydia

e. Sapphira

Quiz of the Day, October 24, 2024

Which of the following animal is not referred to in the Book of Revelations?

a. jackal

b. horse

c. lamb

d. dragon

e. locust

f. rabbit

g. serpent

h. lion

i.  eagle

j.  calf

k. scorpion

Quiz of the Day, October 23, 2024

Of the following, who was not one of the Twelve disciples?

a. James, son of Zebedee

b. James, son of Alphaeus

c. James the Just

d. James, brother of our Lord

e. James of Jerusalem

f. c, d, and e

g. a and b

Quiz of the Day, October 22, 2024

Of the Apocrypha books, how many are regarded to be wisdom books?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

Quiz of the Day, October 21, 2024

Where is Joseph listed as one of the tribes of Israel?

a. 1 Kings

b. Exodus

c. 1 Samuel

d. Genesis

e. Revelations

Quiz of the Day, October 20, 2024

In what Gospel is Peter called the "rock" on which the church will be built?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, October 19, 2024

Of the following, which language did Henry Martyn not translate the Bible in?

a. Chinese

b. Urdu

c. Hindi

d. Persian

e. Judaeo-Persic

Quiz of the Day, October 18, 2024

Of the following, who is not a patron saint of doctors and physicians?

a. Raphael

b. Luke

c. Cosmas

d. Damian

e. John Chyrsostom

Quiz of the Day, October 17, 2024

Nineveh was the capital of what nation and conquered by what nation?

a. Assyria, Medes and Babylonians

b. Hittites, Persians

c. Samaria, Assyria

d. Babylon, Parthians

e. Assyria, Persians

Quiz of the Day, October 16, 2024

Of the following, who did not have an experience on a boat or ship?

a. Paul

b. Jesus

c. Peter

d. Jonah

e. David

f. Noah

g.Andrew

Quiz of Day, October 15, 2024

Of the following saints, who is not a Carmelite?

a. Teresa of Avila

b. John of the Cross

c. Claire of Assisi

d. Thérèse of Lisieux

Quiz of the Day, October 14, 2024

What reason did Paul present to Agrippa for his arrest?

a. his opposition to the high priest

b. his belief in the resurrection

c. his accusation of the Romans for crucifying Jesus

d. his belief in the true meaning of the Torah

Quiz of the Day, October 13, 2024

What prophet juxtaposed the following: do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God?

a. Joel

b. Amos

c. Obadiah

d. Micah

Quiz of the Day, October 12, 2024

Mary Magdalene was not

a. one who had been possessed by demons

b. a harlot

c. a first witness to the resurrection

d. at the crucifixion of Jesus

Quiz of the Day, October 11, 2024

Where is the beat "swords into plowshares" reference found in the Bible?

a. Isaiah

b. Joel

c. Micah

d. all the above

Quiz of the Day, October 10, 2024

According to the Gospels, Jesus was not accused of

a. being a drunk

b. being in league with the devil

c. being mad

d. being a friend of sinners

e. being a tax collector

Quiz of the Day, October 9, 2024

Of the following books, which would not be considered wisdom literature?

a. Proverbs

b. Ecclesiastes

c. Job

d. Song of Solomon

e. Jonah

Quiz of the Day, October 8, 2024

According to the Acts of the Apostles, what family member of St. Paul was present in Jerusalem when he was seized?

a. mother

b. sister

c. brother

d. father

Quiz of the Day, October 7, 2024

The phrase, "I know that my redeemer lives," is found in which book of the Bible?

a. Revelations

b. Isaiah

c. Jeremiah

d. Job

Quiz of the Day, October 6, 2024

Who said, "Curse God and die?"

a. the writer of Ecclesiastes

b. Jezebel

c. the prophets of Baal to Elijah

d. Job's wife

Quiz of the Day, October 5, 2024

What saved Paul from getting a flogging in Jerusalem?

a. he escaped from the city

b. he had a centurion friend

c. he revealed his Roman citizenship

d. he had the privileges of a rabbi

Quiz of the Day, October 4, 2024

What language are the original letters of St. Paul, a Jew, written in?

a. Hebrew

b. Aramaic

c. Latin

d. koine Greek

Quiz of the Day, October 3, 2024

Who is the patron saint of accountants and tax collectors?

a. Zacchaeus

b. Matthew

c. Barnabas

d. Timothy

Quiz of the Day, October 2, 2024

What saint was known as the "Little Flower of Jesus?"

a. Teresa of Avila

b. Clare of Assisi

c. Thérèse of Lisieux

d. Julian of Norwich

Quiz of the Day, October 1, 2024

Who said that Jesus said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive?"

a. Matthew's Gospel writer

b. St. Paul in Galatians

c. St. Paul according to writer of the Acts of the Apostle

d John's Gospel writer

Quiz of the Day, September 2024

Quiz of the Day, September 30, 2024

According to Genesis, the first woman was created using what part of Adam's body?

a. heart

b. brain

c. rib

d. right hand

Quiz of the Day, September 29, 2024

Extreme Unction is associated with what life event?

a. sickness

b. death

c. marriage

d. baptism

Quiz of the Day, September 28, 2024

The times of which three prophets overlap during the reign of Uzziah?

a. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

b. Isaiah, Elijah, Elisha

c. Isaiah, Hosea, Micah

d. Isaiah, Joel, Amos

Quiz of the Day, September 27, 2024

What did Judith bring in a food bag to the people of Israel?

a. food for Passover

b. the severed head of a military commander

c. the stolen articles from the Temple

d. the heart of the king of Assyria

Quiz of the Day, September 26, 2024

Of the following, who was on the translation committee for the Authorized Version of the Bible in English?

a. King James

b. John Wycliffe

c. Lancelot Andrews

d. John Bunyan

Quiz of the Day, September 25, 2025

Sceva was

a. a disciple of Paul

b. a companion of Paul

c. a high priest whose sons opposed Paul

d. a centurion known by Peter

Quiz of the Day, September 24, 2024

The Gospel writers used which of the following prophets to explain the role of John the Baptist?

a. Jeremiah

b. Isaiah

c. Ezekiel

d. Daniel

Quiz of the Day September 23, 2024

Holofernes is

a. the Assyrian General killed by Judith

b. heroic liberator who saved Judith

c. another name for Naaman

d. a Babylonian leader who led an attack against Israel

Quiz of the Day, September 22, 2024

Judith is

a. the name of the wife of Esau

b. a name meaning the "Jewish woman"

c. a heroine whose exploits are recorded in the Apocryphal Book of Judith

d. one who slayed an Assyrian general

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, September 21, 2024

The Levi of the Gospels is thought to be

a. Nathaniel

b. Matthew

c. Zacchaeus

d. Thaddaeus

Quiz of the Day, September 20, 2024

The attribution of Matthew as the author of the first Gospel first started appearing in the manuscripts around when?

a. 70

b. 90

c. 100

d. 200

Quiz of the Day, September 19, 2024

Of the following, who is not associated with the feast of Purim?

a. Esther

b. Mordecai

c. Hamaan

d. Darius

e. Ahasuerus

Quiz of the Day, September 18, 2024

The book of Job is best classified as 

a. poetry

b. wisdom literature

c. apologetics

d. history

e. liturgy

Quiz of the Day, September 17, 2024

Who had a vision about Macedonia?

a. Daniel

b. Judas Maccabees

c. Paul

d. Peter

Quiz of the Day, September 16, 2024

Why would Job's behemoth not be an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus?

a. those animals weren't in Palestine

b. the reference to the stiff tail like a cedar

c. it was a common mythological creatures

d. it was probably a dragon

 Quiz of the Day, September 15, 2024

In the Revelation of St. John the Divine, Babylon is

a. cryptic name for Russia

b. cryptic name for Egypt

c. cryptic name for Empire is what is now Iraq

d. cryptic name for Rome

Quiz of the Day, September 14, 2024

Which of the following was not approved graven images in the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. golden cherubim

b. golden ark

c. golden calf

d. bronze serpent

Quiz of the Day, September 13, 2024

The permanent mode of disposition of the remains of Lazarus and Jesus probably would have been

a. a cave sepulcher

b. burial in the ground in a linen cloth

c. bones placed in an ossuary in a cave or chamber tomb

d. buried at the site of the tomb of King David

Quiz of the Day, September 12, 2024

Who was the person who was first told that Jesus was resurrection?

a. Mary of Bethany

b. Mary Magdalene

c. Martha of Bethany

d. Lazarus of Bethany

e. Peter

Quiz of the Day, September 11, 2024

Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha is written about in

a. Matthew and Luke

b. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

c. In John only

d. in Luke and John

e. in Matthew and John

Quiz of the Day, September 10, 2024

According to the Epistle of James, what is the most dangerous part of the body?

a. hands that do harm

b. legs that go down wrong paths

c. hearts that are evil

d. the tongue

Quiz of the Day, September 9, 2024

According to the book of Proverbs, what cries out in the streets?

a. love

b. justice

c. foolishness

d. wisdom

Quiz of the Day, September 8, 2024

Where is the number 144,000 found in the Bible?

a. Ezekiel and Revelation

b. Revelation

c. Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation

d. Zechariah and Revelation

Quiz of the Day, September 7, 2024

Which is not a metaphor in the "I am" sayings of Jesus in John's Gospel?

a. Good Shepherd

b. Light of the World

c. Gate

d. Way

e. Lamb of God

f.  Truth

g. Life

Quiz of the Day, September 6, 2024

Siloam is not

a. a suburb of Jerusalem

b. a pool built by Hezekiah

c. a pool rebuilt during the Temple reconstruction

d. a place that had angelic healing powers during the time of Jesus

Quiz of the Day, September 5, 2024

What might be the biblical record of spit and mud?

a. a rebuke of the prophet Isaiah

b. the disregard Ezekiel had for the sins of the people

c. a healing poultice of Jesus

d. Moses' response to the golden calf

Quiz of the Day, September 4, 2024

Bishop Paul Jones was

a. bishop of Utah

b. had to give up his bishopric for opposing the World War

c. found the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

d. lost his voting privileges in the House of Bishops

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, September 3, 2024

Rhoda is associated with what early church leaders?

a. Peter and John Mark

b. Paul and Barnabas

c. Priscilla and Aquilla

d. Paul and Silas

Quiz of the Day, September 2, 2024

Which New Testament book has the words which most clearly states that works must accompany faith?

a. Galatians

b. Romans

c. James

d. 1 Corinthians

Quiz of the Day, September 1, 2024

Which Gospels do not include the "Beatitudes?"

a. Matthew and Mark

b. Matthew and Luke

c. Luke and John

d. Luke and Mark

e. John and Matthew

f. Mark and John