Quiz of the Day, June 2020

Quiz of the Day, June 30, 2020

What was amazing about Balaam's donkey?

a. it could return home from a long distance

b. it could talk

c. it could see angels

d. all of the above

e. b and c

Quiz of the Day, June 29, 2020

Who received a vision in a dream that God permitted the eating of meat banned by the ritual purity codes of Judaism?

a. Paul

b. Philip

c. Peter

d. Andrew

Quiz of the Day, June 28, 2020

Where is the lifting up of the bronze serpent in the wilderness mentioned in the Bible?

a. Book of Genesis

b. Exodus

c. Leviticus

d. Numbers

e. John

f.  d and e

Quiz of the Day, June 27, 2020

Why wasn't Moses allowed to go into the Promised Land?

a. he died before arrival

b. he disobeyed God at Meribah

c. Jethro his father in law prophesied that he would not enter

d. his assignment was to finish the Torah before the Promised Land

Quiz of the Day, June 26, 2020

Who died in Kadesh?

a. Moses

b. Aaron

c. Miriam

d. Zipporah

Quiz of Day, June 25, 2020

How did God verify with a sign that Aaron and Moses should be the appointed leaders of Israel when many were challenging their authority?

a. Moses struck a rock and water came forth

b. Moses had a bronze serpent constructed to be a healing totem

c. Aaron's rod budded and grew almonds over night

d. the ground opened up and swallowed opponents

Quiz of the Day, June 24, 2020

In Handel's Oratorio, "Messiah," the phrase, "He is like a refiner's fire" comes from what book of the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. Isaiah

b. Ezekiel

c. Zechariah

d. Malachi

Quiz of the Day, June 23, 2020

Who in the Bible got the message first about the requirement of circumcision?

a. Adam

b. Noah

c. Enoch

d. Abraham

Quiz of the Day, June 22, 2020

What is Korah known for in the Bible?

a.  assisting Aaron the High Priest

b. challenging the authority of Moses

c. refusing to eat Manna

d. crafted the bronze serpent in the wilderness

Quiz of the Day, June 21, 2020

Of all the spies who went into Canaan, why did only Caleb and Joshua survive?

a. they escaped an ambush

b. the other spies were against going to the Promise Land

c. Caleb and Joshua were Moses' favorites

d. the others died in fording the Jordan River

Quiz of the Day, June 20, 2020

Which of the following is not true about St. Alban?

a. he was a priest

b. he was a soldier

c. he was the first martyr in Great Britain

d. he was a Roman soldier

Quiz of the Day, June 19, 2020

Who was Caleb?

a. one of the twelve spies to recommend entering the Promised Land

b. a brother of Joshua

c. one who opposed Moses 

d. one who said Moses should not be allowed to enter the Promised Land

Quiz of the Day, June 18, 2020

Why did God punish Moses' sister with leprosy and temporary banishment?

a. she disagreed with Moses on the wilderness journey

b. she assisted in the making of the golden calf

c. she opposed Joshua as Moses' successor

d. she opposed Moses' marriage to a Cushite

Quiz of the Day, June 17, 2020

Which monk came to the monastery as a woman because she wanted to be with her father and was not discovered to be a woman until her death?

a. Macrina

b. Marina

c. Hildegard

d. Benedette 

Quiz of the Day, June 16, 2020

The English title of the Book of Numbers comes from

a. Hebrew meaning, in the desert

b. Hebrew meaning "census"

c. Greek meaning count or arithematizing

d. Latin translation of the Greek word for numbers

Quiz of the Day, June 15, 2020

Which of the following books of the Bible has the most information about the tabernacle?

a. Genesis

b. Exodus

c. Leviticus

d. Numbers

Quiz of the Day, June 14, 2020

Which prayer begins, "The Lord Bless you and keep you....?"

a. Pauline doxology in Ephesian

b. Benediction in Jude

c. Aaronic Blessing

d. Petrine Blessing

Quiz of the Day, June 13, 2020

Which family of the tribes of Israel was the priestly family?

a. Dan

b. Judah

c. Levi

d. Ephraim

Quiz of the Day, June 12, 2020

The name Isaac means laughter.  How did he get that name?

a. he was a smiling baby from birth

b. Abraham's first response from God about having a son

c. Sarah, hidden response when she overheard a conversation about having a baby

d. the name which the three visitors to Abraham gave 

Quiz of the Day, June 11, 2020

What was Barnabas' other name?

a. Silas

b. Joseph

c. Levi

d. Sylvanus

Quiz of the Day, June 10, 2020

Columba is associated with which monastery?

a. Lindesfarne

b. Iona

c. Whitby

d. St. Andrew's

Quiz of the Day, June 9, 2020

According to the words of Jesus, what was the sin of Sodom and Gommorah?

a. immortality

b. sexual immorality

c. persecution of Lot

d. inhospitality to God's messengers

Quiz of the Day, June 8, 2020

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

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

Quiz of the Day, June 7, 2020

To whom did God speak to out of a whirl wind?

a. Moses

b. Paul

c. Job

d. Elijah

e. David

Quiz of the Day, June 6, 2020

According to church tradition what events are favored for Ember Days?

a. baptisms

b. weddings

c. ordinations

d. confirmations

Quiz of the Day, June 5, 2020

Which Pope convened the 2nd Vatican Council?

a. Gregory the Great
b. John XXIII
c. John Paul II
d. Francis

Quiz of the Day, June 4, 2020

What biblical writer stated that "humans have no advantage over animals?"

a. Jeremiah

b. Isaiah

c. Qoheleth

d. The Psalmist

Quiz of the Day, June 3, 2020

The lyrics of the Byrds' song "Turn, Turn, Turn" derived from which book of the Bible?

a. The Psalms

b. Proverbs

c. Ecclesiastes

d. Isaiah

Quiz of the Day, June 2, 2020

Who was the chief editor and wordsmith of the First Book of Common Prayer?

a. Thomas Tallis

b. Thomas Cranmer

c. Richard Hooker

d. Nicholas Ridley

Quiz of the Day, June 1, 2020

The account of the Visitation is found in which Gospel?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, May 2020

Quiz of the Day, May 31, 2020

What is the Jewish Feast of Pentecost?

a. Yom Kippur
b. Purim
c. Shavuot
d. Sukkot

Quiz of the Day, May 30, 2020

Which prophet heard God say, "I will put my spirit within you?"

a. Amos
b. Obadiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Isaiah

Quiz of the Day, May 29, 2020

Pentecost means

a. fifty
b. Holy Spirit
c. speaking in unknown tongues
d. a type of church worship

Quiz of the Day, May 28, 2020

Which of the following would you not associate with Zerubbabel?

a. Second Temple
b. Cyrus
c. Achaemenid Empire
d. Jeremiah
e. Zechariah
f.  Nehemiah

Quiz of the Day, May 27, 2020

On the Day of Pentecost, who heard the news about spoke in their own languages?

a.Hebrew speakers in the Diaspora
b.Jews in the Diaspora in Jerusalem for a visit
c. all foreign language speakers who resided in Jerusalem
d. Asia Minor Jews

Quiz of the Day, May 26, 2020

To whom did God say, "mortals look at outward appearance but the Lord looks on the heart?"

a. Paul
b. David
c. Moses
d. Samuel

 Quiz of the Day, May 25, 2020

Who succeeded Moses as leader of the people of Israel?

a. Aaron
b. Joshua
c.  Samuel
d.  David

Quiz of the Day, May 24, 2020

Which two biblical mountains are considered the same?

a. Tabor and Gerizim
b. Tabor and Hermon
c. Sinai and Tabor
d. Sinai and Horeb
e. Horeb and Hermon

Quiz of the Day, May 23, 2020

Who complained to Moses when Eldad and Medad began to prophesy?

a. Aaron
b. Miriam
c. Joshua
d. Caleb

Quiz of the Day, May 22, 2020

St. Helena was responsible for finding preserving the holy places in Jerusalem.  Who was her famous son?

a. Augustine
b. Constantine
c. Jerome
d. Justin Martyr

Quiz of the Day, May 21, 2020

Which Gospel has the account of the Ascension of Jesus?

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

Quiz of the Day, May 20, 2020

Alcuin was not

a. an educator
b. a deacon
c. an abbot
d. a priest


Quiz of the Day, May 19, 2020

Why did Jesus speak in parables?

a. so only insiders could know the secrets
b. the Psalmist wrote that this is how the Messiah would speak
c. Jesus copied the wisdom method of the book of Proverbs
d. to reach the people of the Johannine community

Quiz of the Day, May 18, 2020

Which of the following does not pertain to Rogation Day?

a. beating the bounds
b. blessing the gardens and fields
c. giving ministerial account to one's bishop
d. blessing shops

Quiz of the Day, May 17, 2020

What is a Jubilee?

a. a special 50 year observance

b. a year of no reaping

c. a year of no sowing

d. a year of liberty for all inhabitants of the land

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 16, 2020

Which is not true about the Hebrew "Feast of Booths?"

a. call Sukkot
b. last seven days
c. commemorates temporary dwellings of the wilderness sojourn
d. place where Jacob had the Jacob's Ladder dream
e. named after a place on the wilderness sojourn

Quiz of the Day, May 15, 2020

Which of the following is true?

a. an ephah is an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measurement
b. a hin is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measurement
c. an ephah is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measurement
d. a win is an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measurement
e. a and b
f. c and d

Quiz of the Day, May 14, 2020

Which of the following is prohibited under Levitical Laws?

a. eating all red meat
b. tattoos
c. colored wool garments
d. eating grasshoppers

Quiz of the Day, May 13, 2020

Where would have Jesus found the phrase, "love your neighbor as yourself?"

a. Genesis
b. Psalm
c. Proverbs
d. Leviticus

Quiz of the Day, May 12, 2020

Which portion of the "our Father" is not in some manuscripts?

a. deliver us from evil

b. forgive us our debts

c. thine is kingdom....

d. lead us not into temptation

Quiz of the Day, May 11, 2020

Which of the following derived from Azazel?

a. the sacrifice of goats
b. the notion of "scapegoating"
c. the Aaronic investiture
d. sacrifices in the tabernacle

Quiz of the Day, May 10, 2020

Who of the following is a mom who did not experience a marvelous or miraculous birth?

a. Hannah
b. Sarah
c. Ruth
d. Mary
e. Elizabeth

Quiz of the Day, May 9, 2020

What was the porto-type for the Temple in Jerusalem?

a. shrine at Shiloh
b. Phoenician temples
c. the Tabernacle
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 8, 2020

Whom of the following used the metaphor of mother for Jesus?

a. Aquinas
b. Julian of Norwich
c. Thomas Traherne
d. John of the Cross

Quiz of the Day, May 7, 2020

Jealous, in the Hebrew Scripture is

a. a name for God
b. is listed as what to avoid in one of the commandments
c. is a characteristic describing God's people
d. is an attitude that one is supposed to avoid according to Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, May 6, 2020

What "part" of God was Moses allowed to see?

a. his presence in the pillar of fire
b. his presence in the pillar of cloud
c. his face
d. his back

Quiz of the Day, May 5, 2020

When Moses in anger cast the tablets of the commandments to the ground and "broke" them, what "broken" ironies occurred?

a. thou shall not have idols
b. thou shall not kill 3000
c. honor your parents
d. a and b

Quiz of the Day, May 4, 2020

What is the origin of the "golden calf?"

a. an idol constructed while Moses was on Mt. Sinai
b. an idol made at the direction of Aaron
c. an idol that led to the smashing of the first set of commandments
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 3, 2020

Which of the following is not true?

a. all Levites are priests
b. some Levites, descendants of Aaron are priests
c. kohan was a Hebrew word also used for non-Hebrew priests
d. Aaron was the first High Priest

Quiz of the Day, May 2, 2020

What was most holy in the tabernacle?

a. tablets of the commandments
b. two golden cherubim
c. the Ark of the Covenant
d. Aaron's budding staff

Quiz of the Day, May 1, 2020

Who is most known in Hebrew Scriptures for suffering?

a. Joseph
b. Job
c. Jeremiah
d. David

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