Quiz of the Day, June 2023

Quiz of the Day, June 30, 2023

What animal would be most associated with Saul becoming the first king of Israel?

a. sheep

b. eagle

c. donkey

d. horse

Quiz of the Day, June 29, 2023

What saints share a feast day but also have individual days which mark specific events in their lives?

a. Cyril and Methodius

b. Philip and James

c. Priscilla and Aquila

d. Paul and Peter

Quiz of the Day, June 28, 2023

Of the following, who was the one who would most likely recommend the "plain reading or meaning" of the Gospel as the preferred reading?

a. Origen

b. Augustine of Hippo

c. Irenaeus

d. Clement of Alexandria

Quiz of the Day, June 27, 2023

What did the Philistines craft to end a plague in their territory?

a. golden mice

b. golden frogs

c. golden tumors

d. golden hail stones

e. golden flowers

f. all of the above

g. a and b

h. a and c

Quiz of the Day, June 26, 2023

What enemy of Israel once captured the sacred Ark of the Covenant?

a. Perizzites

b. Ammonites

c. Jebusites

d. Philistines

Quiz of the Day, June 25, 2023

What child was given a name indicating a judgment against Israel?

a. Samuel

b. Ichabod

c. Emmanuel

d. Solomon

Quiz of the Day, June 24, 2023

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to become followers of Jesus?

a. Sadducees

b. Pharisees

c. Zealots

d. John the Baptist's community

e. Essenes

Quiz of the Day, June 23, 2023

Who is the "Father of faith" for St. Paul?

a. Adam

b. Moses

c. David

d. Abraham

e. Jesus

f. Melchizedek

Quiz of the Day, June 22, 2023

Which of the following would be a Hebrew word for the afterlife?

a. ouranos

b. paradise

c. Sheol

d. Hades

e. Tartarus

Quiz of the Day, June 21, 2023

Who were Hophni and Phineas?

a. sons of Samuel

b. sons of Eli

c. sons of David

d. son of Moses

Quiz of the Day, June 20, 2023

Where was the "house of Lord" where Eli and Samuel served?

a. Jerusalem

b. Hebron

c. Bethel

d. Dan

e. Shiloh

Quiz of the Day, June 19, 2023

Of the following who was not accused of being inebriated or drunkenness?

a. Jesus

b. Disciples of Jesus

c. Hannah

d. John the Baptist

Quiz of the Day, June 18, 2023

What did the seven angels have in the vision of St. John the Divine?

a. candlesticks

b. spirits

c. plagues

d. churches

e. horses

Quiz of the Day, June 17, 2023

What woman saint lived as a monk and whose "gender" was not known until s/he died?

a. Macrina

b. Marina

c. Isidore

d. Barbara

Quiz of the Day, June 16, 2023

Who was the first High Priest of Israel?

a. Moses

b. Aaron

c. Melchizedek

d. Eli

Quiz of the Day, June 15, 2023

What Anglican might be credited with rescuing the word "mystic" from being "kooky?"

a. Charles William

b. C. S. Lewis

c. Evelyn Underhill

d. Willam Law

Quiz of the Day, June 14, 2023

How many times was St. Paul ship wrecked?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

Quiz of the Day, June 13, 2023

Of the following, which is not associated with a tree?

a. Jesus

b. Nathaniel

c. Zacchaeus

d. Boaz

e. Absolam

Quiz of the Day, June 12, 2023

Which Gospel does not have list of 12 disciples?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, June 11, 2023

What can a dragon be found in the Bible?

a. Ezekiel

b. Job

c. Psalms

d. Revelation

Quiz of the Day, June 10, 2023

In what order of ministry did Ephrem of Nisibis serve?

a. lay

b. diaconate

c. presbyterate

d. episcopate

Quiz of the Day, June 9, 2023

St. Columba was born where?

a. in Ireland

b. in Scotland

c. on Iona

d. in England

Quiz of the Day, June 8, 2023

Where was the location of the call of Christ to Matthew?

a. at the Sea Galilee

b. synagogue in Capernaum

c. at a tax booth

d. in the Temple complex in Jerusalem

Quiz of the Day, June 7, 2023

Which of the following is not found in the Bible?

a. polytheism

b. henotheism

c. Deism

d. monotheism

Quiz of the Day, June 6, 2023

To be cast into the sea with a milestone around one's neck is the punishment recommended by Jesus for what?

a. the sin of pride

b. causing a child to stumble

c. blaspheming the Holy Spirit

d. drunkenness

Quiz of the Day, June 5, 2023

In the parables of Jesus, a mustard seed is a metaphor for what?

a. sins

b. faith

c. good works

d. a miracle

Quiz of the Day, June 4, 2023

Where is it written that God is greater than all the divine works, and "He is All?"

a. Psalms

b. Proverb

c. Ecclesiastes

c. Ecclesiasticus

Quiz of the Day, June 3, 2023

Which of the following is not true about Lazarus in the New Testament?

a. there are two men named Lazarus

b. one Lazarus is a story figure of Jesus

c. one Lazarus was brought back to life

d. Lazarus died of leprosy

e. Lazarus had two sisters

f. Lazarus lived in Bethany

Quiz of the Day, June 2, 2023

In what two books of the Bible can the "10 Commandments" be found?

a.Genesis and Exodus

b.Exodus and Deuteronomy

c.Exodus and Proverbs

d.Exodus and the Psalms

Quiz of the Day, June 1, 2023

What biblical man wore a veil?

a. Cain
b. Joseph
c. Moses
d. Daniel
e. David

Quiz of the Day, May 2023

Quiz of the Day, May 31, 2023

Who was Elkanah's wife?

a. Ruth

b. Naomi

c. Hannah

d. Gomer

Quiz of the Day, May 30, 2023

What was the year of the First American Book of Common Prayer?

a. 1789

b. 1778

c. 1928

d. 1795

Quiz of the Day, May 29, 2023

The command of Jesus to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is found where?

a. Acts of the Apostles

b. Luke

c. Matthew

c. Mark

d. John

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 28, 2028

Which of the following is not a metaphor for the Holy Spirit?

a. Paraclete

b. Advocate

c. Dove

d. Redeemer

e. Comforter

f.  Wind

g. Breath

Quiz of the Day, May 27, 2023

Which biblical writing present Christ as a heavenly High Priest, officiating at a heavenly altar?

a. John

b. Revelations

c. Hebrews

d. 2 Peter

Quiz of the Day, May 26, 2023

Long after David had died, what prophet experienced an oracle about David becoming the shepherd of the sheep?

a. Isaiah

b. Zechariah

c. Ezekiel

d. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, May 25, 2023

Of the following, who would not be considered a "church historian?"

a. Bede

b. Eusebius

c. Thomas Aquinas

d. Jaroslav Pelikan

e. Roland Bainton

Quiz of the day, May 24, 2023

About what biblical figure was it written as one without father, mother, or geneaology?

a. Jesus

b. Wisdom, Sophia

c. Logos

d. Melchizedek

Quiz of the Day, May 23, 2023

In the account of the Day of Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles, who heard the Gospel in their own languages?

a. Jews of the Diaspora who were in Jerusalem

b. Gentiles who were friendly to the Jews

c. All Gentiles living in Jerusalem

d. All of the above

Quiz of the Day, May 22, 2023

Which of the following is not true regarding St. Helena of Constantinople? 

a. she was Queen with the Emperor Constantius

b. she was Constantine I's mother

c. she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands

d. she purportedly found the true cross

e. she became a protector of the holy sites

Quiz of the Day, May 21, 2023

The longest prayer of Jesus is found in which Gospel?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, May 20, 2023

What offices pertain to Alcuin of York?

a. Bishop

b. priest

c. deacon

d. abbot

e. a and c

f. a,b, and d

g. c and d

Quiz of the Day, May 19, 2023

God told persons to literally eat words, the words written on scrolls.  Who were these persons?

a. John the Divine

b. Jeremiah

c. Ezekiel

d. Daniel

e. David

f.  a,b, and c

g. b,c, and d

Quiz of the Day, May 18, 2023

Where is the vision of the four living creatures with four faces of human, lion, ox, and eagle appearance found in the Bible?

a.Revelation

b.Daniel

c. Ezekiel

d. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, May 17, 2023

Which Supreme Court Justice is on the Episcopal Calendar of Saints?

a. John Jay

b. John Marshall

c. Thurgood Marshall

d. John Rutledge

Quiz of the Day, May 16, 2023

Versions of the Lord's Prayer are found in which Gospels?

a. Matthew and Mark

b. Matthew and Luke

c. Matthew and John

d. Mark and Luke

e. Mark and John

f. Luke and Mark

g. Luke and John

Quiz of the Day, May 15, 2023

To whom was the epistle of James addressed?

a. to the Gentile Christians

b. to the twelve tribes of the dispersion

c. to church leaders

d. to the church at Antioch

Quiz of the Day, May 14, 2023

Of the following, who had the most likely birth of mothers in the Bible?

a. Mary

b. Jochabed

c. Hannah

d. Sarai

e. Elizabeth

Quiz of the Day, May 13, 2023

Architect of Social Security on the Episcopal Calendar of Saints.

a. Franklin Roosevelt

b. Elizabeth Seton

c. Dorothy Day

d. Frances Perkins

Quiz of the Day, May 12, 2023

Of the following rules, which one did St. Paul not dispense of for Gentile converts?

a. prohibition of eating pork

b. circumcision

c. adultery

d. observing the liturgical calendar of Judaism

Quiz of the Day, May 11, 2023

Of the following, which is not associated with Gerasenes?

a. demoniac

b. demon possessed swine

c. an inner entity call Legion

d. exorcism

e. purity rituals

Quiz of the Day, May 10, 2023

In which city did Paul quote non-Christian poets who spoke of humans as being "offspring of God?"

a. Corinth

b. Rome

c. Athens

d. Philippi

Quiz of the Day, May 9, 2023

Of the following, who was not a member of a famous Cappadocian family?

a. Basil

b. Gregory of Nyssa

c. Gregory Nazianzus

d. Macrina

e. Peter Sebaste

 Quiz of the Day, May 8, 2023

Of the following, who is not canonized by the Roman Catholic Church?

a. Teresa of Avila

b. Julian of Norwich

c. Hildegard of Bingen

d. Catherine of Siena

Quiz of the Day, May 7, 2023

What famous apostle to part in the stoning of Stephen?

a. Peter

b. Saul

c. Silas

d. Barnabas

Quiz of the Day, May 6, 2023

Who was the first martyr of the Jesus Movement?

a. Stephen

b. James

c. Matthew

d. Peter

Quiz of the Day, May 5, 2023

According to the Book of Wisdom, what is the assurance of immortality?

a. adherence to the laws of wisdom

b. the Torah

c. Love

d. the giving of alms

Quiz of the Day, May 4, 2023

Monica was the mother of what famous saint?

a. Augustine of Canterbury

b. Augustine of Hippo

c. Francis of Assisi

d. Benedict of Nursia

Quiz of the Day, May 3, 2023

In the Pauline writing, what is the mystery of the ages?

a. the Eucharist

b. the faith of Abraham

c. the calling of ministry

d. Christ in you, the hope of glory

Quiz of the Day, May 2, 2023

Which of the following is not true?

a. Athanasius of Alexandria has a Creed with his name

b. The opponent of Athanasius at Nicaea was Arian

c. Athanasius attended the Council of Nicaea as the bishop of Alexandria

d. Athanasius wrote at biography on the founder of monasticism

Quiz of the Day, May 1, 2023

Who told Nathaniel about Jesus?

a. James

b. Peter

c. Andrew

d. John the Baptist

e. Philip

Quiz of the Day, April 2023

Quiz of the Day, April 30, 2023

The shepherd's staff of a bishop is also called a

a. ciborium

b. mace

c. crozier

d. miter

Quiz of the Day, April 29, 2023

Which Epistle was written to a woman?

a. Philippians

b. Colossians

c. 2 John

d. 3 John

Quiz of the Day, April 28, 2023

Which king threw Daniel into the lion's den?

a. Cyrus

b. Xerxes

c. Artaxerxes

d. Darius

Quiz of the Day, April 27, 2023

Which writing in the Bible refers to mortal sin?

a. Luke

b. 1 Corinthian

c. Revelations

d. 1 John

Quiz of the Day, April 26, 2023

The common phrase, "the handwriting is upon the wall," derives from which biblical book?

a. Psalms

b. Genesis

c. Isaiah

d. Daniel

Quiz of the Day, April 25, 2023

What was St. Mark's other name?

a. Thaddeus

b. Nathaniel

c. John

d. Bartholomew

Quiz of the Day, April 24, 2023

From which book of the Bible did Jesus establish the meaning of his life as gospel or good news?

a. Psalms

b. Isaiah

c. Lamentations

d. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, April 23, 2023

What biblical king had a dream about going mad, did so and recovered?

a. Ahab

b. Saul

c. Darius

d. Nebuchadnezzar

Quiz of the Day, April 22, 2023

In the traditions of the church, what days might be called "Earth Day?"

a. Ember 

b. Pentecost

c. Rogation

d. The Presentation

Quiz of the Day, April 21, 2023 

Who is regarded to be the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God?

a. Thomas Aquinas

b. the Psalmist

c. Anselm of Canterbury

d. Augustine of Hippo

Quiz of the Day, April 20, 2023

The metaphor of weakness as having "clay feet" derives from what book of the Bible?

a. Revelations

b. Psalms

c. Daniel

d. Proverbs

Quiz of the Day, April 19, 2023

St. John of the Cross did not write

a. The Ascent of Mount Carmel

b. The Seven Story Mountain

c. The Dark Night (of the Soul)

d. The Living Flame of Love

e. Spiritual Canticles

Quiz of the Day, April 18, 2023

Whose dream did Daniel interpret?

a. Cyrus

b. Darius

c. Xerxes

d. Nebuchadnezzar

Quiz of the Day, April 17, 2023

The village of Emmaus is mentioned in which Gospel?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the day, April 16, 2023

The "Doubting Thomas" story is found in how many Gospels?

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

Quiz of the Day, April 15, 2023

What might be called the Palm Sunday Psalm?

a. 23

b. 118

c. 51

d. 38

Quiz of the Day, April 14, 2023

In which Gospel does Jesus refer to God as Father the most?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, April 13, 2023

"Dem dry bones" is a spiritual inspired by writings from which book of the Bible?

a. Psalms

b. Jeremiah

c. Ezekiel

d. Isaiah

Quiz of the Day, April 12, 2023

"I will not leave you as orphans," is found in which book of the Bible?

a. Romans

b. Galatians

c. John

d. Matthew

e. Revelations

Quiz of the Day, April 11, 2023

"I am the way, the truth and the life," is found in which Gospel?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, April 10, 2023

The Pascha Nostrum  is used in which church season?

a. Advent

b. Christmas

c. Epiphany

d. Lent

e. Easter

f. Pentecost

Quiz of the Day, April 9, 2023

Who was the first apostle of the resurrection?

a. Peter

b. John

c. Mary, Mother of Jesus

d. Mary Magdalene

Quiz of the Day, April 8, 2023

Who is the patron saint of undertakers?

a. Lazarus

b. Mary Magdalene

c. Joseph of Arimathea

d. Stephen

Quiz of the Day, April 7, 2023

Which animal is associated with Simon Peter's failure?

a. ass

b. sheep

c. rooster

d. crow

Quiz of the Day, April 6, 2023

In which Gospel does the "Last Supper" take place on the day before Passover?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, April 5, 2023

Maundy of Maundy Thursday derives from what language?

a. English

b. Latin

c. Greek

d. Hebrew

Quiz of the Day, April 4, 2023

What does the word Tenebrae mean?

a. darkness

b. shadows

c. gloom

d. mourning

e. sadness

f. c and d

g. a and b

Quiz of the Day, April 3, 2023

When does Holy Week begin?

a. Palm Sunday

b. Monday before Easter

c. Maundy Thursday

d. Holy Wednesday

Quiz of the Day, April 2, 2023

From what Psalm does Jesus quote from the cross?

a. Psalm 51

b. Psalm 22

c. Psalm 23

d. Psalm 129

Quiz of the Day, April 1, 2023

What prophets spoke about God writing the laws upon our hearts?

a. Isaiah and Jeremiah
b. Isaiah and Ezekiel
c. Jeremiah and Micah
d. Jeremiah and Ezekiel

Quiz of the Day, March 2023

Quiz of the Day, March 31, 2023

Who wrote, "No man is an island?"

a. George Herbert

b. John Donne

c. T. S. Eliot

d. Evelyn Underhill

e. Julian of Norwich

Quiz of the Day, March 30, 2023

In what Gospel are two donkeys involved in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, March 29, 2023

What Anglican priest preached a sermon entitled, "National Apostasy?

a John Henry Newman

b. Percy Dearmer

c. John Keble

d. Edward Bouverie Pusey

e. Charles Gore

Quiz of the Day, March 28, 2023

From which of the folllowing books would we conclude that Jesus had a beard?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

e. Isaiah

f. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, March 27, 2023

Being a good fig or bad fig is a metaphor used by which prophet?

a. Ezekiel

b. Isaiah

c. Elijah

d. Elisha

e. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, March 26, 2023

In how many Gospels is Lazarus of Bethany, brother of Mary and Martha, mentioned?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

Quiz of the Day, March 25, 2023

How many Gospels record the annunciation?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

Quiz of the Day, March 24, 2023

Archbishop Oscar Romero was martyred in what country?

a. Nicaragua

b. El Salvador

c. Panama

d. Honduras

Quiz of the Day, March 23, 2023

What was the first "Christian nation" on earth?

a. Italy

b. Germany

c. Armenia

d. France

e. Spain

Quiz of the Day, March 22, 2023

In which Gospel is Jesus quoted as saying, "I am the bread of life?"

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, March 21, 2023

Who wrote the words for "Praise God from whom all blessings flow...?"

a. George Herbert

b. Thomas Tallis

c. Thomas Ken

d. John Donne

Quiz of the Day, March 20, 2023

According the Gospel genealogy, Jesus was from the Davidic line

a. through Joseph

b. through Mary

c. through a declaration from the Psalms

d. through the Holy Spirit

Quiz of the Day, March 19, 2023

Which women of the Hebrew Scriptures were used faith symbols by St. Paul?

a.Eve and Sarah

b.Sarah and Hagar

c.Ruth and Rahab

d.Esther and Bathsheba

Quiz of the Day, March 18, 2023

To which prophet did God speak using a loincloth?

a. Hosea

b. Amos

c. Isaiah

d. Elijah

e. Elisha

f. Jeremiah

Quiz of the Day, March 17, 2023

Which of the following does not pertain to the "Lorica?"

a. "The Deer Cry"

b. St. Patrick's Breastplate

c. A prayer for spiritual warfare

d. The Irish national motto

Quiz of the Day, March 16, 2023

What was King David's hometown?

a. Shechem

b. Shiloh

c. Bethlehem

d. Nazareth

Quiz of the Day, March 15, 2023

The "Balm in Gilead," of the well known song is a reference taken from what book in the Bible?

a. Psalms

b. Isaiah

c. Jeremiah

d. Ezekiel

Quiz of the Day, March 14, 2023

Which of the following does not pertain to Topheth?

a. hell

b. Gehenna

c. the Valley of Hinnom

d. Styx

Quiz of the Day, March 13, 2023

In which Gospel does blind mean seeing and seeing means being blind?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

Quiz of the Day, March 12, 2023

Which of the following is true about Samaria?

a. it was a place of defeat for the Assyrians

b. it was a capital of Israel

c. it was on the Sea of Galilee

d. it was a Persian stronghold

Quiz of the Day, March 11, 2023

The holy place for the Samaritans is where?

a. Mount Sinai

b. Mount Zion

c. Mount Tabor

d. The Golan Heights

e. Mount Gerizim

Quiz of the Day, March 10, 2023

Of the following, who is on the Episcopal Calendar of Saints and whose image is also on American coin or currency?

a. Maya Angelou

b. Sojourners Truth

c. Harriet Tubman

d. Susan B. Anthony

e. Pauli Murray

f. all of the above

g. c through e

Quiz of the Day, March 9, 2023

Gregory of Nyssa, along with Basel the Great, and Gregory Nazianzus are called the Cappadocian Fathers.  In what modern country is Cappadocia?

a. Iraq

b. Russia

c. Ukraine

d. Turkey

Quiz of the Day, March 8, 2023

How did Moses provide water to the people of Israel?

a. he spoke to a rock that provided water

b. he struck the rocks to provide water twice

c. he spoke to and struck rocks to provide water

d. he threw his mantle upon a rock to provide water

Quiz of the Day, March 7, 2023

Which of the following prophet was punished by being thrown into a cistern?

a. Isaiah

b. Jeremiah

c. Joel

d. Amos

e. Hosea

Quiz of the Day, March 6, 2023

To whom was the living water discourse of Jesus addressed?

a. on lookers at the pool of Siloam

b. followers of John the Baptist 

c. a Samaritan woman at the well

d. the guests at a wedding in Cana

Quiz of the Day, March 5, 2023

Of the Major Prophets, which book is the longest?

a. Isaiah

b. Jeremiah

c. Ezekiel

d. Daniel

Quiz of the Day, March 4, 2023

Of the following, who did not travel with Abram from Ur and Haran west?

a. Sarai

b. Lot

c. Eliezer

d. Isaac

Quiz of the Day, March 3, 2023

Who were the top two prolific hymn writers in Christian History?

a. Bach and Mozart

b. John and Charles Wesley

c. Isaac Watt and Fanny Crosby

d. Charles Wesley and Fanny Crosby

Quiz of the Day, March 2, 2023

Of the following, who was not a Pharisee?

a. Paul

b. Nicodemus

c. Caiaphas

d. Gamaliel

Quiz of the Day, March 1, 2023

Which of the following is not true about Dewi Sant?

a. in English, he is Saint David

b. he was Welsh and their patron saint

c. a black crow miraculous sat on his shoulder

d. his day on March 1st is celebrated as a Welsh national holiday