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100

What was the first miracle Jesus performed?


Turning water into wine at Cana.


John 2:11


100

What sacrament do we receive during the Kidase?


Holy Communion


100

Which major feast occurs 40 days after Christ’s Resurrection?


Ascension (Erget)
 Acts 1:9–11


100

 I spent three days and three nights inside a great fish.


Jonah
 Jonah 1:17


100

Which Ethiopian official was baptized by Philip?


The Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26


200

Who interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams about seven fat cows and seven thin cows?


Joseph


Verse: Genesis 41


200


Add the correct sentence after the following liturgy or kidase Mariam part

“My heart has brought forth a good matter; I speak of the service of Saint Mary…”

“ልቦናዬ በጎ ነገርን አወጣ፤ እኔስ የማርያምን ቅዳሴ እናገራለሁ…”



“…not by exaggerating her honor, but by falling short of it.”

“በማብዛት አይደለም በማሳነስ እንጂ።”


200

What is the final and most solemn week of Abiy Tsom, focused on Christ’s suffering and crucifixion?


Holy Week (Himamat Week)


200

 I doubted Christ’s Resurrection until I saw Him.


Thomas
John 20:24–29


200

 Which council condemned the teachings of Arius?


The First Council of Nicaea (325 AD)
Source: Nicene Creed


300

What was the name of Abraham’s nephew who lived in Sodom?


Lot


Verse: Genesis 13:12


300

During the Liturgy/ Kidase, what do Orthodox Christians believe happens to the bread and wine?


They become the Body and Blood of Christ.

“Take, eat; this is my body.” Matthew 26:26–28 (KJV)


300

The place where Jesus was crucified is called:


Golgotha (also called Calvary)


300

 I was taken into heaven in a fiery chariot.


Elijah
2 Kings 2:11


300


How many Ecumenical Councils does the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church officially accept?





Three —->  Nicaea, Constantinople, and Ephesus.




400

Who was the only person in the Bible said to have walked with God and then was not found because God took him?


Enoch


Verse: Genesis 5:24


400

In the order of readings before the Gospel, which section of Scripture are read and by whom?


-Pauline Epistles (St. Paul) 1st deacon

-The Catholic (General) Epistles.2nd deacon 

-Acts of the Apostles

-Read by: The Priest 


400

In the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar, what is the correct order of the four Gospel seasons?


Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

2019 or 2026/2027 is

👉 Matthew (ማቴዎስ)


400

I composed the major liturgical hymns still used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?


Saint Yared


400

Who was the first Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church 


**Abune Basilios (አቡነ ባስልዮስ)


  1. Abune Basilios (1959–1970)
    First Patriarch of the autocephalous Ethiopian Church
  2. Abune Tewophilos (1971–1976)
  3. Abune Takla Haymanot (1976–1988)
  4. Abune Merkorios (1988–1991)
    (later in exile, but still recognized in some periods)
  5. Abune Paulos (1992–2012)
  6. Abune Mathias I (2013–present)


500


What was the name of the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments?


Mount Sinai

Exodus 19-20




500

What is the Misbak for Easter (Fasika), and which Bible verse is it from?


“ወተንሥአ እግዚአብሔር ከመ ዘንቃሕ እምንዋም ወከመ ኃያል ወኅዳገ ወይን ወቀተለ ጸሮ በድኅሬሁ”

“Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
like a mighty warrior shouting because of wine.
He struck His enemies and put them to everlasting shame.” 

Psalm 78:65 - 66



500

What are the eight weeks of Abiy Tsom in order in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition?


  1. Zewerede – He who came down
  2. Kedest – Holiness
  3. Mekurab – The Temple
  4. Metsagu – The Paralytic (Infirmity)
  5. Debre Zeit – Mount of Olives
  6. Gebre Her – Faithful Servant
  7. Nicodemus – Nicodemus Week
  8. Hosanna – Palm Sunday Week
500

I was not one of the original Twelve Apostles. After Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus and was no longer among the apostles, I was chosen by lot to take his place. Who am I?


Matthias

Verse: Acts 1:23


500

Which group of missionaries helped strengthen Christianity in Ethiopia during the 5th century?


The Nine Saints
Source: Ethiopian Synaxarium


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