Bible and Church History
Who is widely known as the Father of Monasticism?
St. Anthony the Great
(Feast of the Cross)
Who was the Roman Emperor that legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire, thereby putting an end to Christian persecution?
Emperor Constantine
Who was St. Augustine's mother?
St. Monica
What two things can you not eat at breakfast?
Lunch and Dinner
In which Book of the Bible are the details that God gave to Moses on how to construct the Ark of the Covenant?
The Book of Exodus (Chapter 25, Verse 10)
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height."
What three feasts are celebrated on the 29th of every Coptic month (during the duration of St. Mary's pregnancy)?
The Annunciation, The Nativity, and The Resurrection
Who was the Liturgy of St. Cyril originally written by?
St. Mark
What gives you the ability to walk through walls?
Doors
In which council did the Oriental Orthodox Church split from the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The Council of Chalcedon
(Pentecost)
About how many Christians were baptized on the day of Pentecost?
3,000
"Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them" (Acts 2:41).
What are the three shapes a Coptic church can be built to look like?
Ship, Cross, Circle
Who has married many women but was never married?
The priest
After the Sermon on the Mount outlined in the Book of Matthew, Christ continues and says,
"Do not think that I came to destroy the __________ or the __________. I did not come to __________ but to __________."
Law, Prophets, destroy, fulfill
(Transfiguration)
On which mountain was Christ believed to transfigured on, and which prophets appeared with Him?
Mount Tabor, Elijah and Moses
"Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him" (Matthew 17:1-3).
Who was the Roman Emperor that incited the Great Persecution?
Emperor Diocletian
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in his zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals does he have left in total?
A: 977 animals (100 x 2 = 200; 200 + 800 = 1000; 1000 – 23 = 977)
Who was the Pope that attended the Council of Nicaea? He ordained St. Athanasius a priest during the council.
Pope Alexandros, the 19th Pope of Alexandria
On which three feasts is the Liturgy of the Waters (Lakkan) prayed?
Theophany, Covenant Thursday, Apostles Feast
Note: The Apostles Feast is not a Feast of the Lord.
What is the fulfillment of this prophecy from Amos Chapter 8?
"'And it shall come to pass in that day,' says the Lord God, 'That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in broad daylight'"
The darkness that came over the land upon Christ's Crucifixion and Death
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
Chicago