SMSK Lore
Old Testament
New Testament
Apologetics/Philosophy
Saints
100

What is our priest's name?

Father John

100

Who was Abraham and Sarah's son? 

Issac

100

What are the four Gospels?

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

100

What was the Great Schism?

The separation of the Catholic church from the Eastern Orthodox church in 1054

100

Who are the saints of SMSK?

Saint Moses and Saint Katherine

200

On what days does SMSK hold sip and seek?

Every other wednesday

200

Which books in the Old Testament are considered the books of law?

The first five: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

200

Who does Jesus call the greatest of those born among women?

Saint John the Baptist

200

Which saint is famous for addressing the problem of Evil? (double points if you can explain the POE)

Saint Augustine 

200

Who was the first martyr of the church?

Saint Stephen

300

How long has OCSA been a club? 

18 years (at least)

300

Who leads the people of Israel after the death of Moses?

Joshua

300

Which island was Saint John the Beloved exiled to?

The island of Patmos

300

What was the main point of discussion at the Council of Nicaea?

The divine nature of Jesus Christ - to refute Arianism which suggested that Christ was not divine but a created being. 

300

What number pope in the list of patriarchs was Saint Pope Kyrillos the 6th?

116th

400

How old is SMSK church?

13 years

400

In the book of Numbers, who speaks to a talking donkey?

Balaam

400

What is the shortest letter of Paul? 

The letter to Philemon 

400

Who came up with the Cosmological arguments for the existence of God? (double points if you can explain it)

St. Thomas Aquinas 

There are things in motion. 

All things that move have been moved by something else. 

An infinite regress is impossible 

Thus, there must be a first mover (God). 

400

Who was the first hermit in the Coptic church?

Anba Bola

500

What song is Marco Istasy infamous for singing ad nausea? 

"When Israel was in Egypt land... Let my people go!"

500

What does Jacob dream while he is on the run from Esau?

A ladder stretching up from Earth to Heaven, with angels of God ascending and descending from it.

500

What city named in Revelation also has the same name as an American city?

Philadelphia 

500

Who came up with the Ontological argument for the existence of God? (double points if you can explain it)

Anselm 

A perfect being must have the most perfect qualities

Existence is a greater quality than non-existence

Therefore, a perfect being must exist. 

500

Which saint is famous for growing wings?

Saint Takla

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