Famous Firsts
Who is Mary Magdalene?
He received the Ten Commandments.
Who is Moses?
He betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
What is the Holy Trinity?
The Father (God), the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit
What town was Jesus born in?
Bethlehem
First city destroyed by fire and brimstone.
What is Sodom and Gomorrah?
The prophet who confronted King Ahab and called down fire on Mount Carmel.
Who is Elijah?
This Marian prayer echoes Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary and is rooted in Luke’s Gospel.
What is the Hail Mary?
What is omniscience?
The doctrine that God is all-knowing.
What is the significance of the Jordan River?
Where Jesus was baptized.
He was the first to refer to Mary as “Mother of God” in a formal Church council. (Catholic)
Who is St. Cyril of Alexandria?
This prophet’s writings are read during Advent and contain the “Suffering Servant” songs.
Who is Isaiah?
The only Gospel that records the raising of Lazarus.
What is John?
What is the Passion?
The theological term for Christ’s suffering and death
What is Athens?
The city where Paul debated philosophers at the Areopagus.
First person to build an altar to the Lord in Genesis.
Who is Noah?
This prophet saw a vision of dry bones coming to life.
Who is Ezekiel?
Paul wrote this epistle while imprisoned, urging joy in suffering.
What is Philippians?
This term describes the belief that Mary was conceived without original sin.
What is Immaculate Conception?
What is the significance of Asia Minor?
The region where the seven churches of Revelation were located.
First recorded instance of someone being "filled with the Spirit" in the Old Testament.
Who is Bezalel?
He was told to marry a prostitute as a symbol of Israel’s unfaithfulness.
Who is Hosea?
This New Testament figure was called “Son of Encouragement” and traveled with Paul.
Who is Barnabas?
In Romans 9, Paul uses this Old Testament figure to illustrate that God can show mercy or harden hearts according to His purpose.
This region was home to the Samaritans and the woman at the well.
What is Samaria?