Biblical Figures
The first people God created were named ______ & __________
Adam and Eve
This person created the world and everything in it.
God / Jesus
This feast day celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus.
Pascha / Easter
Greek Orthodox Christians frequently use this Greek title of the Virgin Mary which means "The God-bearer." Think before answering!
a) Panagia
b) Paraclete
c) Theotokos
d) Wario
Theotokos
Jesus Christ is:
A) God
C) A really nice man but just a man
D) An angel
E) A Greek philosopher
A) God
This person built an ark to house 2 of every animal during the great flood. His name was ______
Noah
Name 3 of the 10 commandments.
What is the alternate name for the celebration of Christmas? The ______ of Jesus.
Nativity
During memorial services the priest offers prayers in front of a tray of boiled wheat with powdered sugar on top. What is the name of this boiled wheat?
Kolyva
This person received the 10 commandments from God on Mount Sinai His name was ________
Moses
The Garden where God placed Adam and Eve was called the Garden of ______ .
1) Sinai
2) Jerusalem
3) Eden
4) McDonald's
Eden
This feast day commemorates the Baptism of Jesus. There are two different names, either one will be counted as an acceptable answer.
Theophany / Epiphany
The Bible has four books called "The Gospels" which tell the story of Jesus's earthly life. The names of these books are:
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Recite the Creed from beginning to end.
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets.
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come.
Amen.
This person was blinded on the road to Damascus. At first he wanted to hurt Christians but God changed his heart and he became one of the greatest Saints of the Church. He is responsible for writing almost half of the New Testament and we read his Epistles in Church every Sunday. His name is _______
Saint Paul
This person was swallowed by a whale and lived. His story is usually referred to as "_____ & the Whale."
Jonah & the Whale
This feast day commemorates the day that the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus in the form of tongues of fire.
Pentecost
(Answer must be at least 22 words). The first words of the Divine Liturgy are:
"Blessed is the kingdom of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages!"
When John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the river Jordan, what appears over Jesus's head when he comes out from the water?
A dove
This person was crucified to the right of Jesus. He is known as "the good thief" because he said "remember me Lord when you come into your kingdom" and is also a Saint of our Church. His name is ______.
Saint Dismas.
Jesus's first miracle was:
A) Turning water into wine at the wedding of Cana of Galilee.
B) Healing the 10 lepers.
C) Healing the man with the withered hand.
D) Getting Father Gabriel a Switch 2 and the new Mario Kart.
A) Turning water into wine at the wedding of Cana of Galilee.
This feast day commemorates the Saint who put an end to Christian persecution in the 4th century. His name is still very popular to this day and his feast day is May 21st. His mother's name was "Helen."
Saint Constantine
A few Sundays ago Father Gabriel mentioned two Greek words. One means "sin" and the other means "repentance." What are these words in Greek?
Αμαρτία, μετάνοια (amartia, metanoia)
What is the name of the place where Jesus was crucified?
Golgotha