Old Testament
Which Old Testament figure was swallowed by a great fish and spent three days in its belly?
Answer: Jonah.
Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to be crucified?
Answer: Pontius Pilate.
Which Coptic Orthodox feast marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is considered the most important feast in the church?
Answer: The Feast of the Resurrection (Easter).
Which animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?
Answer: The lion.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Hint: It’s something that makes everything disappear when it takes over.
Answer: Darkness
Who was the prophet who confronted King Ahab and Queen Jezebel and called down fire from heaven?
Answer: Elijah.
Which apostle was known as the "beloved disciple" and is traditionally believed to have written the Book of Revelation?
Answer: John.
What is the name of the feast that celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, marked by the waving of palm branches?
Answer: Palm Sunday.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest.
I’m not alive, but I can grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Hint: It’s hot, hungry, and can spread quickly, but don’t give it a drink!
Answer: Fire
What was the name of the woman who became queen of Persia and saved her people from destruction?
Answer: Esther.
Who was the New Testament figure that replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve apostles?
Answer: Matthias.
Who was the first Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church?
Answer: Pope St. Mark I (St. Mark the Evangelist).
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name?
Answer: The letter "Q".
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Hint: It’s something you see often in words, but never in numbers.
Answer: The letter 'M'
In the Chapter of Exodus, what was the final plague that convinced Pharaoh to release the Israelites?
Answer: The death of the firstborn.
Who was the New Testament figure known as the "weeping prophet" and mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as fulfilling a prophecy of lamentation?
Answer: Jeremiah.
Which saint is commemorated in the Coptic Orthodox Church as the protector of the Christian faith and is often depicted slaying a dragon?
Answer: St. George.
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
Hint: It shows you where to go, but you can’t live there.
Answer: A map
Which Old Testament figure interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great statue made of different materials?
Answer: Daniel.
Which two men were given the nickname "Sons of Thunder" by Jesus?
Answer: James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
During which month does the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrate the beginning of its liturgical year with the Feast of Nayrouz?
Answer: The month of Tute.
What fruit is the most consumed around the world?
Answer: Banana.
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Hint: It’s something small.
Answer: A penny