Life of Jesus
Liturgy/Church
Coptic History
Priesthood/Monasticism
Misc.
200
What was the estimated age of Jesus when he was crucified?
33 is the most common answer but historians estimated that it was in his 30s
200
What hours do we read in the beginning of a liturgy from the agbeya?
Third & Sixth
200
The word "Copt" comes from Greek orgin. What does Copt even mean?
Copt= Egyptian.
200
What is the highest "rank" a monk can achieve.
Pope
200
Name 5 miracles Jesus performed
Examples:
- Healing the mother of Peter's wife.
- Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis.
- Healing the blind at birth.
- Healing the Paralytic at Bethesda.
- The Blind Man of Bethsaida.
- The Blind man Bartimaeus in Jericho.
- Healing the Centurion's servant.
- Christ healing an infirm woman.
400
What was the name of the king that targeted Jesus at his birth?
King Herod
400
What is a Metropolitan?
A Metropolitan is the leader of group of bishops and the bishop of a large city.
Pictured above is Metropolitan Athanasius
400
Who was the first Patriarch?
St. Mark the apostle
400
Who ranks higher, a priest or a monk priest?
Both the same lol
400
Give me an estimate on how many Coptic Orthodox Christians there are.
(must be somewhat close)
12 million worldwide
600
Tell me the story of the two bandits that got crucified with Jesus
One of them neglected the lord, saying just save yourself. The other bandit praised the lord and said remember me when you come into your kingdom.
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600
What does Abouna have to do if a drop of "holy blood" is dropped on a piece of clothing during liturgy?
Abouna has two options:
Burning the piece of cloth
Washing it in a special way
600
Who was the first Coptic Pope?
Mark the Evangelist
600
Why do we kiss the hand of a monk or priest?
A monk or a priest is a symbol of Christ. It symbolizes us kissing the hand of Christ
600
How many silver coins did Judas sell out Jesus for?
30 pieces of silver, which is equivalent 197 dollars today
800
Flashback to the Sunday question "What is the shortest verse in the Bible?"
Why did Jesus weep?
Lazarus, his friend died
800
Fill in the blank, (numbers for all, and it said in the liturgy)
_______ in Constantinople
_______ in Euphrates
_______ in Ephesus
318 in Constantinople
150 in Euphrates
200 in Ephesus
800
When was the first Coptic Orthodox Church established?
Around 50 A.D.
800
How is a new pope chosen?
The Pope is chosen by a process where the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church votes. The names of the three candidates that receive the most votes are put in a glass chalice. A blindfolded boy is then asked to pick one name out of the three
800
For each Coptic month, you name, I will reward 75 points. If another team steals the question, I will give double points for each month they name that the first team missed.
Hint: There are 13 months
Tout, Baba, Hator, Kiahk, Toba, Amshir, Baramhat, Baramouda, Bashans, Paona, Epep, Mesra, Nasie
1000
What can we understand by Jesus washing the feet of his disciples?
It was the display of His humility and His servanthood. As He revealed in Matthew 20:28, He came “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
This is also a foreshadowing of his ultimate sacrifice on the cross.
1000
What liturgies do we practice throughout the year?
There are three main liturgies: The liturgies of St. Basil, used throughout the year; St. Gregory, used at Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter; and St. Cyril
1000
In April in the 1960s in Zeitoun, Cairo. A miracle happened, People saw a young woman trying to kill herself or so they thought... tell me what you know!
sBishop Markos, 1968, president nasir, muslim convertion.
1000
What is the Holy Synod?
Holy Synod is the group of the highest ranks of the Coptic Church, with the chairman being H.H. Tawadaros. The Synod is important because they talk about rules and regulations of the faith.
1000
Name all 7 Sacraments
For each named I will reward 140 points, if another team decides to steal I will reward 280 for each one that was not named
The Seven Sacraments of the Church are:
- Sacrament of Baptism.
- Sacrament of Confirmation.
- Sacrament of Confession.
- Sacrament of Eucharist.
- Sacrament of Unction of Sick.
- Sacrament of Matrimony.
- Sacrament of Priesthood.