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For 400 Points:
In the Gospel of John, what are the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus?
Name 5, +100pts for each extra...
I Am:
- the Bread of Life (6:35)
- Light of the World (8:12)
- Door (10:9)
- Good Shepherd (10:11)
- Resurrection and Life (11:25)
- Way, Truth and Life (14:6)
- True Vine (15:1)
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For 200 Points:
Translate the phrase ̀Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ (epchois nai nan) into English.
What is Lord have mercy on us?
̀Ⲡ = weak definite article
ϭⲟⲓⲥ = Lord
ⲛⲁⲓ = to have mercy / to have pity
ⲛⲁⲛ = to us / on us
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For 500 Points: What event is shown in this icon?
Presentation of the Lord into the Temple
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For 100 Points:
What do the 13 crosses on the Orban represent?
What is 12 for the Disciples and 1 for Jesus?
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For 100 Points:
I shine but I’m not the sun.
I burn but I’m not fire.
You’ll find me before every icon and altar.
What am I?
What is a candle?
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For 500 Points:
In computer science, what does the acronym HTTP stand for?
What is HyperText Transfer Protocol?
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For 200 Points:
Which judge defeated the Midianites with only 300 men?
Who is Gideon?
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For 400 Points:
What does the word "Aspasmos" mean?
What is "Greeting"?
2
For 300 Points: which Saint is this?
Who is St. Paul the Apostle?
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For 300 Points:
What is the meaning of the "Catholic" Epistles?
How many are there?
Name at least 5.
BONUS: 200 Points if you can name all!them
What are James, 1&2 Peter, 1&2&3 John, and Jude?
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For 400 Points:
What event does Jeremiah the Prophet prophecy about here:
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted for her children,
Because they are no more.”
Jeremiah 31:15
The murdering of the Children of Bethlehem by Herod the Great
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For 400 Points:
What country has the most pyramids in the world? Hint: Its not what you are thinking of :)
Where is Sudan?
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For 100 Points:
Which prophet anointed both Saul and David as kings of Israel?
Who is Samuel?
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For 300 Points:
What is the Coptic word for “Holy”?
What is Ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ?
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For 100 Points: who is this?
Who is St. Paul the Hermit / Anchorite?
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For 300 points:
What are the 4 litanies that we can pray during Raising of Incense (Morning and Evening)
BONUS: (100 per litany)
What are 7 short litanies that we pray during the Litany of the Faithful in the Divine Liturgy
- Litanies of Sick, Departed, Travellers, Oblations
BONUS:
- Litanies of Peace, Fathers, Clergy, Mercy, Place, Combined, Oblations
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For 500 Points:
What event does Simeon the Elder prophecy about when he said St. Mary:
(yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also)
Luke 2:35
St. Mary witnessing the Crucifixion of her Son
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For 300 Points:
What is the only food that never spoils?
What is Honey?
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For 500 Points:
In which book is the following prophecy: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
Who is Micah?
Micah 5:2
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For 100 Points:
How many days are added to the Coptic calendar every leap year?
What is 1?
4
For 400 Points: what is the name of the "people" sitting on the left and right of the throne?
Who are the 24 priests/presbyters?
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For 400 Points:
Who are the liturgies of St. Basil and St. Gregory directed to?
St. Basil speaks to the Father (He broke it) and St. Gregory speaks to the Son (You broke it)
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For 200 Points:
In which event was this prophecy fulfilled?
“And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions."
Joel 2:28
Pentecost (Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Peeps)
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For 200 Points:
Which two countries share the world’s longest international border?
Where is Canada and the United States?
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For 300 Points:
Which Old Testament prophet’s bones raised a man from the dead when they touched them?
Who is Elisha?
2 Kings 13:21
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For 500 Points:
What are the 7 Major Feasts of the Lord?
BONUS: (200 for all)
What are the 7 Minor Feasts of the Lord
Major:
- Annunciation, Nativity, Theophany, Hosanna Sunday, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost
Minor:
- Circumcision, Entry into Egypt, Presentation of the Lord into the Temple, Wedding at Cana of Galilee, Transfiguration, Covenant Thursday, Thomas Sunday
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For 200 points: which Saint is this?
Who is St. Joseph the Carpenter?
5
For 200 Points:
During the Divine Liturgy, which part re-enacts the Last Supper?
What is The Institution Narrative?
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For 300 Points:
Who is Isaiah the prophet prophesying about when he said:
The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make straight in the desert
A highway for our God.
St. John the Baptist
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For 100 Points:
What is the only even prime number?
What is 2?
600
Who does this prophecy refer to?
"This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut."
Ezekiel 44:2
Who is St. Mary the Mother of God?
600
Which Apostle was the first to publicly preach the Gospel after the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost?
Who is St. Peter the Apostle?
600
On what day is the Fraction to the Father on the Slaughter of Isaac prayed?
What is Covenant Thursday
600
What is the name of the world’s largest desert (hint: it’s not the Sahara)?
Where is Antarctica?
A desert is defined by a lack of precipitation, not just by the absence of water. Antarctica receives very little precipitation per year.
