What Am I?
I am an instrument used during mezmur and mahilet. What am I?
Kebero
What geez day is Lidet on?
Tahsas 29 (Tahsas 28 on leap year)
What is the primary language of the liturgy in the Ethiopian/Eritrean Orthodox Church?
Ge'ez
Which Ethiopian saint was known to have 6 wings.
Abune Teklehaymanot
Which day of Holy Week do we have kidase.
Thursday(Tselote Hamus)
I am used especially during kidase and I hold the itan. What am I?
Censor / ጽንሐሕ / ማዕንጠንት
What month do we celebrate the finding of the cross?
Name three gedam / monastery in Ethiopia or Eritrea.
Verify with elders
Which disciple told Jesus "You shall never wash my feet"?
St. Peter(Simon Peter)
What does kyrie eleison mean?
Lord have mercy
I am a book with 150 chapters in the Bible that people use to pray. What am I?
Which fast is 2 weeks long?
Name the 6 oriental orthodox churches.
Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankaran.
Who were the two saints who wrapped the body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?
Joseph of Arimethea & Nicodemus
What does Metsagu'i mean?
Infirmity
I am a leaf/plant that was placed on the ground when Christ was riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Palm branches
What day is Holy Resurrection on this year?
No looking
ሚያዚያ 12 Miyazia 12 or April 20
Name the three ecumenical councils
Nicea, Constantinople, Ephesus
Who was known as the first bishop of Ethiopia/Eritrea?
Aba Selama Kesatie Birhan
Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. Why do we fast an additional 15 days?
They are substitution for the weekends because normally we fast until 3pm/5pm but on the weekends we are allowed to eat in the morning because it is Sabbath.
Every church is broken up into 3 sections. Name one.
ቅኔ ማኅሌት፣ ቅድስት፣ ቅድስተ ቅዱሳን
Qine Mahlet, Holy, Holy of Holies
How many total major and minor holidays for our Lord Jesus Christ are there?
9 major 9 minor = 18
Which apostle established the Coptic / Egyptian orthodox church?
St Mark
Name all 12 disciples.
Peter, Andrew; James, and John; Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon, and Mathias.
Names all the weeks of Abiy Tsome in order.(There are nine)
Zewerede, Qidist, Mikurab, Metsagu'i, Debre Zeyt, Gebre Heir, Niqodimos, Hosanna, Tinsae