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100

Who is considered to be the forefather of God's chosen people?

Abraham

100

How many Holy Mysteries does the Orthodox church have?

7

100

What is the general shape of an orthodox church?

cross

100

When do we celebrate 'Rusalii'/Descent of the Holy Spirit?

50 days after Easter


100

Which apostle betrayed Jesus for a bag of silver?

Judas Iscariot

200

Whose Liturgy do we celebrate Sunday at church?

200 BONUS: WHICH LITURGY IS CELEBRATED DURING EASTER LENT?

St. John Chrysostom (Gura de Aur)

ST. BASIL'S 


200

How many weeks in Easter Lent?

7 weeks

200

Which way does the Altar face in the orthodox church?

East

200

When is Boboteaza/Baptism of our Lord?

January 6

200

Which apostle was crucified upside down because he didn't feel he deserved the same death as our Lord Jesus Christ?

Peter

300

Who declared Christianity an official religion of the Roman Empire?

Emperor Constantine

300

Which commandment has to do with the church?

the 4th (remember the Sabbath)

300

What is the name of the room where the faithful pray?

Nave

300

When do we celebrate the Presentation of our Lord (to the Temple)?

February 2

300

Which apostle was also called "the twin"?

Thomas

400

Who is called the "Forerunner"?

100 BONUS: WHEN IS HE CELEBRATED?

St. John the Baptist

JANUARY 7

400

How many myrrh bearing women does the church celebrate?

200 BONUS: CAN YOU NAME 4?

8

MARY (MOG), MARY (MAGDALENE), SALOME, JOHANNA, MARTHA, SUSANNA, MARY (LAZARUS SISTER), MARY (THEOTOKOS SIL)

400

What is the name of the doors in front of the Altar?

Royal Doors

400

When is Sunday of Orthodoxy?

1st Sunday of Easter Lent

400

Who were the sons of Zebedee?

James and John 
500

Which two men are celebrated along with the myrrh bearing women?

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
500

How many of the Holy Mysteries are received only once in a person's life?

100 BONUS: CAN YOU LIST THEM?

4


Baptism; Chrismation; Marriage; Priest Ordination; 

500

What is the name of the book the Priest reads from every sunday?

Holy Gospel
500

When do we celebrate the Holy Emperors Constantin and Helen?

May 21

500

Who is the Apostle of the Romanians?

Andrew