General Knowledge
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
Russia
What is a Pharisee?
religious Jewish leader
Which sacrament Initiates an individual into the Christian church?
Baptism
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
"Jesus wept"
What is the PBB Slogan?
Christus regnat
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Who went home justified in the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector?
Tax collector
Which sacrament strengthens a person in serious illness?
Anointing of the Sick
How long had the woman with bleeding suffered before Jesus healed her?
12 years
What year did PBB win the national Schoolboy title?
2012
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
Why was the Samaritan’s action shocking in the Good Samaritan story?
Jews and Samaritans were enemies
What is the purpose of the sacrament of penance and Reconciliation?
To be sorry of one's sin and reestablish their relationship with God
In the Parable of the Sower, what does the seed that falls on rocky ground represent?
People who hear God’s word with joy but fall away when trouble comes
How many students attend PBB?
995
What is the square root of 144?
12
What does Matthew 23 talk about?
Jesus criticizing the pharisees
What is transubstantiation?
The change of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ
what does Romans 12:21 say? word for word
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
How many middle eastern teachers are there at PBB?
11
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What does CCC 1733 say?
"The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes"
What is the term for the priest forgiving sins in Reconciliation?
Absolution
Why was the healing of the bleeding woman considered remarkable in Jewish society?
Because her condition made her ritually unclean, yet Jesus touched and healed her publicly
What year groups did PBB first have when it was established?
year 4, 5 and 6