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100

Why is there no need to sacrifice (animals) anymore as part of our liturgical prayers in the Church?

Christ is the ultimate sacrifice, when He sacrificed Himself upon the Cross for our salvation, the final offering.

100

Who is the founder of our church, the Coptic Orthodox Church?

St. Mark the Evangelist 

100

What are the three liturgies that we have in our Church?

The Liturgies of St. Basil, St. Gregory, St. Cyril

100

True or False: All of the Church's rites are Biblical.

True

100

How to say "What is your name" in Coptic to a boy?

ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ

200

How many times a year is the Feast of the Cross celebrated? +100 Points if you tell me what "signature" hymn is sung on those days.

2 Times a Year; Fai Etafenf, meaning "This is He who offered Himself up, as an acceptable sacrifice, on the Cross..."

200

Who is known as the Father of Monasticism, or Father of the Monks?

St. Anthony the Great

200

Name the sequence of prayers in the liturgy, starting from the night before (e.g. Saturday night) until the morning (e.g. Sunday Morning).

Vespers, Matins, Offering of the Lamb, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Believers/Faithful

200

Who wrote the liturgy of St. Cyril?

St. Mark

200

How to say "Good Evening" in Coptic?

ⲚⲀⲚⲈ ⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ

300

Fill in the Blanks: "But God forbid that I boast except in ___ ______ of our Lord Jesus Christ." +100 Points if you tell me who writes this, and in what book.

the Cross; St. Paul in Galatians

300

What saint is known for the story of the "tree of obedience"? DOUBLE POINTS if you tell me the story.

St. John the Short; watering a stick because he obeyed his spiritual father, and it eventually grew into a tree.

300

When is the fraction about Abraham sacrificing Isaac prayed during the Coptic year?

Covenant Thursday Liturgy

300

What three councils do we commemorate in the Commemoration of the Saints?

The Councils of Nicea, Ephesus, and Constantinople

300

How to say "My Beloved Sister" in Coptic?

ⲦⲀⲤⲰⲚⲒ  `Ⲙ̀ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ

400

In what Old Testament Book are the rites of sacrificing primarily found? +100 Points if you tell me who wrote it.

Leviticus; Moses the Prophet

400

Which saint wrote a book on the life of St. Anthony?

St. Athanasius

400

At what point during the Divine Liturgy does the bread become The Body of Christ, and the wine The Blood of Christ?

After the Institution Narrative, where the deacon says, "Worship God in fear and trembling."

400

Who started Sunday School in the Coptic Church? 

St. Habib Girgis

400

How to say "the land" in Coptic?

ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ

500

What happens on Apocalypse Night? What does the word "Apocalypse" mean?

Christ descended into Hades, bringing the righteous souls of the Old Testament into Paradise; literally means "Revelation"

500

What saint played a famous role in World War II, helping win the Battle of El Alamein?

 St. Mina the Wonderworker

500

Name three churches that we can take communion at.

Any three of the following: Syriac, Indian, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Armenian Orthodox 

500

What council does the Oriental Orthodox (our church) reject that marked one of the first schisms in the church, separating us from the Eastern Orthodox Churches? 

Double points if you tell me the topic that was argued.

The Council of Chalcedon; The Nature of Christ

500

How to say "Give us this day our daily bread" in Coptic?

ⲠⲈⲚⲰⲒⲔ Ⲛ̀ⲦⲈ ⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲘⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀⲚ Ⲙ̀ⲪⲞⲞⲨ