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This first miracle of Jesus was performed at a wedding at this place.

Cana

100

This MLB Stadium opened in 1912 just 5 days after the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

Fenway Park

100

This Disney movie musical features a military training scene where the characters sing "Let's get down to business to deafeat the Huns..."

Mulan

100

When it was time for Jesus to be born, his parents traveled to this city because of the census in that land.

Bethlehem

100

This is the patron saint of finances, travel, and the seas.

St. Nicholas

100

In order to calculate Pi (3.14159...), you need to calculate a circle's circumference by its _____.

Diameter

100

There are this many crosses are in a single knot in a komboskini (prayer rope)

Seven

100

This man was the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela

200

This miracle, considered one of Jesus’s greatest, occurs only in the Gospel of John, before he enters Jerusalem.

Raising of Lazarus

200

This Chicago team played at SeatGeek Stadium (originally called Toyota Park) in Bridgeview, IL until 2019 when it moved to Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC
200

In this movie, the main character's heart grows three sizes in one day.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

200

This is the number of books in the New Testament.

27

200

This saint was Jesus's grandmother, and the mother of the Theotokos.

St. Anna

200

As an adult human, you have 32 of these.

Teeth

200

The bishop of Constantinople has this special two-part name because of his important role as the first bishop among many.

Ecumenical Patriarch

200

He wrote these words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal".

Thomas Jefferson

300

This man healed Eutychus, who fell asleep and fell out of a window late at night while hearing him preach.

St. Paul

300

This former point guard for the LA Lakers is featured in the NBA logo.

Jerry West

300

In "Despicable Me," Gru's three adopted daughters are named Margo, Edith, and ____.

Agnes

300

In the desert, St. John the Baptist would eat wild honey and this kind of insect.

Locusts

300

This is the saint we celebrated yesterday, January 18.

St. Athanasios (also St. Cyril)

300

Paper money is not actually made out of money! It is primarily made of this material.

Cotton

300

Around the time of Theophany, many Orthodox communities around the world continue to practice this tradition--a real "splash"--despite the frigid temperatures in some regions.

Dive for the Cross

300

In 1965, this Orthodox leader marched with Dr. Martin Lutehr King, Jr. at Selma, Alabama.

Archbishop Iakovos of America

400

This miracle is the only one which appears in all four gospels.

Feeding of the 5,000

400

Super Bowl LIX is only a few weeks away! Even though their team has been eliminated, this is the city it will be taking place in.

New Orleans

400

This Disney movie musical teaches us to appreciate nature and "paint with all the colors of the wind."

Pocahontas

400

When Saul (later St. Paul) was blinded from a vision of Christ, he was riding a horse on his way to peresecute Christians in this city.

Damascus

400

The saint is known to have said “acquire the Holy Spirit and a thousand around you will be saved.”

St Seraphim of Sarov

400

This boy band performed the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 1991. Mark Wahlberg's older brother is a member. Their latest album: "Still Kids"

New Kids on the Block

400

St. Mary Magdalene is considered the beginner of this colorful Orthodox tradition.

Red eggs

400

In 1871, this Illinois disaster caused $200 million dollars in damage (that's $5.7 billion in today's dollars).

The Great Chicago Fire

500

As we heard in today's gospel reading, Jesus healed ten men of this disease...but only one came back to thank Him.

Leprosy

500

Despite it going down in history as the "Flu Game," Michael Jordan was actually suffering from this ailment during the 1997 NBA Finals. 

Food poisoning from takeout pizza

500

In Star Wars, this is the home planet of Princess Leia that is destroyed by the Death Star.

Alderaan

500

Another name for this person is "The Comforter."

The Holy Spirit

500

This recent saint is known as the author of "Agni Parthene."

St Nektarios of Aegina

500

The Fanari Candle Cup was first built in 2019 by this former staff member who was here visiting the camp today.

Andrew Pappas

500

There are this many main monasteries on Mount Athos.

20

500

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased land from Russia for $7.2 million. It would eventually become this 49th U.S. State.

Alaska