Name:_______ANSWER SHEET______

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE COMPETITION

GROUP D

Time Limit = 45 minutes

You must answer questions completely. Half answers will not be given any credit. One
point for each question. Write legibly.

1. Who are Adam and Eve’s children?

CAIN, ABEL AND SETH (Give full points if Cain and Abel are wrote)

2. Who told Mary that she will have a baby?

ANGEL GABRIEL

3. Which gospels explain the birth of Jesus Christ?

ST.MATHEW AND ST.LUKE

4. What is the name of the Supreme Head of our Church? (Not the name of the position,
but the name of the person)

HIS HOLINESS MORAN MAR BASELIUS MARTHOMA DIDYMUS 1

5. Which are the three major feasts of the Jews?

FEAST OF PASSOVER,
FEAST OF PETECOST AND
FEAST OF TABERNACLE

6. Which is the feast of victory?

EASTER

7. Which is the feast of love?

CHRISTMAS

8. Who founded Christianity in India?

ST. THOMAS
9. Which two books in the Bible are named after women?

RUTH AND ESTHER

10. What is the name of our church? (not the name of our parish)

MALANKARA ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH

11. What is the meaning of the word Christ?

ANOINTED ONE

12. What is the name of the king when Jesus was born?

HEROD THE GREAT

13. What is the meaning of the word Kurielaison?

LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US

14. What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

PSALM-119

15. What is the shortest verse in the Bible? (Include verse and reference)

JESUS WEPT- JOHN 11:35

16. Who were the Evangelists among the gospel writers?

ST.MARK AND ST.LUKE

17. What is the meaning of Bethlehem?

HOUSE OF BREAD

18. Who is the successor of Moses?

JOSHUA

19. Which Gospels tell us about the birth and infancy of John the Baptist?

ST. LUKE
20. What is the first sacrament?

BAPTISM

21. What is the popular definition of sacrament?

SACRAMENTS ARE THE WAYS BY WHICH WE COME IN TO INTIMATE

PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST TODAY

22. What are the names we use for our liturgy? (two names)

HOLY QURBANA AND HOLY EUCHARIST

23. What is the meaning of the word Moriyo?

LORD

24. Write the Bible verse John3:16.

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN
SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT
HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE

25. Which leader is mentioned most in the Bible?

MOSES

26. Who was the “chosen man” in the Bible?

ABRAHAM

27. To whom did Jesus appear first after His resurrection?

MARY MAGDALANE

28. How many disciples believed that Jesus rose from dead without actually seeing Him?

NONE

29. How many books are in the:

a. Old Testament?-39

b. New Testament?-27
30. Which Gospel writers explain the death and resurrection of Jesus?

MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, JOHN

31. What is the meaning of Staumenkalos?

LET US STAND WELL

32. Who were the parents of John the Baptist?

ZACHARIAH AND ELIZABETH

33. What is the meaning of Orthodox?

TRUE FAITH

34. What is the other name of St. Thomas?

DIDYMUS

35. What is the meaning of Hoodos Etho?

DEDICATION OF THE CHURCH

36. What is the meaning of Makarios?

BLESSED

37. Fill in the blank. Blessed are the poor in spirit, ……………heaven

FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

38. Which is the Book of History in the New Testament?

ACTS OF THE APOSTLE

39. Which is the longest book in the Bible?

PSALMS

40. Which are the initial sacraments in our church?

BAPTISM,
CONFIRMATION AND
HOLY EUCHARIST