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Tricky Church History Trivia Quiz

A fun collection of misfits - sounds a bit like my church but its really a selection of uncommon truths about Christian church history.

A multiple-choice quiz by lexico. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
lexico

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,880

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
7922

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What did Saint Augustine (354-430AD) believe would happen to our fingernail clippings at the resurrection? Hint

God would use them to give the angels bodies for the new heaven and new earth

They would rise and meet us in the air

God would send them to hell as payment for our misdeeds

God reuses them as other body parts to build us new bodies

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Question 2 of 10

2. Under Puritan influence, in which church was the celebration of Christmas illegal from 1644 to 1680? Hint

the Methodist Church

the Croatian Church

the Church of England

the Lutheran Church

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Question 3 of 10

3. John Calvin was educated as a _________________? Hint

German Town Crier

French Lawyer

Swiss Army Captain

Waldensian Priest

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Question 4 of 10

4. The popular (but not officially sanctioned) crusades of 1212 and 1251 are more commonly known as the ... Hint

Farmers' and Monks' Crusades

Painters' and Dockers' Crusades

Peddlers' and Meddlers' Crusades

Children's and Shepherds' Crusades

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the irony of the conservative Christian vote in the 1980 US Presidential Election? Hint

They voted for a man who rarely attended church over one who always attended

They voted for a Jew

They voted for a tobacco farmer

They voted for a secret Jehovah's Witness

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Question 6 of 10

6. Benjamin Franklin determined that approximately how many people at a time could hear the evangelist George Whitefield's voice? Hint

3,000

23,000

13,000

30,000

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did the Roman church do with John Wycliffe's bones forty years after his death? Hint

coated them in beeswax to preserve them

burned them and threw their ashes into a river

cut them up and sold them throughout Christendom

wired them together for public display

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Question 8 of 10

8. St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt is famous as the site where one of the oldest parchment manuscripts of the Bible was found dating back to the 4th century. In what year was it found? Hint

895

1589

1859

958

9. The collection of religious relics in the English churches of the early 16th century was rampant. Which of the following items was not available for display in the Canterbury Cathedral at this time? Hint

a finger of the martyr Stephen

blood of the Apostles John and Thomas

a hair of Mary Magdalene

Christ's blood in a vial

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why was Francis of Assisi given an armed guard on his death bed? Hint

Francis had to be restrained due to fits of madness

His estate was bequeathed to his monastery only in the event of dying of old age

Hundreds of people sought to gain his blessing before he died

Relics were so valuable, that cutting off bits before the saint had actually died was not unheard of

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Saint Augustine (354-430AD) believe would happen to our fingernail clippings at the resurrection?

Answer: God reuses them as other body parts to build us new bodies

From Augustine's book 'The City of God.'

2. Under Puritan influence, in which church was the celebration of Christmas illegal from 1644 to 1680?

Answer: the Church of England

The Puritans felt Christmas to be a pagan holiday. Hymns were also discouraged in preference of psalms - as only they were truly biblical.

3. John Calvin was educated as a _________________?

Answer: French Lawyer

His skill for logical reasoning allowed him to argue his faith easily amid stiff opposition, and to define his Instructions in Christian Religion - more commonly known in English as Calvin's Institutes.

4. The popular (but not officially sanctioned) crusades of 1212 and 1251 are more commonly known as the ...

Answer: Children's and Shepherds' Crusades

Both were zealous but neither was effective.

5. What was the irony of the conservative Christian vote in the 1980 US Presidential Election?

Answer: They voted for a man who rarely attended church over one who always attended

In general Ronald Reagan was voted for over Jimmy Carter, a former Sunday school teacher.

6. Benjamin Franklin determined that approximately how many people at a time could hear the evangelist George Whitefield's voice?

Answer: 30,000

In his day (1735 -1770) open air preaching to 10,000 or more was not uncommon.

7. What did the Roman church do with John Wycliffe's bones forty years after his death?

Answer: burned them and threw their ashes into a river

The Roman church hated him so much they dug up his bones and refused to rebury them - ordering they be scattered in the River Swift in Lutterworth.

8. St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt is famous as the site where one of the oldest parchment manuscripts of the Bible was found dating back to the 4th century. In what year was it found?

Answer: 1859

Codex-Sinaiticus was found by the German Theologian Tischendorf when visiting the monastery in 1859. In 1933 it was bought by the British Museum for 100,000 pounds.

Answer: Christ's blood in a vial

Christ's blood wasn't available as it was shown in Gloucestershire's Cathedral at the time! (Believe it or not)

10. Why was Francis of Assisi given an armed guard on his death bed?

Answer: Relics were so valuable, that cutting off bits before the saint had actually died was not unheard of

Remember that relic question number 9!

Source: Author lexico

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