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A nice easy starter: what are the names of the four Evangelists ( = the men who wrote the versions of the Life of Jesus which begin the New Testament of the Bible)? |
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John, Paul, George and Ringo |
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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
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Peter, Paul, James and Andrew |
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Thomas, Sebastian, Bartholomew and Stephen |
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Which of the following contains an UNTRUE detail about the disciple Peter? |
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He was originally a fisherman by trade |
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The night before Jesus' crucifixion, Peter was asked on three separate occasions whether he knew Him, and each time he denied having any such connection |
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He became the leader of the Disciples on the first Whit Sunday ( = Pentecost), when he stood up before all the others to explain to the crowds what was happening |
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'Peter' was a nickname given to him by Jesus; his original given name was Solomon |
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Saul, the ardent Jewish persecutor of early Christians, was struck down by a blinding light on his way towards a certain city; on the last of three symbolic days of blindness, he was welcomed (with some surprise) into the Christian community by a believer named Ananias. Which Syrian city was this? |
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Joppa |
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Antioch |
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Damascus |
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Corinth |
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In which city did the silversmiths stage a noisy riot for over two hours in the amphitheatre, on account of the threat to their trade from St Paul's preachings? |
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Rome |
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Ephesus |
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Corinth |
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Antioch |
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Which of the following is NOT true about the story of St Paul's famous shipwreck? |
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He was on his way to Rome to appeal to the Emperor |
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The shipwreck took place just off the island of Crete |
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The local people were astonished that as Paul was moving some firewood immediately after the shipwreck, a snake came out of the wood, but Paul flicked it away unharmed; at very least, this marked him (in their view) as a remarkable 'survivor'! |
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While he was staying on the island, Paul healed the sick father of Publius, the local governor: Publius himself became a Christian, and there is a major church on the island to this day |
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Another early Christian convert, in Philippi, was Lydia, whose day-job brought her many influential onward contacts. What was her profession? |
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She was a dealer in purple cloth |
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She sold camel-leather ware |
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She was a broker in Eastern spice jars |
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She was a jeweller |
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Under which Roman Emperor did Christianity become an officially approved religion? |
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Constantius |
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Constantine I |
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Caesar Augustus |
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Nero |
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In which year did Martin Luther nail his list of almost 100 scripturally-based complaints against the (Catholic) Church onto the door of the church building at Wittenberg, a gesture which marks the beginning of the Reformation? |
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1317 |
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1417 |
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1517 |
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1617 |
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Which was the Year of the Three Popes? |
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1953 |
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1965 |
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1978 |
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1984 |
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In which quite recent year did a Pope resign, and continue to live as Pope Emeritus? (The only usual way for a Pope's reign to end, being at his death) |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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2013 |
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