Trivia on the Gospels7th grade, cycle 1, week 4

Rules

• The response is always a question• Squads rotate through members so

each gets a chance to answer• First one to make noise gets to answer

first• Right answer gets that many points,

wrong answer looses that many• The last squad to get one right gets to

pick the next question

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Miracles - $100

This occasion at Cana was the occasion for Christ’s first miracle, changing water into wine.

What is a Wedding Feast?

Miracles - $200

The Pharisees were particularly angry with Jesus because he performed miracles on this day.

What is the Sabbath?

Miracles - $300

When Jesus cured 10 men of this disease, only one came back to thank him, and he was a Samaritan.

What is Leprosy?

Miracles - $400

Jesus was standing here when he called out to his disciples after the Resurrection to let down their nets for a catch.

Where is on the lakeshore, beside a charcoal fire?

(either is fine)

Miracles - $500

Before this miracle is the only time that the Gospel that it speaks of Jesus crying. This indicates his love for the person he helped.

What is the Resurrection of Lazarus?

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The Passion - $100

This object was put on Jesus’ head as a form of mockery at the same time as the soldiers dressed him in a purple robe.

What is the Crown of Thorns?

The Passion - $200

This council of priests condemned Jesus. The only ones we know of objecting are Nicodemus and Joseph or Arimathea.

Who are the Sanhedrin?

The Passion - $300

According to tradition, this is the number of times Jesus fell while carry his cross to Calvary.

What is three?

The Passion - $400

To these people Jesus said “do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.”

Who are the Daughters (or Holy Women) of Jerusalem?

The Passion- $500

Just Before he died, Jesus said “Eli, Eli, lama sabach-thani?” which translates into this English phrase.

What is “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken

me?”?

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People- $100

Jesus calls this person the rock on which he will build his Church, implores him to feed his sheep, and puts him first in the Apostolic College.

Who is St Peter?

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This man was the Roman Governor of Palestine, he first scourged Jesus, then condemned him to death. He is the only human person other than Mary in the creed.

Who is Pontius Pilate?

People - $300

This lady was busy at work while her sister, Mary, sat at Jesus feet. Jesus raised her brother Lazarus from the dead.

Who is Martha?

People- $400

This king attempted to kill Jesus when he was just a baby.

Who is Herod?

People - $500

This is the only person that helped Jesus to carry his cross on Good Friday.

Who is Simon of Cyrene?

SPACER

Places - $100

Jesus was born in this town of Judea.

What is Bethlehem?

Places - $200

This is also known as the place of the skull; Jesus was crucified and died here.

What is Calvary or Golgotha? (Either name is acceptable.)

Places - $300In this town on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus performed many miracles (including the miraculous catch and curing Peter’s mother-in-law), called his apostles, and gave the bread of life discourse.

What is Capernaum?

Places - $400

This place, meaning “Oil Press,” is the Garden where Jesus sweat drops of blood and was arrested.

What is Gethsemane?

Places - $500This town was where Martha, Mary and Lazarus lived. Just before Palm Sunday, Mary broke costly ointment upon Jesus which St John relates as the beginning of Judas’s betrayal.

What is Bethany?

SPACER

Prayers & Preaching - $100

When people were pressing upon Jesus on the seashore, he preached from this.

What is a boat?

Prayers & Preaching - $200

The beatitudes were the beginning of this sermon, one of Jesus’ most famous.

What is the Sermon on the Mount?

Prayers & Preaching - $300

This is what we call Jesus’ words, “love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

What the New Commandment?

Prayers & Preaching - $400

When the disciples saw Jesus praying, and asked him about how to pray; he taught them this prayer.

What is the “Our Father”?

Prayers & Preaching - $500

This is where Jesus prayed: “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him.”

What is the Last Supper?