Some sample questions from this category:
* This Swiss man is often credited with the rise of the "reformed churches," thanks to his stirring sermons and dedication to his cause.
* The founder of this mainline denomination was one of 19 children. His mother was the most influential in his religious life. His father's name was Samuel. He had his heart 'strangely warmed' at a prayer meeting. He is?
* Born in Northfield, Massachusetts, never ordained, Secretary of the Chicago YMCA (1873-75), known the world over as a great evangelist. Who is this person?
* Who is portrayed, in art, as a man with a lantern, looking for an honest man?
* Who was set free by Pilate?
* Which of the following are given credit for the rise of the Anabaptist movement?
* I tried to hold Protestants and Catholics together. I joined the reformed church in 1573. I renounced alliegence to King Philip and was assassinated in 1584 at the age of 51. Who am I?
* Which of the following is not a former Pope?
* I am one of the great apologists for Christianity. Which one am I?
* Let's end with an easy one: Who said, 'You are the Christ, the son of the living God'?
* What did Saint Augustine (354-430AD) believe would happen to our fingernail clippings at the resurrection?
* Under Puritan influence, in which church was the singing of hymns illegal until 1820?
* John Calvin was educated as a _________________?
* The popular (but not officially sanctioned) crusades of 1212 and 1251 are more commonly known as the ...
* What was the irony of the conservative Christian vote in the 1980 US Presidential Election?
* Benjamin Franklin determined that approximately how many people at a time could hear the evangelist George Whitefield's voice?
* What did the Roman church do with John Wycliffe's bones forty years after his death?
* 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?
* 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?
* Why was Francis of Assisi given an armed guard on his death bed?
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