Non-Conformist Denominations Trivia

1. John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, was born in a place with a name that was later to become synonymous with the Methodist Church worldwide. Where was it?

From Quiz "The World Is My Parish" - John Wesley's Story

Answer: Epworth

Wesley was born at Epworth Rectory on June 17th, 1703. His father was the Church of England rector there. John Wesley was educated at Charterhouse school, London, and Christ Church, Oxford. To this day, the homes of many Methodist clergy are named "Epworth". The village of Epworth is located in the English county of Lincolnshire.

From Quiz The Quakers

Answer: George Fox

In 1647 George Fox broke with the dominant Anglican Church and began a long preaching career that was beset with persecution and imprisonment. The simplicity of his beliefs attracted both adherents and harassment. Essentially, he taught that God's spirit was in everyone and could speak to each individual and that the tapestry of formal elaborate worship was not the intent of God. Hope sprang when Cromwell deposed the monarchy but Quakers were disappointed, as they were during the Restoration. When a judge referred to them as 'quakers' Fox is reported as replying (with more fire than tact) that "he told a tormenting judge he should tremble at the word of the Lord." Quaker web sites state that the Friends do not dress like the man on the Quaker Oats box nor do they address each other with 'thee' or 'thou'. Quakers claim a different tradition than Amish, Anabaptists, Shakers or Puritans.

From Quiz Quakerism 101: From England to America

Answer: The Religious Society of Friends

The sect is officially known in their publications, amongst themselves, and at large as "The Religious Society of Friends." When the Westmorland Seekers started meeting with early followers in England, these folks were invited to join as "Friends of the Truth," so the group began referring to themselves as "Friends." The term "Quaker" arose as a disparaging nickname used first by prosecuting officials and then by the public to ridicule the early members of the sect after some of them were seen or said to tremble from the intensity of experiencing the spirit within. It became common, so members began using it informally to identify themselves. Today members use "Friend" and "Quaker" interchangeably. --information taken from Friends General Conference website

From Quiz Quakers: Peculiar Peaceful Warriors

Answer: Zealous

Quakers use the word peculiar as used in the Bible, in Titus 2:11-15. In part: "...that He might...purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works" (Titus 2:11-15). Quakers say they are "peculiar" in that they base their Christian religion not on outside authorities, but on the Inner Light, the Divine believed to shine within each person. A Quaker's lived faith is in the integrity, equality, simplicity and peacefulness of his or her everyday life.

From Quiz That Friendly Religion

Answer: George Fox

In 1652, George Fox founded The Society of Friends in England. In 1656, two of the first Quakers, women, landed in New England. Almost immediately, they were imprisoned, questioned, and searched for signs of witchcraft. Their Quaker writings were burned, and, within six weeks they were sent back to where they came from--Barbados. The term "Quaker" first appeared around 1650, when George Fox came before a Justice Bennet on charges of blasphemy. Apparently, Bennet termed Fox and his friends "Quakers because we bid them tremble at the word of God". At first, this seemed a way to make light of the Quakers, but it finally became a nickname the Quakers accepted for themselves.

From Quiz Have You Heard of the Shakers?

Answer: United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing

Founded in England in 1747, the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing is the proper name for this unique church. The designation "Shakers" came about not long after the church was founded.

From Quiz What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

Answer: A literal government ruling from heaven

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that God's Kingdom, a real government, is the only hope for mankind. As prophesied at Daniel 2:44, they hold the conviction that God's Kingdom will "crush and put an end to" all human governments, and "will stand to time indefinite," bringing about a new system on the earth where righteousness prevails. Their belief is that Jesus Christ has been ruling as King of this Kingdom since 1914, and that 144,000 individuals chosen from among mankind will rule over the earth alongside him in heaven. Since their support and loyalty go to God's Kingdom, Jehovah's Witnesses are politically neutral. (All Scriptural quotations are from the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.)

From Quiz What do you know about Jehovah's Witnesses?

Answer: Jehovah

This is based on the scripture in the King James Bible at Psalms 83:18 - "That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth." In most Bibles God's name has been removed and replaced with LORD or GOD, but when the Bible was first written the name is believed to have appeared in it 7,000 times.

From Quiz The Doukhobors

Answer: spirit-wrestlers

It is historically suggested that the Doukhobors were given their name, which meant spirit-wrestlers (or wrestling against the spirit of Christ), by a Russian Orthodox priest. Due to the unorthodox beliefs of the Doukhobors in the late 1700s, it was felt that they were actually fighting against the "spirit" of Christ. Over time, however, the Doukhobor elders actually adopted the name Doukhobor (given to them by the priest), which they suggest means that the Doukhobor believers actually wrestle "with" the spirit of Christ, rather than "against" the spirit of Christ.

From Quiz The Salvation Army - a Church?!

Answer: London 1865

It began when a minister left his pulpit to take the message of salvation to the destitute, homeless and hungry of east London who did not feel comfortable or welcome in the large churches in the city.

From Quiz John Humphrey Noyes: Oneida Community

Answer: Yale Divinity School

John Humphrey Noyes was denied ordination at Yale Divinity School for his belief that man would reach a state of sinlessness at conversion.

From Quiz Amish Paradise

Answer: Switzerland

They are now centered in 21 American states and in Ontario, Canada.

From Quiz All About the Amish

Answer: The Reformation

A wide range of denominations and sects came into being in the aftermath of the Reformation. One of these were the Anabaptists, of which the Amish are a branch, becoming a distinct group near the end of the 17th century.

From Quiz The United Society of Believers (The Shakers)

Answer: Manchester, England

The Shakers first met together in Manchester, England. Some Shaker leaders sailed to the USA in 1774 to establish the community in rural New York (near Albany). Eventually, the Shakers left behind in England "lost the faith", and the Shakers became a wholly American religious phenomenon.

From Quiz The Electronic Amish

Answer: a hat

It's against Amish belief to go without your head covered. This also goes for the women who wear bonnets.

From Quiz "The World Is My Parish" - John Wesley's Story

Answer: Church of England

Wesley was one of 19 children. His father, Samuel, was a Church of England priest. Both of Wesley's grandfathers were Puritan preachers. Wesley attended Oxford University and was ordained into the Anglican ministry. Note on CoE nomenclature: not all ordained members of the church are vicars, but all ordained members are priests. A priest who is attached to a particular parish is given the title of vicar.

From Quiz The Quakers

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover, who had a life long career as an humanitarian, came to presidency at one of the trying times for the country in history. Both his parents were Quakers and he attended Friends Pacific Academy (now George Fox University). In 1929 the stock market crashed creating the highest unemployment rate to date. Crime was rampant in the nation, tied to the Prohibition Act. Presidential leadership, and governmental intervention, were impotent. After his defeat in 1932, Hoover kept a low profile but from time to time flirted with the political process. He was frequently mentioned as an alternative Republican candidate for president but was never selected. Among his many humanitarian tasks was to head a program to feed 3.5 million children in post-war Europe. In 1947 he was appointed by Harry Truman to head the Hoover Commission to identify inefficiencies and deficits in government, a task he continued under the Eisenhower administration.

From Quiz Community of Christ

Answer: 8 years old

At eight years old, a child may be baptized and confirmed, and thus become a member of Community of Christ. After confirmation, the new member may partake in his/her first communion. There is no upper age limit. Baptism is full-body immersion, often taking place in a baptismal font (small pool of water in the church), in a lake, or in a swimming pool.

From Quiz Quakerism 101: From England to America

Answer: 1652

Mid-seventeenth century England was when the people who would later call themselves "Quakers" began to question traditional church strictures and explore more personal and individual ways of pursuing their faith. The joining of these early Quakers with the already established Westmoreland Seekers, plus the onset of regular meetings at Swarthmoor Hall, both in 1652, resulted in that choice for the society's founding date. The mansion at Swarthmoor dates to the 16th century and is located in the Furness area of northwestern England. At the time of the early meetings, it was the home of two other Quaker pioneers, Judge and Margaret Fell.

From Quiz Those Amazing Amish

Answer: They are held in the members' homes

Religious services are held weekly or bi-weekly and rotate from home to home. Most Amish homes have one room with walls that can be moved to enlarge it. The Amish, as a rule, do not have any kind of separate church or temple. This is just one of the many practices designed to encourage the closeness and identity of each congregation.

From Quiz Quakers: Peculiar Peaceful Warriors

Answer: Women had equal authority

For Quakers, the ministry is the right to speak at meetings. Meetings are held in silence, until any member feels inspired to speak. There is no one considered a leader or higher authority. Since the beginning, women could speak in the ministry, travel alone, publish, and go out into the community to minister. We're talking the 17th century! Women did not have complete equality, as men did not want their wives to "nay-say" or contradict them. To resolve this, sometimes women held their meeting separate from the men.

From Quiz That Friendly Religion

Answer: continuing revelation

For Quakers, learning and growing come from following constantly an inner light which enables a person to maintain contact with truth and divinity. This is not something exterior to a person; it is a direct speaking and knowing from within. This process is porous, constant, on-going. George Fox, in his writings, urged people to be attuned first to that inner light as opposed to the external teachings of others. This belief is one that initially antagonized many people. Overall, a central concept to most Friends is the "Inner Light" or "Light of Christ within."

From Quiz Have You Heard of the Shakers?

Answer: Quakers

The Shaker church was an off-shoot of the Quaker church. Shakers believed in many of the same religious tenets taught by the Quakers but were much stricter in their observances of religious law. Segregation of the sexes was strictly enforced.

From Quiz What do you know about Jehovah's Witnesses?

Answer: God's son

Jesus is called the firstborn Son of God in Colossians 1:15 - "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." Jehovah's Witnesses do not, however, believe that Jesus is a part of God.

From Quiz The Doukhobors

Answer: Nicholas II

Nicholas II strongly disagreed with the belief system of the Doukhobor faith. He was the reason that the Doukhobors fled Russia during the late 1800s. Most Doukhobors fled to Canada at this time because of severe persecution in their homeland. During his reign, Nicholas II demanded that his citizens swear an oath of allegiance, support military causes, and to bear weapons. The Doukhobors were a pacifist group and refused to support Tsar Nicholas. Many burned their weapons and chose not to participate in war. As a result, the Doukhobors were persecuted. Many chose to emigrate out of Russia, and many were executed because of their strong pacifistic beliefs.

From Quiz The Salvation Army - a Church?!

Answer: William Booth

William Booth was born in Nottingham, England in 1829. At age 13, he began work as an apprentice in a pawnshop to help support his family. He later became a Methodist minister and left the Methodist church when he felt called by God to minister to the destitute. He and his wife Catherine then founded the Salvation Army.

From Quiz John Humphrey Noyes: Oneida Community

Answer: "Battle-Axe"

John Humphrey Noyes' first article published in the Battle-Axe was on the "denunciation of the institution of marriage." One of his letters to a friend was also published, in which he stated that he felt as though he was God's agent on earth.

From Quiz The United Society of Believers (The Shakers)

Answer: The Religious Society of Friends

The Shakers broke away from the Quakers (officially known as "The Religious Society of Friends"). They retained some of the distinctive beliefs of the Quakers, including pacifism and equal roles for both men and women, but differed considerably in their style of worship.

From Quiz The Electronic Amish

Answer: he wears a beard

Amish men must grow a beard after they get married. Mustaches, however, are forbidden. The Amish don't wear jewelry, including wedding bands.

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