St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church Bible Quiz 2025 PDF

**ST. THOMAS SYRO MALABAR CATHOLIC FORANE CHURCH** **SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION** **BIBLE QUIZ 2025 -- GOSPEL OF MARK** **QUESTIONS & ANSWERS** **Testing Schedule & Topics tested** **Test** **Day & Date** **Topics covered** **Testing Pla...

**ST. THOMAS SYRO MALABAR CATHOLIC FORANE CHURCH** **SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION** **BIBLE QUIZ 2025 -- GOSPEL OF MARK** **QUESTIONS & ANSWERS** **Testing Schedule & Topics tested** **Test** **Day & Date** **Topics covered** **Testing Place** --------------------------------- ------------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------- **Preliminary test** **Sunday, January 26, 2025.** **Gospel of Mark** **Basement hall** **Bible Jeopardy-Grand Finale** **Sunday, May 4th, 2025** **Gospel of mark + Trivia** **On Stage** **Prize distribution** **following Sunday,** **at church** **TOPIC: Gospel of Mark (The New American Bible or USCCB Bible)** **Chapter 1** 1. St. Mark begins his gospel as: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ \[the Son of God\]". What does the word ***[gospel]*** mean? (1:1) Ans: good news 2. Which prophet is mentioned in Mark Chapter 1? (1:2) Ans: prophet Isaiah 3. Who did Mark call \"the voice of one crying out in the desert?\" (1:3-4) Ans: John the Baptist 4. What kind of baptism did John the Baptist preach? (1:4) Ans: Baptism of repentance for the remission of sins 5. In which river did John baptize? (1:5) Ans: River Jordan 6. How was John the Baptist clothed him while preaching in the desert? (1:6) Ans: Clothed in camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist 7. What did John baptize with people in the River Jordan? (1:8) Ans: Water 8. What would ***the one coming after John*** baptize with? (1:8) Ans: The Holy Spirit 9. What did Jesus see descending upon Him as He came out of the water after being baptized? (1:10) Ans: The Spirit, like a dove 10. How long was Jesus in the desert after His baptism? (1:13) Ans: 40 days 11. What happened to Jesus while He was in the desert? (1:13) Ans: He was tempted by Satan 12. Who ministered to Jesus in the desert? (1: 13) Ans: Angels 13. "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel". Who proclaimed this?(1:14-15) Ans: Jesus 14. Who did Jesus say to, \"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men\"? (1: 16-17) Ans: Simon and Andrew 15. After Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James and John where did they all go? (1:21) Ans: Capernaum 16. What did the man with unclean spirit in the synagogue of Capernaum call Jesus? (1:24) Ans: The Holy one of God 17. Whose fever left as Jesus grasped her hand and helped her get up? (1:30-31) Ans: Simon\'s mother-in-law 18. Who came to Jesus in Galilee, kneeling down and begging, \"If You are willing, You can make me clean.\"? (1:40) Ans: A leper **Chapter 2** 19. At which place, did Jesus heal the paralytic man? (2:1) Ans: Capernaum 20. How was the paralytic man taken near to Jesus through the crowd? (2:4) Ans: Through the roof 21. What did Jesus say to the paralytic man who was let down through the roof? (2:5) Ans: \"Child, your sins are forgiven." 22. Pharisees who are trained for oral interpretation of the written law are called\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--? (2:6) Ans: Scribes 23. According to Mark 2:7, which miracle performed by Jesus brings Him enemies? Ans: healing of paralytic man 24. The healing of the paralytic man shows that Jesus has authority to do what? (2:10) Ans: forgive sins 25. What three things did Jesus tell the paralytic man to do? (2:11) Ans: Rise, pick up his mat & go home 26. What was the name of the disciple of Jesus who was son of Alpheus? (2:14) Ans: Levi 27. Who asked Jesus\' disciples, \"Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?\" (2:16-17) Ans: Scribes who are Pharisees 28. Jesus mingled with tax collectors and sinners, this signifies that Jesus came for not the righteous but for the \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--(2:17) Ans: Sinners 29. Jesus was often accused of doing unlawful things on this day. (2:24) Ans: Sabbath 30. What did Jesus\' disciples do in the grain fields that the Pharisees said unlawful? (2:23-24) Ans: They plucked the heads of grain on the Sabbath 31. The name of the high priest when David ate from the bread of offering at Temple? Ans: Abiathar (2:26) **Chapter 3** 32. Who did Jesus cure in the Synagogue on the Sabbath day? (3:1) Ans: A man with withered hand 33. How did Jesus cure the man with withered hand on Sabbath day in front of Pharisees? (3:5) Ans: Jesus asked him to stretch out his hand and it was cured 34. On what quality of the Pharisees did Jesus grieve in the Synagogue before curing the man with withered hand? (3:5) Ans: their hardness of heart 35. Jesus cured many and those who had diseases were pressing upon him to do what? (3:10) Ans: to touch him in order to get cured 36. Who would fall down before Jesus and shout, \"You are the Son of God\"? (3:11) Ans: Unclean spirits 37. While Jesus was up in the mountain after leaving Capernaum, how many did He appoint to go out and preach? (3:14) Ans: Twelve 38. To whom did Jesus give the name Peter?\" (3:16) Ans: Simon 39. Which one of the twelve betrayed Jesus? (3:19) Ans: Judas Iscariot 40. Who did Jesus say could never receive forgiveness? (3:29) Ans: He who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit. 41. Who did Jesus say is His brother and sister and mother? (3:35) Ans: Whoever does the will of God? **Chapter 4** 42. How did Jesus teach the people who gathered by the seaside? (4:2) Ans: By parables 43. What is the first parable the Gospel of Mark records? (4:2-9) Ans: The parable of the sower 44. What happened to the seeds that fell on the path (4:4) Ans: birds came and ate them 45. What happened to the seeds that fell on rocky ground after the sun rose (Mk 4:6) Ans: it was scorched by the Sun and withered for lack of roots 46. What happened to the seeds that fell among thorns (Mk 4:7) Ans: thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain 47. What happened to the seeds that fell on rich soil (Mk 4:8) Ans: It grew up and yielded fruits at thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold 48. As Jesus explained the parable of the sower to the twelve and other, what did He say the sower actually sowed? (4:14) Ans: The word 49. In the parable of the sower, which of these things do the thorns NOT represent? (4:18-19) Ans: The desire for worldly power 50. In the parable of the sower, who are the ones sown on good ground? (4:20) Ans: Those who hear the word accept it and bear fruit 51. What did Jesus compare a mustard seed to? (4:30-31) Ans: The kingdom of God 52. Whom did Jesus ask, \"Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?\" (4:40) Ans: His disciples **Chapter 5** 53. What was the man with unclean spirits from the tombs doing day and night among the tombs and on the hillsides? (5:5) Ans: he was crying out and bruising himself with stones 54. What command did Jesus give to the unclean spirit? (5:8) Ans: "Unclean spirit, come out of the man" 55. What did Jesus do with the demons named Legion? (5:13) Ans: Sent them into a great herd of swine feeding nearby 56. What did Jairus, the Synagogue official plead with Jesus? (5:23) Ans: to lay His hands on his daughter who is at the point of death 57. What did the woman with a flow of blood do when she heard of Jesus? (5:27) Ans: She came behind him in the crowd and touched His garment 58. How did Jesus bring the Synagogue official's daughter to life from death? Ans: Jesus took the child by the hand and said to her, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!" 59. According to Jesus, what quality of the Synagogue official and the woman with affliction save them? (5:34 & 36) Ans: Faith in Jesus' healing power 60. What does ***\"Talitha koum\"*** mean? (5:41) Ans: \"Little girl, I say to you, arise.\" **Chapter 6** 61. By what numbers did Jesus send out the twelve? (6:7) Ans: Two by two 62. What was the only thing Jesus told the twelve to take with them as they were sent out? (6:8) Ans: A walking stick (staff) 63. What did Jesus say to His disciples to do if any place does not welcome them or listen to them?" (6:11) Ans: leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them 64. As the twelve went out, what else did they do besides preaching repentance? (6:13) Ans: Cast out many demons and anointed many that were sick with oil and healed them 65. Who did King Herod think Jesus was? (6:16) Ans: John the Baptist 66. While King Herod thought Jesus was John the Baptist risen from the dead, who did other people think Jesus was? (6:15) Ans: Elijah, or a prophet 67. Who told Herod, \"It is not lawful for you to have your brother\'s wife.\"? (6:18) Ans: John the Baptist 68. Who danced before Herod? (6:22) Ans: Herodias' daughter 69. How did John the Baptist die? (6:27) Ans: beheaded 70. To whom did Herodias\' daughter give the head of John the Baptist? (6:28) Ans: To her mother (Herodias) 71. After the beheading of John the Baptist, who gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and taught? (6:30) Ans: The apostles (whom He sent out two by two) 72. Who did Jesus say were like sheep without a shepherd? (6:33-34) Ans: The people who followed Him 73. What did Jesus tell His disciples when they were surrounded by people with no food? (6:37) Ans: \"You give them something to eat.\" 74. How much bread did the disciples think they would need to feed the multitude of people who gathered to Jesus? (6:37) Ans: 200 day's wages worth of food 75. What did the disciples answer when Jesus asked them, \"How many loaves have you?\" (6:38) Ans: \"Five loaves and two fish\" 76. In what size groups did the multitude sit down on the green grass? (6:40) Ans: Hundreds and fifties 77. How many men were in the multitude that Jesus fed? (6:44) Ans: About 5,000 78. Following the feeding of the 5,000, what did Jesus make his disciples do? (6:45) Ans: Get into a boat and go to the other side 79. At what time of the night did the disciples see Jesus walking on the sea? (6:48) Ans: Fourth watch **Chapter 7** 80. The Pharisees were upset with Jesus' disciples because...............................(7:2) Ans: They ate their meals with unclean hands 81. Jesus said to the Pharisees "You disregard God's commandment but cling to human traditions", what did He mean? (7:6-9) Ans: People are more conscious of laws rather than practicing goodness and respect 82. What does ***the word Qorban*** mean? (7:11) Ans: dedicated to God 83. \"But what comes out of a person, that is what defiles." Who said this to whom? (7:20) Ans: Jesus to his disciples 84. Which one of the following is an evil that defiles according to Jesus? (7:21) Ans: evil thoughts 85. What did the woman want Jesus to do? (7:26) Ans: to drive the demon out of her daughter 86. According to the Greek woman who is fed first and then scraps given to the dogs? (7:28) Ans: Children 87. What did the woman see when she went home? (7:29) Ans: she found the child lying in bed and the demon gone. 88. Who did Jesus cure when He was preaching in the district of Decapolis? (7:32) Ans: deaf man 89. What does **"Ephphatha"** mean? (7:34) Ans: be opened 90. What did Jesus do in Decapolis to man that the people brought to him? (31-35 Ans: cured him **Chapter 8** 91. Why did Jesus feel pity for the crowd that followed him for 3 days? (8:2) Ans: They were hungry and had nothing to eat 92. How many days had the crowd been with Jesus in the desert when He was moved with pity to provide nourishment for them? (8:2) Ans: Three days 93. How many loaves of bread were left with the disciples to give to the crowd? (8:5) Ans: Seven 94. Why did the Pharisees request a sign from Jesus, is it because they wanted to believe in Him? (8:11) Ans: No, they were trying to test Him 95. What did Jesus mean by the leaven of the Pharisees? (8:14-16) Ans: hardness of their hearts 96. How did Jesus cure the blind man of Bethsaida? (8:23) Ans: By Placing spittle on his eyes and laying hands on him 97. Jesus cured a man from Bethsaida before leaving for Caesarea Philippi. What was his deformity? (8:22) Ans: blindness 98. When Jesus asked the disciples who they thought HE was, what was Peter's response? (8:29) Ans: You are the Messiah 99. After what length of time did Jesus say He would rise following His death? (8:31) Ans: 3 days 100. What was Jesus' response to Peter about His suffering? (8:33) Ans: Jesus said, "Get behind me Satan" 101. What must one do to follow Jesus? (8 :34) Ans: Deny oneself, take up his cross and follow Him **Chapter 9** 102. How long did Jesus stay in the towns of Caesarea Philippi before He went up to a high mountain to be transfigured? (9:2) Ans: **6 days** 103. Which three disciples did Jesus take with Him, up into a high mountain to witness His transfiguration? (9:2) Ans: **Peter, James, and John** 104. Which two persons appeared with Jesus at the transfiguration? (9:4) Ans: **Elijah and Moses** 105. Who wanted to build three tents at the transfiguration? (9:5) Ans: **Peter** 106. What emotion did Peter, James and John feel at the transfiguration? (9:6) Ans: **They were greatly afraid** 107. What appeared at the transfiguration and overshadowed those who were present? (9:7) Ans: **A cloud** 108. At the transfiguration, what did the voice say from the cloud? (9:7) Ans: **\"This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him!\"** 109. Who said, \"Lord, I do believe; help my unbelief.\"? (9:24) Ans: **The father of the boy possessed with a mute spirit** 110. Into what city did Jesus go after healing the boy with the mute spirit? (9:33) Ans: **Capernaum** 111. What were the disciples arguing about on the way to Capernaum? (9:33) Ans: They were arguing who was the greatest among them 112. What did Jesus say to do if your hand makes you sin? (9:43) Ans: **Cut it off** **Chapter 10** 113. Who asked Jesus when he was teaching in Judea \"Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?\" (10:2) Ans: Pharisees 114. Moses permitted a bill of divorce because of the \_\_\_ of their hearts. (10:5)\ Ans: **hardness** 115. What did Jesus say a person was guilty of if they divorced their husband or wife, and married someone else? (10:11-12) Ans: **Adultery** 116. About whom did Jesus say, \"... of such is the kingdom of God.\"? (10:14) Ans: **Little children** 117. When Jesus spoke to the rich young man about the commandments, how many commandments did Jesus mention? (10:19)\ **Ans: 6 commandments** 118. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have \_\_\_ to enter the kingdom of God!" (10:23)\ Ans: wealth 119. What did Jesus say is easier than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God? (10:25) Ans: **For a camel to go through the eye of a needle** 120. Who said, \"See, we have left all and followed You.\"? (10:28) Ans: **Peter** 121. Who said to Jesus, \"Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask\"? (10:35) Ans: **James and John** 122. Which of Jesus\' disciples asked Him for the privilege of sitting on His right hand and on His left hand? (10:35-37) Ans: **James and John** **Chapter 11** 123. How many disciples did Jesus send from the Mount of Olives to prepare for His entry into Jerusalem? (11:1) Ans: **Two** 124. As Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, what did people spread in the road before Him? (11:8) Ans: **Their garments and leafy branches** 125. Where did Jesus go when He entered into Jerusalem on a colt? (11:11) Ans: **To the temple** 126. On the day after Jesus rode the colt into Jerusalem, what kind of tree did He see? (11:13) Ans: **A fig tree** 127. What did Jesus do when He came upon a fig tree that had no figs? (11:13-14, 20-21) Ans: **He cursed it** 128. When Jesus entered into the temple, whose tables and seats did He overthrow? (11:15) Ans: **The money changers\', and those who sold doves** 129. What was unusual about the fig tree that Jesus had cursed? (11:20) Ans: **It was dried up from the roots** 130. What did Jesus say we have to do before God will forgive our trespasses? (11:25-26) Ans: **We have to forgive others** 131. According to the chief priests, scribes, and elders, how had all the people regarded John the Baptist? (11:32) Ans: **As a prophet** **Chapter 12** 132. In the parable of the vineyard owner, what did the owner set around his vineyard? (12:1) Ans: **A hedge** 133. What did the vineyard tenants do to the third servant that the owner sent to them? (12:5) Ans: **They killed him** 134. After many servants had been beaten and killed, who finally went to visit them? (12:6) Ans: **The owner\'s son** 135. Why did the tenants kill the owner\'s son? (12:7) Ans: **So the inheritance would be theirs** 136. Which stone did Jesus say has become the cornerstone? (12:10) Ans: **The stone the builders rejected** 137. In trying to catch Jesus in His words, what question did the Pharisees and Herodians ask Jesus? (12:14) Ans: **\"Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?\"** 138. When asked about paying taxes to Caesar, what did Jesus tell them to bring to Him? (12:15) Ans: **A denarius** 139. Whose picture was on the money the Pharisees and Herodians brought to Jesus?(12:16) Ans: **Caesar\'s** 140. What group of people said there is no resurrection? (12:18) Ans: **The Sadducees** 141. Who instructed the Sadducees concerning a man\'s responsibility to his brother\'s wife, if his brother died? (12:19) Ans: **Moses** 142. What is the second greatest commandment? (12:31) Ans: **\"You shall love your neighbor as yourself.\"** 143. Whose son did the scribes say Christ was? (12:35) Ans: **David\'s** 144. What was Jesus watching people do when he noticed a poor widow? (12:42) Ans: **Put money into the treasury** 145. How much did the poor widow throw into the treasury? (12:42) Ans: **Two coins** 146. Who did Jesus say had put the most into the treasury? (12:43) Ans: **The poor widow** **Chapter 13** 147. Jesus said to them, "Many will come in my name saying, 'I am he,' and they will deceive many". (13:6) Ans: Peter, James, John, and Andrew  148. What did Jesus promise to those disciples who would endure to the end? (13:13) Ans: **They will be saved** 149. What Old Testament prophet had spoken of the abomination of desolation? (13:14) Ans: **Daniel** 150. When Jesus was explaining about the signs leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem, what kind of plant did He use as an illustration? (13:28-29) Ans: **A fig tree** **Chapter 14** 151. How long after Jesus\' prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem and His second coming, did the feast of the Passover and of unleavened bread take place? (14: 1) Ans: **Two days** 152. The chief priests and scribes don't want to arrest Jesus on the feast days. Why? (14:2) Ans: because they suspect a riot among people 153. Who came to Jesus while He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper? (14:3) Ans: **A woman** 154. In what type of container did the woman bring the oil of spikenard? (14:3) Ans: **An alabaster flask** 155. Who would always be with the people in the house of Simon the leper? (14:7) Ans: **The poor** 156. For what purpose did Jesus say the woman in Bethany had anointed Him? (14:8) Ans: **In anticipation of His burial** 157. What did the chief priests promise Judas in return for his betrayal of Jesus? (14:11) Ans: **Money** 158. Who led the great multitude of people into the garden to arrest Jesus? (14:43-44) Ans: **Judas Iscariot** 159. What signal did Judas use to betray Jesus?(14:44) Ans: **He kissed Him** 160. Whose ear was cut off in the garden of Gethsemane? (14:47) Ans: **A servant of the high priest** 161. Where did those who arrested Jesus take Him? (14:53) Ans: **To the high priest** 162. What was Peter doing while Jesus was being tried before the high priest? (14:54) Ans: **Warming himself by the fire** 163. At Jesus' trial, who asked, \"Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed One?\" (14:61) Ans: **The high priest** 164. What did the high priest do when Jesus said He was the Christ? (14:62-63) Ans: **Tore his clothes** 165. When Jesus told the high priest He was Christ, what did he accuse Jesus of? (14:64) Ans: **Blasphemy** 166. How many times did Peter deny Christ? (14:72) Ans: **Three times** 167. What happened immediately following Peter\'s third denial of Jesus? (14:72) Ans: **The rooster crowed the second time** 168. What did Peter do after denying Jesus three times? (14:72) Ans: **He wept** **Chapter 15** 169. To whom was Jesus delivered after His trial before the high priest? (15:1) Ans: **Pilate** 170\. How did the Sanhedrin hand Jesus over to Pilate? (15:3) Ans: They bound Jesus and led him away 171\. What was Jesus' reply to Pilate when he questioned him "Are you king of the Jews?" (15:3) Ans: "You say so" 172\. On the ***[feast]*** Pilate used to release one prisoner whom the people requested. Which feast is referred here? (15:6) Ans: Passover 173\. According to Pilate, why did the chief priests hand Jesus over to him? (15:10) Ans: Out of envy 174\. Who did the chief priests and crowd want Pilate to release on the feast? (15:11) Ans: Barabbas 175\. How did the people respond when Pilate asked, \"What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?\" (15:12 & 13) Ans: **They cried out, \"Crucify Him!\"** 176\. What prisoner was released to the people during the feast of the Passover? (15:15) Ans: **Barabbas** 177\. Who carried Jesus\' cross part of the way? (15:21) Ans: **Simon the Cyrenian** 178\. What was the name of the place where Jesus was brought to be crucified? (15:22) Ans: **Golgotha** 179\. What did the soldiers do with Jesus\' clothes when they had crucified Him? (15:24) Ans: **They cast lots to see who would get what** 180\. As Jesus hung on the cross, what inscription was written above His head? (15:26) Ans: **\"THE KING OF THE JEWS\"** 181\. What was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died? (15:38) Ans: **The veil in the temple** 182\. What did the centurion, standing near the cross, say when Jesus died? (15:39) Ans: **\"Truly this Man was the Son of God.\"** 183\. After Jesus\' crucifixion, who went to Pilate to request the body of Jesus? (15:43) Ans: **Joseph of Arimathaea** 184\. In what did Joseph of Arimathea wrap the body of Jesus? (15:46) Ans: **Linen** 185\. Where did Joseph of Arimathea lay the body of Jesus? (15:46) Ans: **In a tomb hewn (carved) out of a rock** 186\. After Jesus\' body was laid in the tomb, what was done to secure the tomb? (15:46) Ans: **A stone was rolled against the door** 187\. Who watched where the body of Jesus was laid when Joseph of Arimathea did it? (15:49) Ans: Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses **Chapter 16** 188\. How did the three women feel when they entered the tomb where Jesus had been buried, and saw an angel? (16:5) Ans: **They were alarmed** 189\. What did the angel in the tomb tell the women had happened to Jesus? (16:6) Ans: **He is risen** 190\. The angel in the tomb told the women to give a message to whom? (16:7) Ans: **Jesus\' disciples and Peter** 191\. In what region did the angel say Jesus\' disciples would see Him? (16:7) Ans: **Galilee** 192\. To whom did Jesus first appear after His resurrection? (16:9) Ans: **Mary Magdalene** 193\. What were the disciples doing when Mary told them she had seen Jesus risen from the dead? (16:10) Ans: **They were mourning and weeping** 194\. After the Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene, to whom did He appear in another form? (16:12) Ans: **Two of His disciples as they went into the country** 195\. Jesus appeared to ***[these people]*** and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart. (16:14) Ans: 11 disciples who were at table 196\. What command did Jesus give to the 11 disciples when he appeared to them? (14:15) Ans: \"Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature". 197\. After speaking the \"Great Commission,\" what happened to Jesus? (16:19) Ans: **He was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God** 198\. So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven (16:19). What is this event called? Ans: Ascension 199\. Where did the apostles go and preach? (16:20) Ans: **Everywhere** 200\. With what did the apostles confirm their message? (16:20) Ans: **Signs**