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Question 1

Who is the central figure of Christianity?

Answer 1

Jesus Christ

Question 2

What is the Christian holy book?

Answer 2

The Bible

Question 3

What is the name of the first book of the Bible?

Answer 3

Genesis

Question 4

What day commemorates Jesus’ resurrection?

Answer 4

Easter

Question 5

Who betrayed Jesus?

Answer 5

Judas Iscariot

Question 6

What is the Christian doctrine of God existing in three persons called?

Answer 6

The Trinity

Question 7

What is the hill where Jesus was crucified called?

Answer 7

Golgotha

Question 8

Which disciple denied Jesus three times?

Answer 8

Peter

Question 9

What is the name of the Christian rite of initiation involving water?

Answer 9

Baptism

Question 10

What are the Beatitudes?

Answer 10

Teachings of Jesus beginning with ‘Blessed are…’

Question 11

Which council affirmed the divinity of Jesus Christ?

Answer 11

The Council of Nicaea

Question 12

What does the term ‘incarnation’ mean in Christianity?

Answer 12

God becoming human in the form of Jesus

Question 13

What is the Christian term for the final book of the Bible?

Answer 13

Revelation

Question 14

What is the Christian term for God’s grace that cannot be earned?

Answer 14

Unmerited Favor

Question 15

What is the significance of Pentecost in Christianity?

Answer 15

The descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles

Question 16

What is 2 + 2?

Answer 16

4

Question 17

What is the opposite of false?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

If all birds can fly and a penguin is a bird, can it fly?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

If today is Monday, what day is tomorrow?

Answer 19

Tuesday

Question 20

What is 10 - 5?

Answer 20

5

Question 21

What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16?

Answer 21

32

Question 22

If all squares are rectangles and all rectangles are quadrilaterals, are all squares quadrilaterals?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

If some dogs are brown and some brown animals are cats, can we conclude some dogs are cats?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

If A implies B and B implies C, what does A imply?

Answer 24

C

Question 25

What logical principle states that something cannot both be true and false at the same time?

Answer 25

The Law of Non-Contradiction

Question 26

What is the logical fallacy of assuming one event causes another because they are correlated?

Answer 26

Post hoc fallacy

Question 27

What is the term for a self-contradictory statement that cannot be true or false?

Answer 27

Paradox

Question 28

What is the name of the logical rule where a statement is proven by showing its negation leads to a contradiction?

Answer 28

Proof by contradiction

Question 29

What is the term for reasoning from specific cases to general principles?

Answer 29

Inductive reasoning

Question 30

What does Occam's Razor suggest?

Answer 30

The simplest explanation is usually the best

Question 31

What does the word 'happy' mean?

Answer 31

Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment

Question 32

What is the synonym of 'big'?

Answer 32

Large

Question 33

What does the word 'cold' mean?

Answer 33

Having a low temperature

Question 34

What does the word 'bright' mean?

Answer 34

Giving off lots of light

Question 35

What is the opposite of 'fast'?

Answer 35

Slow

Question 36

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

Answer 36

Kind and generous

Question 37

What is the meaning of 'elusive'?

Answer 37

Difficult to find or catch

Question 38

What does 'vivacious' mean?

Answer 38

Full of life, lively

Question 39

What is the synonym of 'arduous'?

Answer 39

Challenging

Question 40

What does 'ephemeral' mean?

Answer 40

Lasting for a very short time

Question 41

What does 'sagacious' mean?

Answer 41

Having great wisdom or insight

Question 42

What does 'obfuscate' mean?

Answer 42

To confuse or make unclear

Question 43

What is the meaning of 'mellifluous'?

Answer 43

Sweetly flowing, pleasant to hear

Question 44

What does 'recalcitrant' mean?

Answer 44

Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Question 45

What is the meaning of 'intransigent'?

Answer 45

Refusing to change one's views or opinions