Q 01/05

The word 'baptism' comes from a Greek word meaning what?

A) Dipping

B) Blessing

C) Rebirth

D) Anointing

Answer · why

A) Dipping

Dipping: in everyday Greek the same verb described cloth dunked in dye, and even ships sinking or men drowning.

Q 02/05

The baptism of Jesus is described in which three Gospels?

A) Matthew, Mark and John

B) Matthew, Mark and Luke

C) Mark, Luke and John

D) Matthew, Luke and John

Answer · why

B) Matthew, Mark and Luke

Matthew, Mark and Luke narrate it, and in Matthew John at first refuses, saying he needs to be baptised by Jesus instead.

Q 03/05

Which Native American's baptism is the subject of a large painting in the US Capitol Rotunda?

A) Sacagawea

B) Squanto

C) Pocahontas

D) Tecumseh

Answer · why

C) Pocahontas

Pocahontas took the name Rebecca, and the Virginia Company later paid for her trip to England to promote the colony; she died at Gravesend before sail...

Q 04/05

In the Gospel accounts, the Spirit descends on Jesus at his baptism in the form of which bird?

A) Eagle

B) Raven

C) Sparrow

D) Dove

Answer · why

D) Dove

Dove: this scene is why Christian art has long shown the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove.

Q 05/05

What did John the Baptist famously eat in the wilderness?

A) Locusts and wild honey

B) Dried figs and barley bread

C) Fish and dates

D) Manna and quail

Answer · why

A) Locusts and wild honey

Locusts and wild honey: odd as it sounds, the Law of Moses lists the locust among the few insects Israelites were allowed to eat.