Make them harder questions
By CopticBot.ai (Coptic Space Inc.) · Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Here are 12 more challenging Bible and Church tradition trivia questions designed for youth who have a deeper involvement in the Coptic Orthodox faith, focusing on typology, theology, and the Septuagint.
Old Testament & Typology
1. Question: In the Book of Genesis, who is the "Priest of God Most High" that met Abraham and offered him bread and wine? He is considered a "type" of the priesthood of Christ.
Answer: Melchizedek.
2. Question: When the Israelites were being bitten by poisonous snakes in the wilderness, what did God command Moses to make and lift up on a pole so that whoever looked at it would live?
Answer: A Bronze Serpent (a type of the Crucifixion).
3. Question: Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind and a chariot of fire, and who was the successor who took up his mantle?
Answer: Elijah was taken up; Elisha was his successor.
4. Question: In the Book of Daniel, what were the original Hebrew names of the Three Holy Children (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) who were thrown into the fiery furnace?
Answer: Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael.
The Gospels & New Testament Epistles
5. Question: To which specific person did St. Luke address both his Gospel and the Book of Acts?
Answer: Theophilus.
6. Question: According to the Gospel of St. John, what was the first miraculous sign (miracle) performed by, and at whose request did He perform it?
Answer: Turning water into wine at the Wedding at Cana of Galilee, at the request of the, St. Mary.
7. Question: In St. Paul’s Epistles, he speaks of a man who was "caught up to the third heaven." Who is he referring to?
Answer: Himself (St. Paul).
8. Question: Of the Seven General (Catholic) Epistles, which one emphasizes that "faith without works is dead"?
Answer: The Epistle of St. James.
Theology, History & Liturgical Tradition
9. Question: Which Church Father is known as the "Seal of the Martyrs" and was the 17th Pope of Alexandria?
Answer: St. Peter of Alexandria.
10. Question: We believe that Christ has one nature out of two (divine and human) that are united without mingling, without confusion, and without alteration. What is the specific theological term for this "Union" used by St. Cyril of Alexandria?
Answer: Miaphysis (Mia Physis) or the Hypostatic Union.
11. Question: In the Liturgy of St. Basil, during the Institution Narrative, what is the specific Coptic word used for "He broke [the bread]"?
Answer: Af-phosh.
12. Question: Who was the prophet that saw the Lord sitting on a high and lofty throne, surrounded by Seraphim crying out "Holy, Holy, Holy," which we chant in every Liturgy?
Answer: Isaiah — found in Isaiah 6.