Quiz bowl questions from Confirmation banquet

2. LET’S START EASY…WHICH ONE OF THESE IS
A PICTURE OF MARTIN LUTHER?
A.
B. C. D.

3. HOW MANY THESES DID LUTHER COME UP
WITH?
A. 99
B. 95
C. 50
D. TOO MANY TO COUNT

4. LUTHER POSTED 95 THESES ON THE DOOR
OF THE CASTLE CHURCH AT WITTENBURG
BECAUSE…
A. HE WANTED TO ENCOURAGE DEBATE
B.HE WANTED TO START A NEW CHURCH
C.HE WANTED A REVOLUTION
D.IT WAS AN EARLY FORM OF GRAFFITI

5. LUTHER’S 95 THESES WERE MOSTLY
ABOUT…
A. THE PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS
B.THE SALE OF INDULGENCES
C.THE RIGHT OF CLERGY TO MARRY
D.THE COLOR OF THE CARPET AT ST. PETER’S

6. AT WORMS, LUTHER WAS ASKED TO TAKE
BACK WHAT HE HAD SAID. HE REPORTEDLY
RESPONDED:
A. “HERE I STAND, I CAN DO NO OTHER.”
B.“IF YOU INSIST.”
C.“THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY TRUE.”
D.“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH GOD WHO STRENGTHENS ME.”

7. HOW MANY BOOKS ARE IN THE BIBLE?
A. 73
B. 82
C. 96
D. 24

8. WHICH OF THESE IS NOT ONE OF THE
GOSPELS?
A. MARK
B.JOHN
C.TIMOTHY
D.LUKE

9. THE SONG WHICH MOST INSPIRES THE
2014 CONFIRMATION CLASS IS:
A. A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD
B.SILENT NIGHT
C.BE BOLD
D.BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR

10. LUTHER WROTE THE SMALL CATECHISM
BECAUSE…
A. HE WANTED SOMETHING TO HAND OUT TO NON-BELIEVERS
B.HE WANTED SOMETHING FOR FAMILIES TO USE AT HOME TO LEARN ABOUT
THE FAITH
C.HE WANTED SOMETHING FOR PASTORS TO USE TO TEACH CONFIRMATION
D.HE WANTED SOMETHING TO DO

11. WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE SMALL
CATECHISM?
A. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
B.LUTHER’S MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER
C.THE APOSTLES’ CREED
D.THE 95 THESES

12. THE TWO SACRAMENTS IN THE LUTHERAN
CHURCH ARE:
A. COFFEE AND DONUTS
B.CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
C.HOLY COMMUNION AND BAPTISM
D.WORSHIP AND PRAYER

13. “GRACE” MIGHT BE DESCRIBED AS:
A. WHEN GOD STILL LOVES US EVEN WHEN WE MAKE MISTAKES
B.WHEN OUR PARENTS STILL LOVE US EVEN WHEN WE MAKE MISTAKES
C.WHEN WE STILL LOVE OTHERS EVEN THOUGH THEY MAKE MISTAKES
D.ALL OF THE ABOVE

14. WHICH IS NOT A PROMISE OUR YOUTH
MAKE AT THE TIME OF CONFIRMATION?
A. TO STRIVE FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ALL THE EARTH
B.TO SERVE ALL PEOPLE, FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS
C.TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD IN CHRIST THROUGH WORD AND
DEED
D.TO BE PERFECT AS GOD IS PERFECT

15. AT CONFIRMATION, OUR YOUTH:
A. AFFIRM PROMISES MADE AT BAPTISM
B.BECOME ADULT MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH WITH ALL THE RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES THEREOF
C.COMPLETE THEIR LEARNING ABOUT FAITH
D.A AND B, BUT MOST CERTAINLY NOT C!

16. CONFIRMATION IS MOST SIMILAR TO:
A. THE PROM
B. GRADUATION
C. BAPTISM
D. RETIREMENT