Final 11/13

Question 1

When christenings first began it was a ceremony to give a child what?

Answer 1

A Christian name

Question 2

When do Catholics baptize?

Answer 2

Near Birth

Question 3

What does a Jewish name hold?

Answer 3

A person’s true essence, provides them with their identity and connects them to their ancestors

Question 4

When is a Jewish naming ceremony performed?

Answer 4

On the 8th day after the baby is born

Question 5

What is the Islamic birth ceremony called?

Answer 5

Aqiqah

Question 6

What does Aqiqah translate to?

Answer 6

The animal that is slaughtered upon the birth of a new child

Question 7

What are the animals that can be slaughtered in an Aqiqah?

Answer 7

goats, cows, and camels

Question 8

What are the age restrictions for animals being slaughtered in an Aqiqah

Answer 8

camel - older than 6 years
cows - older than 3 years
goats - older than two years

Question 9

What are the slaughtering restrictions in an Aqiqah?

Answer 9

The animal must be free from any form of handicap such as blind, sick, limp, and undernourished and it must be slaughtered in a humane way

Question 10

What is a first holy communion?

Answer 10

A person’s first reception of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

Question 11

What color clothes are worn at a first communion?

Answer 11

White to symbolize purity

Question 12

What is the purpose of a Christian Confirmation?

Answer 12

to seal the covenant made in Holy Baptism

Question 13

How many social life cycle events are there?

Answer 13

7

Question 14

What age do Bar & Bat Mitzvahs occur?

Answer 14

13

Question 15

What does Bar/Bat Mitzvah mean?

Answer 15

son or daughter of the commandments

Question 16

What century did Bar Mitzvahs begin?

Answer 16

the 6th century

Question 17

What century did Bat Mitzvahs begin?

Answer 17

1922 (20th century)

Question 18

What does the Torah contain?

Answer 18

the ten commandments and the history of the Jews and their rules and regulations for life

Question 19

What is the alternative for a Bat Mitzvah?

Answer 19

Bat Torah

Question 20

How are months dictated in the Hebrew calendar?

Answer 20

By the moon

Question 21

How are years dictated in the Hebrew Calendar?

Answer 21

by the sun

Question 22

What is the greek meaning for synagogue?

Answer 22

Bring together

Question 23

What is the special bread called?

Answer 23

Challah

Question 24

What is a D’Var Torah

Answer 24

a statement of speech

Question 25

What century did debutante balls begin?

Answer 25

17th

Question 26

Why are debutante balls held in the winter season?

Answer 26

because young women are home from college at that time

Question 27

Where is the National Debutante Cotillion held?

Answer 27

Washington, DC

Question 28

What does debutante mean?

Answer 28

Female beginner

Question 29

What does debut mean?

Answer 29

Formal introduction into society

Question 30

Is there a receiving line at the balls?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

How far back in History do Quinces go?

Answer 31

to the Aztecs in 500 BC

Question 32

What is the history behind Quinces?

Answer 32

girls were presented to the community at 15 to provide future warriors to the tribe

Question 33

What is the modern celebration behind Quinces?

Answer 33

a young woman's passage into womanhood

Question 34

How many people are in the court for a quince?

Answer 34

14

Question 35

What are the boys in a quince court referred to as?

Answer 35

Chambelan, Escorte, Galan

Question 36

What are the girls in a quince court referred to as?

Answer 36

Damas

Question 37

What are the gifts a girl receives at a quince?

Answer 37

1. Tiara 2. bracelet or ring 3. earrings 4. cross or medal 5. bible, prayer book or rosary

Question 38

Meaning of a quince tiara

Answer 38

denotes a princess before God

Question 39

meaning of a quince bracelet or ring

Answer 39

represents the undending circle of life

Question 40

meaning of a quince earrings

Answer 40

reminder to listen to the word of God

Question 41

meaning of a quince cross or medal

Answer 41

signifies faith in God and herself

Question 42

meaning of a bible, prayer book, or Rosary

Answer 42

keep the word of God in her Life

Question 43

Who changes a girls shoes from flats to heels at a Quince?

Answer 43

her father

Question 44

What is the toast at a Quince called?

Answer 44

the Brindis

Question 45

What is the purpose of a wake or calling hours?

Answer 45

proceeds the funeral and is the appropriate place for personal condolences to be expressed

Question 46

What is the role of pall bearers?

Answer 46

usually close friends, relatives, and sometimes business associates who carry the coffin into the house of worship at the funeral

Question 47

Who is the person responsible for planning a state funeral?

Answer 47

Commanding general of the army

Question 48

How long does the deceased lie in state in the capital building?

Answer 48

24 hours

Question 49

Where does the church service take place for a state funeral?

Answer 49

the National Cathedral