Survey of Orthodox Culture

1) Name something besides the figure of \'a saint\' that could be on a blessed icon. *weird jagged cliffs, gratuitously out-of-place drapery 2) Name your favorite feast day. *Dormition--after Pascha 3) Name a Lenten food you like the least. *stuffed lentils 4) Name a food (other than \'anything meat\' ) that Orthodox faithful prefer to break the fast with. *yogurt--it helps you digest the meat! 5) Name the 5 cities of the early Christian world (without cheating) from which came our original jurisdictions? *well, if you want to go earlier than the first Ecumenical Council (Constantinople was nothing then): Jerusalem, Antioch, Ephesus, Philipi, Alexandria (Rome and Seleucia-Ctesiphon were important, too, of course) 6) What is a popular classic, secular book which mentions or describes aspects of the Orthodox Church? *David Copperfield--about forgiveness and living with others 7) Name an outreach ministry or media that shares the Orthodox faith. *The Orthodox Word 8) What is the most effective way to get a little child quiet at Divine Liturgy? *duct tape. No, seriously. 9) Where would you choose to get an Orthodox theological education? *University of Thessaloniki 10) Name a country where the majority of the people who live there are Orthodox. *Moldova 11) After worshipping in Divine Liturgy and speaking to your priest, what is the best thing to do or place to go to learn more about Orthodox spirituality? *do: pray, read the Lives of the Saints *go: Mount Athos 12) Name an American Saint. *St Anatoly Kamenski. He was a missionary in Alaska and, possible, the continental US. He went back to Russia and became an Archbishop. He was martyred by the godless Communists. 13) What is a tangible or intangible thing you usually bring with you to confession? *Spiritual Psalter of St. Ephraim the Syrian 14) Name a country where the majority of the people are Orthodox. *(Wasn\'t this already asked in question 10?) Georgia 15) What is your favorite part about being Orthodox? *the church services, and how hardly anyone in the world has ALL the necessary liturgical texts to do the WHOLE cycle, together with the prayers for special needs