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Great Disciples Leadership Quiz, v.3

Round One: You Don't Know Sharon!

1. For entertainment purposes only, what's Sharon Watkins' astrological sign?

2. Which of the following schools did Sharon not attend:

    a. Butler University
    b. Yale Divinity School
    c. Phillips Theological Seminary
    d. Christian Theological Seminary
3. When Sharon runs out the Disciples Center for a quick lunch, where is she most likely to go?
    a. Quizno's
    b. Subway
    c. Jimmy John's
    d. the Circle Centre Mall food court
4. Early in her career, Sharon served as a missionary in what country?

5. Within 50, how many friends does Sharon have on Facebook as of last Friday, July 24, 2009?


Round Two: Famous Alumni

1. Thomas Buergenthal survived the Nazi concentration camps to become the current American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Which Disciples school did he attend?

2. Helen Stephens won the gold medals in the 100 meter and 4x100 meter relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Which Disciples school did she attend?

3. Stephen Austin, the "Father of Texas," spent two years at a Disciples undergraduate institution. Which one was it?

4. Bill White was a first baseman for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies, and a sportscaster for the New York Yankees. When he became President of the National League in 1989, he was the highest-ranking African American executive in professional sports. Which Disciples college did he attend?

5. Everybody knows that the Bob Barker, long-time host of the "Price is Right," was a graduate of Drury University, but Rod Roddy, who did announcer duties on the Price Is Right and many other TV game shows, also attended a Disciples school. Which one?


Round Three: Disciples by the Numbers

1. How many organizations receive funding through the Disciples Mission Fund?

2. Plus or minus 10, how many new congregations have Disciples started since 2001, when we set the goal of 1000 new congregations by 2020?

3. How many Haitian congregations are now part of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)?

4. How many regions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are not named for a U.S. state or states?

5. Garfield Circle, at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and First Street, in southwest Washington, DC, has a memorial to former Hiram College (and, yes, United States) President James Garfield. How many images of Garfield are contained in the memorial?


Round Four: Campbellmania

1. Alexander Campbell gave his tenth child an appropriate name. What was it?

2. Truth or false? According to The Campbell-Stone Encyclopedia, Alexander Campbell was known to wear jeans in the pulpit.

3. In 1847 Alexander Campbell made his only trip outside North America. In Scotland, he spent ten days somewhere he had not intended to visit. Where was that?

4. This Nashville preacher with a very familiar name was the first African American to withdraw from a congregation over instrumental music and other innovations.

5. In 1836, Campbell reported that in just one trip he was away from home for 94 days and delivered 93 discourses. Within 10 minutes, what did he report to be the average length of those discourses?


Round Five: Disciples celebrities

1. On which of the following TV series has Disciples actor, Drew Powell NOT appeared?

    a. "Leverage" on TNT
    b. "House" on Fox
    c. "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" on USA
    d. "The Office" on NBC
    e. "CSI" on CBS
2. What fictional TV clergyman attended Texas Christian University?

3. In the film, "Bonnie and Clyde" which of the title characters' partners in crime mentions that his family was "Disciples of Christ."

4. This Nashville Disciple was ASCAP's Country Songwriter of the year in 2003, 2005, and 2007 and has had 14 number-one hits, including "Live Like You Were Dying, recorded by Tim McGraw." Can you name this legendary songwriter?

5. Name the former Disciples pastor, and graduate of Hiram College, who was said to be the first author to sell a million copies of a novel, and the first person to make $1 million dollars selling fiction.




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