This is a Ham-fisted attempt to generate some honey-roasted interest in Noah’s second son. Though curses are cool. And grimoires. I like grimoires. They have nothing to do with any of this. I just wanted to write the word.
Questions
Coming from Greek words that mean ‘common’ and ‘life’, what term has been used for monks who live in a community? They share their name with a group of demonic beings created by English horror writer Clive Barker.
CENOBITES
Father to mighty hunter Nimrod, which son of Ham is identified with a namesake kingdom that was established in the 8th century BC?
CUSH
The second son of Ham, which biblical figure has been suggested to be the ultimate origin of the name of a modern day country in the language that is most commonly spoke there?
MIZRAIM (Misr is the Arabic for Egypt)
Phut was the third son of Ham and is supposed to be the founder of which ancient region that lives on in the name of a modern country?
LIBYA
Brother to Cush, Mizraim and Phut, which son of Ham was the one who was unfortunately the subject of the curse given by Noah after his second son caught him naked? His name was used for a Semitic-speaking civilisation.
CANAAN
Found within the sun of the Jesuits’ logo along with a cross and three nails, which Latin phrase do the letters IHS stand for?
IESUS HOMINUM SALVATOR
Published in 1971, “A Theology of Liberation” is a work by which influential Peruvian priest who helped to popularise the concept of Latin American liberation theology?
GUSTAVE GUTIÉRREZ
Canonised in 1962, ‘Saint of the broom’ Martin of Porres was active in which country during the 16th and 17th centuries? He is buried in the Convent of Santo Domingo in the country’s capital.
PERU
The last of his regnal name and the most recent not to be a bishop when elected, which Pope beatified Martin of Porres in 1837? His reign lasted from 1831 to 1846.
GREGORY XVI
The “Codex Vaticanus”, “Codex Sinaiticus”, “Codex Alexandrinus” and “Codex Ephraemi” are known as the ‘Four Great’ what, being the only remaining codices of this type to contain the entire text of the old and new testaments in Greek?
UNCIALS