First Unitarian Church of Honolulu Happy Hour Trivia Night April 28, 2020 1. This venerable UU organization formed before the Unitarian Universalist Association a. The UU Musicians Network b. Liberal Religious Youth c. UU Minister’s Association d. Liberal Religious Educators Assn. UU 2. First Unitarian Church of Honolulu held its first worship service in its current building in what year a. 1952 b. 1962 c. 1965 d. 1970 *Bonus point, on what holiday was the first service in the current building held? 3. Miguel Servetus, who was a vocal and powerful advocate for classical Unitarianism, lost his life after a very rough letter writing battle with which 16th century figure: a. King Phillip II of Spain b. Martin Luther c. John Calvin d. Queen Elizabeth of England *Bonus point, what was Miguel Servetus’s actual job (other than being tragically obnoxious)? 4. Name the 4 U.S. Presidents who were practicing Unitarians during their presidency (4 total points possible). 5. Joseph Priestly is credited with bringing Unitarianism to the United States in the form that took root there and blossomed. But what was Priestly famous for discovering before he ever did this important work? a. Grilled cheese b. Pluto c. Oxygen d. A new species of bird 6. How many UU churches, fellowships, communities, meeting houses, etc. are there which are members of the UUA (as of 2020)? a. 2356 b. 875 c. 376 d. 1027 7. The UU Society of Schenectady occupies a building they commissioned in 1956 and was completed in 1961 by Edward Durrell Stone. Which of these was not an Edward Durrell Stone building? a. Radio City Music Hall b. The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan c. The Pan Am Building d. The Kennedy Center 8. The First Unitarian Church in Rochester, New York occupies a building designed by one of the most famous architects of all time, who inspired the design of the Anaha condominium building in Ward Village. That architect’s name is… a. Louis Kahn b. Philip Johnson c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier 9. The first Universalist sermon preached in the United States was given by John Murray, who was excommunicated from his faith in England, shipwrecked off the coast of New Jersey, and arrived on the land of Thomas Potter, an illiterate lapsed Quaker who had built a chapel a decade earlier in hopes of it being a Universalist church. The town in which this chapel was built was called… a. Devil’s End b. Hope Floats c. Heart Song d. Good Luck 10. The Flaming Chalice many congregations light at the beginning of worship was created during the Nazi Occupation in Europe for what original purpose? a. A sanctuary decoration b. A emblem that led people to a secret network of escape from Europe c. A sculpture by a famous Nazi resister d. A publisher’s imprint for anti-Nazi information 11. The first denomination to ordain a woman in the U.S. with all rights, privileges, and responsibilities that male counterparts received was which denomination: a. The Roman Catholic Church b. The Episcopal Church c. American Unitarian Association d. Universalist Church of America *Bonus: What was the name of the first woman ordained as a minister in this tradition? 12. The First Source of the Living Tradition is what? 13. Beacon Press is one of the only publishers turning a profit in a field that is getting harder and harder for those in it. It’s a wholly owned company of the Unitarian Universalist Association and they only publish works that further a deeper understanding of faith and our commitment to one another as humans. Which of these authors is not a Beacon Press author? a. Rev. Dr. William Barber b. Viktor Frankl c. Cornel West d. Ta-Nehisi Coates 14. When did the American Unitarian Association merge with the Universalist Church of America. a. 1961 b. 1957 c. 1959 d. 1965 15. Starr King School for the Ministry, one of two UU seminaries, was founded in what year? a. 1956 b. 1874 c. 1969 d. 1904 ANSWERS 1. B; 2. B, bonus: Christmas Eve; 3. C, bonus: physician; 4. J Adams, JQ Adams, M Filmore, H Taft (Jefferson and Obama were not practicing); 5. C; 6. D; 7. C; 8. A; 9. D; 10. B; 11. D, bonus: Olympia Brown; 12. Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life; 13. D; 14. A; 15. D .