Haystack Pop Quiz
A short quiz about Haystack and Global Ministries
1) The gathering where the dream for global mission work was first expressed was in:
A. a haystack on a college campus
B. a Starbucks in Seattle
C. a Harvard University meeting room
D. an office of a large church in Cleveland
1a)This gathering took place:
A. on the second Monday in October, 1893
B. at the close of World War II
C. in 1806
2) Participants in this meeting were:
A. wealthy women and men
B. male students in their 20’s
C. retired women clergy
3) The first place overseas missionaries were sent was:
A. Lebanon
B. India
C. Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
4) Another early destination was:
A. The Aleutian Islands
B. The Sandwich Islands
C. The San Juan Islands
5) The United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) work together as Global Ministries. How many mission personnel do we have?
A. 573
B. Between 90-110
C. Less than 25
D. None at this time
6) Global Ministries has a program sending whom overseas?:
A. Retired clergy
B. Dog trainers
C. Class valedictorians
D. Recent college graduates
7) Global Ministries mission personnel and our partners are at work in 60 different countries. What are they doing?:
A. working with AIDS patients in Southern Africa
B. teaching in South America
C. advocating for refugees in Europe
D. supporting human rights in Asia
E. all of the above
8) Our mission attitude is:
A. teach people how it’s done in the US
B. inspire dependency upon us and our technology
C. walk together and learn from each other
D. conversion is our primary goal
9) We send mission personnel:
A. wherever we want
B. to only the poorest nations
C. to where we are asked to go by agencies and church bodies
10) We can be involved in mission by
A. going on a mission trip
B. sponsoring a child through the Global Ministries Child Sponsorship Program
C. writing to a missionary
D. walking in a CWS CROP Walk
E. all of the above
Note to Educators on the Pop Quiz
(for Sixth Grade – Adult)
The purpose of this quiz is to educate church members about how Global Ministries of the UCC and Disciples does mission today. One possible use for the quiz is to have the students take ten minutes to answer these questions. After everyone has completed the quiz ask for their thoughts on the questions and provide the correct answers. Afterwards you can invite them to erase their answers (if they used pencils!) and test their family! If you are planning in advance for this you can arrange to have some GM pencils or balloons to hand out to everyone. (Check with the Mission Education office, dorym@ucc.org)
The Answers
1) The gathering where the dream for global mission work was first expressed was in:
A. a haystack on a college campus. The Haystack Prayer Meeting took place on the campus of Williams College in Massachusetts. The usual prayer meeting of a group of students was moved to a haystack when a storm arose. More resources on the Haystack Meeting are on the web.
1A) This gathering took place:
C. in 1806
Anything else happen this year? (Lewis and Clark were finishing their expedition, etc.)
2) Participants in this meeting were:
B. male students in their 20’s
3) The first place overseas missionaries were sent was:
B. India
4) Another early destination was:
B. The Sandwich Islands Aka Hawaii in 1819.
5) The United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) work together as the Global Ministries. How many mission personnel do we have?
B. Between 90-110
6) Global Ministries has a program sending whom overseas?:
D. Recent college graduates This is the Global Mission Intern Program, young people are appointed for a one-two year term. They receive a stipend.
7) Global Ministries mission personnel and our partners are at work in 60 different countries. What are they doing?:
E .all of the above and more!
8) Our mission attitude is:
C. walk together and learn from each other
9) We send mission personnel:
C. to where we are asked to go by agencies and church bodies
10) We can be involved in mission by
E. all of the above