Masonic Quiz

[Beathard]

Someone said it would be fun to have an ongoing Masonic quiz. I thought I would get one started. Here is the first question:

1) Who was the first native born American to be made a mason?

 

[Brent Heilman]

Jonathan Belcher. What's funny is that I was reading a page yesterday that mentioned him. It was about the history Freemasonry in America. I don't recall the dates though.

 

[Brent Heilman]

How many US Presidents were Grand Masters and who were they?

 

[Beathard]

4 (3 if your picky): George Washington - Virginia; Andrew Jackson - Tennessee; Harry S Truman - Missouri; and if you count Deputy Grand Master, James A Buchanan - Pennsylvania.

 

[Brent Heilman]

4 (3 if your picky): George Washington - Virginia; Andrew Jackson - Tennessee; Harry S Truman - Missouri; and if you count Deputy Grand Master, James A Buchanan - Pennsylvania.

I'm not picky.

 

[Beathard]

Jonathan Belcher. What's funny is that I was reading a page yesterday that mentioned him. It was about the history Freemasonry in America. I don't recall the dates though.

Jonathan Belcher born in Boston in 1681 and graduated from Harvard is about 1699. During a visit to England, he received his Masonic degrees in 1704. He was governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire for over 10 years, and was a man of standing in civil and political life is community

 

[Beathard]

Easy one: What is a yod?

 

[Jacob Johnson]

it's a letter of the hebrew alephbet, and the initial of the ineffable name

 

[Beathard]

Correct.
Next Question.
In some of the lectures of the 18th century the term "gentleman mason" was used. For example: "What do you learn by being a Gentleman Mason?" What does the term "gentleman mason" mean?

 

[coachn]

Easy one: What is a yod?

I'm guessing it's either a place to play or three feet (a little less than a meter.)

What do the Chalk, Charcoal and Clay have to do with HA and the first known artificer of metals?

 

[Brother Jason Eddy]

Correct.
Next Question.
In some of the lectures of the 18th century the term "gentleman mason" was used. For example: "What do you learn by being a Gentleman Mason?" What does the term "gentleman mason" mean?

Speculating here, Brother.....but does it distinguish between operative and speculative Masons?

 

[Beathard]

Speculating here, Brother.....but does it distinguish between operative and speculative Masons?

Yes sir! Gentlemen Masons means Speculative Masons as opposed to Operative Masons.

 

[Beathard]

Between what two villages was the clay found which was used in the molding of the sacred vessels used in King Solomon's Temple?

 

[Jacob Johnson]

I'm guessing it's either a place to play or three feet (a little less than a meter.)

What do the Chalk, Charcoal and Clay have to do with HA and the first known artificer of metals?

lol i think that's a YAHD, coach!

if i remember correctly, chalk was used to facilitate the flow of molten brass, charcoal was used to heat the clay to extract the ore... but tbh, coach, I hadn't even connected those uses with HA until your question! very cool.

 

[Brent Heilman]

Between what two villages was the clay found which was used in the molding of the sacred vessels used in King Solomon's Temple?

Was it Succoth and Zeredathah? I am not 100% sure on this one.

 

[Beathard]

Was it Succoth and Zeredathah? I am not 100% sure on this one.

Bingo! This site has some very smart masons on board.

 

[Brent Heilman]

Needless to say I have a lot of downtime at work so I spend my days on here and studying as much as I can in order to help along in creating that perfect ashlar.

 

[Beathard]

Into how many classifications does Mackey divide the the Legends of Masonry and what did he call them?

 

[Beathard]

I am going to leave the Mackey Legends question out there for another day just in case... But I will throw another question out there for you:

Have any Popes been masons? and if yes, who were they?

 

[Brent Heilman]

Into how many classifications does Mackey divide the the Legends of Masonry and what did he call them?

Was it 3? I had to look that one up and in his Encyclopedia of Freemasonry the only thing I could find was three;

1. The Mythical Legend
2. The Philosophical Legend
3. The Historical Legend.

I hope this was the answer or else I will need to get the books back out and look through them a little closer. I wasn't sure if I just missed something or if I was reading the question wrong.