KING DAVID LODGE #151(PHA)
DISTRICT 11 DALLAS, TEXAS
The Top Gun Competition originated out of King David Lodge #151 while Lawrence "Pap" Anderson was the Worshipful Master.
The Top Gun Command combined has no equals. One could travel the world multiple times and not even come close.
The Top Gun is designed to build leaders, it provides Ritualistic training, Public Ceremonies training, Constitution and By-laws preparation training as well as exoteric training at a level that local lodges can not attain to, Top Gun enhances Brothers public Speaking and presentation skills, as well as various other organizational skills.
TOP GUN COMMAND
Tommy Hendricks 33°- Top Gun Commander
Lawrence "Pap" Anderson 33° – Commander General Emeritus
Michael Anderson 33° – Commander General Emeritus
Kenneth Portley – Top Gun Lecturer General Emeritus
Derrick Rice - Top Gun Srgt. Major
Keven Smith - Top Gun Cornel
Marcus Walker – Top Gun Captain
The Current Top Gun Ace is Brother Kirk Beasley of King David Lodge #151 Joshua Class 2007
Who will be the next Top Gun Ace?
1. In what year was Prince Hall appointed a Provincial
GrandMaster?
2. Who made this appointment?
3. What was his name?
4. On what date was Prince Hall initiated?
5. What was the name of the ship that brought the Prince Hall
charter to
6. In what lodge was Prince Hall made a mason?
7. Who was the Master of the abovementioned lodge?
8. On what date did Prince Hall petition the Grand Lodge of
England for a charter?
9. On what date was the charter granted?
10. On what date was African Lodge #459 organized?
11. On what date was the charter delivered to Prince Hall?
12. Who delivered the charter to Prince Hall?
13. What was his relation to John Hancock?
14. What two lodges were established under the authority of
African Lodge #459?
15. In what year was the first lodge established?
16. On what date was the second lodge established?
17. Name the other fourteen men initiated with Prince Hall?
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31. Which Prince Hall Grandmaster reconmended a
Declaration of Indenpendence from the English Grand
Lodge?
32. In what year was this recommendation made?
33. In what year did the Massachusetts Grand Lodge catch fire?
34. What is the oldest existing Lodge record?
35. The first record of making a mason in
name of whom?
36. What is the date given to the above event?
37. Organized freemasonry became established on what date?
38. How many lodges came together on the above date?
39. Where did the lodge meet?
40. At the abovementioned meeting, who was elected the first
Grandmaster of
41. In what year was the Duke of Montague elected
Grandmaster?
42. What change did he bring to freemasonry in
43. In what year was the first rulebook of freemasonry
published?
44. In what year was the second Grand Lodge formed?
45. By what country?
46. In what year was the third Grand Lodge formed?
47. By what country?
48. What is the title of the current Grandmaster of England?
49. What is his name?
50. In what year was the United Grand Lodge of England? 52. Who was the first freemason of Royalty to be made? 53. In what year did the above event take place? 54. What was the unlawful Societies Act? 55. In what year was this passed? 56. Was freemasonry exempt from this Act? 57. What two Grandmasters were crucial in getting exemption for the craft? 58. In 1934, Hitler banned freemasonry in Square and Compass could not be worn, what did Masons wear in place of the Square and Compass? 59. By what name has this emblem become known? 60. Who was the first U.S. President to be a 33 degree Mason? 61. Of what state was this President Grandmaster? Name the first five Grandmasters of 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. In what year was the first African Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of North America formed? 68. In 1808, what 3 lodges formed African Grand Lodge? 69. In what year did African Grand Lodge change it’s name to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge? 70. Name the first three lodges organized under the name Prince Hall Grand Lodge? 71. What was the year of the above event? 72. What Prince Hall author wrote Black Square and Compass? 74. In what year did African Lodge #459 ( permission from the Grand Lodge of England to confer the Royal Arch degree? 75. Who was the first Provincial Grandmaster in 76. President Andrew Jackson was Grandmaster of what state? 77. After what Grandmaster is the Grand Lodge scholar fund named? 78. Who was the 20th Grandmaster of Texas? 79. What civil rights leader and Prince Hall Mason was shot to death in his driveway? 80. On what date did Prince Hall and eight other black men sign a petition to abolish slavery? 81. What two American Presidents were Grandmasters? 82. In what year was the Grand Lodge of Texas established? 83. Under the authority of what state was the Grand Lodge of Texas established? 84. Who was Grandmaster of the abovementioned state? 85. In what year was the first lodge established in 86. In what city was the Texas Grand Lodge first located? Name the first five lodges in 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. What noted Masonic author and editor is Grandmaster of Arkansas? Name the first seven Grand Lodge officers of the State of 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. Who is the senior Past Grand Master of Texas?
51. How long has Masonry been organized in
73. Who was the author of ‘Negro Masonry’ in the
102. As masons what are we traveling on?
103. All total, how many masons worked on the temple?
104. What is a cubit?
105. What is the emblem of morality?
106. What emblem admonishes us to walk upright?
107. What is the name of the left hand pillar of the temple?
108. What is the name of the right hand pillar of the temple?
109. Collectively what do the two pillars represent?
110. How many make a lodge?
111. What is the emblem of the Senior Warden?
112. What is the emblem of the
113. What officer welcomes and clothes visiting brethren?
114. What officers prepare a candidate for initiation?
115. What emblem is atop the Stewards rods?
116. What is the 47th problem of
117. When opening a lodge, what is the first order given?
118. What is the furniture of the lodge?
119. During the opening, when are the first signs given?
120. In what degree is the candidate taught how to wear his
apron?
121. In the third degree how many times are the chimes struck?
122. How do masons part?
123. What is the science of a fellow craft?
NAME THE SEVERAL LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES
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132. What makes freemasonry universal?
133. Can the signs of all three degrees vary from lodge to lodge?
134. Can a fellow craft be buried Masonic ally if he is on the
roll of a local lodge?
135. What makes the visit of a Deputy of Special Deputy
official?
136. Does a Worshipful Master have the right to stay the
advancement of a candidate?
137. Can a brother who attends lodge meeting with alcohol on
his breath, be suspended immediately without the benefit
of a Masonic trial?
138. Does the body of a deceased brother have to be tiled until
the burial ceremony?
139. How did anyone know Hiram was missing?
140. How many lodges are needed to hold a special session?
141. Can the Grand Master make masons at sight?
142. How many fellow crafts looked for Hiram?
143. How many improve a lodge?
144. What makes you a Mason?
145. What was said to you from within?
146. Who gives the password for the benefit of the craft?
147. How long was Aaron’s beard?
148. How was Boaz able to marry Ruth?
149. What are the two types of Masonry?
150. What is an alarm?
NAME THE FIVE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE
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156. What is a square?
157. Who was the first king of
158. In what degree did you pray for yourself?
159. What emblem teaches us virtue?
160. What does the beehive teach us?
161. Where is current day Joppa?
162. What is the first duty of a mason?
163. What are the holy Saints John to Masonry?
164. What type of badge is to be worn at all Masonic funerals?
165. When does the Grand Master become the constitution?
166. From whom did king David purchase the threshing floor?
167. What is the emblem of plenty?
168. What does the rite of destitution teach us?
169. What is the starting point of a Mason?
170. What is the meaning of the substitute word?
171. What are the wages of a fellow craft?
172. What induced you to become a Master Mason?
173. How many raps call up officers?
174. What is that undiscovered country?
175. How many perfect or make a lodge perfect?
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING
176. Abif
177. Adonai
178. Advance
179. Allegory
180. All seeing-Eye
181. Amen
182. Ancient
183. Anno Domini
184. Anno Lucis
185. Apprentice
186. Apron
187. Architect
188. Architecture
189. Archives
190. Artificer
191. Arts
192. Ashlar
193. Beehive
194. Blazing Star
195. Boaz
196. Broken Column
197. Clandestine
198. Celestial Canopy
199. Chalk
200. Charcoal
202.Circumscribe
203. Communication
204. Cowan
205. Cornucopia
206. Darkness
207. Deacon
208. Demit
209. Destitute
210. Dispensation
211. Distress
212. Dotage
213. Due Guard
214. Emblem
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216. Expulsion
217. Faith
218. Fellow craft
219. Fealty
220. Fidelity
221. Fraternity
222. G.A.O.T.U
223. Gavel
224. G.O.D.
225. Great Lights
226. Hour Glass
227. Heal
228. Hele
229. Hemisphere
230. Intelligible
231. Jachin
232. Jacob’s Ladder
233. Landmarks
234. Lily Work
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236. What officer carries orders?
237. Wisdom is to _____________.
238. Strength is to _____________.
239. Beauty is to _____________.
240. How do you know yourself to be a Mason?
241. What is the purpose of the MWPHGL of Texas?
242. What are the three precious jewels?
243. Can a Master Mason campaign for Grand Lodge office?
244. What are the perfect of your entrance into freemasonry?
245. How were you first received?
246. In what degree was the working tool applied to you?
247. How many sought to extract the word from Hiram?
248. To what do the three sides of a fellow craft allude?
249. What two character traits caused Hiram Abif to become
eminently distinguished?
250. In what degree is one point still hidden from your view? 252. An officer cannot serve in his office if, charges of unmasonic conduct or any other has been brought against him until a final decision has been made? ( true/false) 253. It is the duty of the Grand Master to visit each lodge in the jurisdiction when requested by the lodge, either in person or by duly accredited representatives (true/false) 254. Members are allowed to campaign for office, but only in Grand Lodge. (true/false) 255. Edicts of any Grand Master are subject to review by the Grand Lodge. (true/false) 256. Can a brother who brings a charge against another Mason withdraw the charge? 257. Can the Master of a local lodge arrest the jewel of any of his officers? 258. When conducting a Masonic trial the accused does not have to enter a plea. (true/false) 259. Counsel for the accused in a Masonic trial must be a Master Mason and a resident of the state of 260. What are the possible punishments for members found guilty of a Masonic offense? 261. If a Masonic sentence is appealed, who must be notified? 262. Can a virtual Past Master confer the Past Masters’ degree on a Master elect? 263. What causes the Secretary to issue due notice? 264. Can a Worshipful Master be tried by his lodge? 265. According to the constitution, what is a clandestine Mason? 266. The Grand Master may withdraw fraternal recognition at any time? (true/false) 267. What are the three Grand Lodge powers? 268. What is the third landmark? 269. If a clandestine Masons wishes to be healed, what is the oath he must take? 270. The names of suspended members may be published in the local newspaper. (true/false) 271. It is a landmark that all lodges are duly tiled. (true/false) 272. The Grand Master can only call one special session each year. (true/false) 273. Who is the chairman for the committee on necrology? 274. The works committee shall be composed of whom? 275. It is the duty of what Grand Lodge officer to establish uniformity in teaching and exemplify masonry? 276. Each committee formed by the Grand Lodge must have at least how many members? 278. The foundation of a speculative science upon an operative art, is what landmark? 279. If a Past Master is the duly elected officer or representative of his local lodge, he may cast two votes at Grand Lodge. (true/false) 280. Can the Grand Lodge of Texas instruct the Grand Lodge of Georgia on masonry? 281. What landmark continues to be violated? 282. In what year did the Grand Lodge of England vindicate the above landmark? 283. The equality of all Masons regardless of rank or nobility is what landmark? 284. What is the 23rd landmark? 285. What is the crowning landmark? 286. In all votes the Worshipful Master of a local lodge may cast an additional vote. (true/false) 287. Which officer shall approve all wages or due bills belonging to the craft? 288. Does the Worshipful Master appoint all appointed officers? 289. If a Masonic offense occurs in an open lodge, the vote to show cause for punishment must be taken how? 290. A sentence of expulsion shall not take effect until confirmed, is the 17th landmark? (true/false) 291. A Mason that is a member of another jurisdiction, living in 292. The belief in God is the 20th landmark. (true/false) 293. What is the 15th landmark? 294. What is the unquestionable landmark? 295. What landmark calls for the qualification of a candidate? 296. What is the first landmark? 297. What is the second landmark? 298. What is the fourth landmark? 299. The sixth landmark gives the Grand Master the power to make Masons at sight. (true/false) 300. In what year did the Grand Lodge of Texas change it’s name from; Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Free& Accepted of GRAND LODGE Free&Accepted Masons of Jurisdiction? 1. What is the meaning of, Lux E Tenebris? 2. Who are the Philalethes? 3. What is the meaning of Veritas? 4. What is the Tetragrammaton? 5. What is Yod? 6. What is the meaning of Fiat Lux? 7. What are the meanings of these words; Audi,Vidi,Tace? 8. Who was Typhon? 9. What is the Vesica Pisces?
FINISH THE FOLLOWING BONUS QUESTIONS
