It’s summertime and the living may be easy, quiztastics. But that doesn’t mean this quiz will be! I think I’ll be able to stump you with a few of these trivia questions.
1) Saints
Which of the following is true about St. Thomas More, whose feast day is June 22?
a) He was a writer and a lawyer
b) He opposed King Henry VIII’s divorce of Catherine of Aragon
c) He was beheaded after refusing to sign the Act of Succession, which acknowledged Henry and Anne Boleyn’s child as England’s heir
d) All of the above
2) Scripture
According to the Book of Genesis, how old was Adam when he became the father of another son, Seth? (Hint: See Genesis 5)
a) 33
b) 87
c) 130
d) 600
3) Religious Orders
French priest Pierre Coudrin founded which religious order?
a) Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
b) Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette
c) Crosiers
d) Oratorians
4) Geography
The Diocese of Honolulu is “suffragan” to, or part of the larger ecclesiastical province of, which archdiocese?
a) San Francisco
b) Los Angeles
c) Seattle
d) Portland, Ore.
5) Music
The familiar melody of “Ave Maria” was based on a musical arrangement by which Austrian classical composer, who also created several Catholic Mass compositions?
a) Johann Strauss
b) Franz Schubert
c) Wolfgang Mozart
d) Gustav Mahler
6) Definitions
What is a “pyx?”
a) The bowl in which a priest washes his hands for the Liturgy of the Eucharist
b) A tablet in which prayer intentions for parishioners are kept
c) A small, round, metal container used to carry Communion hosts to the sick
d) A special wax seal used by the pope on Vatican decrees
7) Church in Hawaii
St. Sylvester Church and St. William Church are missions of which local parish?
a) St. Anthony, Wailuku
b) St. Joseph, Hilo
c) St. Michael, Waialua
d) St. Catherine, Kapaa
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) a, 4) a, 5) b, 6) c, 7) d