I’m jumping all over the board for this quiz, Heraldites. From cardinals to saints to food to one of the most unique churches in Hawaii … who would have thought Catholic trivia could be such an adventure?
1) Saints
The feast day of St. Notburga is celebrated on Sept. 14. This 13th century Austrian holy woman is the patron for which of the following groups?
a) Vegetarians
b) Florists
c) Perfumers
d) Fieldworkers
2) Scripture
Which biblical heroine is said to have beheaded the general Holofernes and helped save Israel from the Assyrians?
a) Rahab
b) Judith
c) Esther
d) Deborah
3) Clergy
Which of the following archbishops of major world cities is not a cardinal?
a) Archbishop Francis George of Chicago
b) Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland
c) Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town, South Africa
d) Archbishop Luis Tagle of Manila, Philippines
4) Geography
True or false: New York’s Central Park is bigger than Vatican City.
a) True
b) False
5) Religious Orders
Which religious order has Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows (feast day Sept. 15) as one of its patrons?
a) Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
b) Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
c) Congregation of Holy Cross
d) Augustinians
6) Church in Hawaii
St. Francis Xavier Mission Church is located on which island?
a) Molokai
b) Kauai
c) Big Island
d) Maui
7) Popes
Which of the following foods is named after an 18th century pope?
a) Long John donuts
b) Eggs Benedict
c) Clementine oranges
d) Spaghetti Alfredo
Answers: 1) d, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) d, 7) b