Here’s your latest Catholic quiz, Heraldistas. Much like your basket of Halloween candy, this set of questions contains a hodgepodge of sweet treats. Enjoy some fun trivia on holy days, basketball, media and more.
1) Saints
It is fitting that a patron for catechists has his feast day on Nov. 4, during Parish Religious Education Week. This Italian saint at age 22 was appointed a cardinal by his uncle, Pope Pius IV, before he was even a priest. Who am I speaking of?
a) St. Bernardine of Sienna
b) St. Charles Borromeo
c) St. Hannibal Mary di Francia
d) St. Francis of Assisi
2) Scripture
In the Gospel reading (Luke 19:1-10) for Sunday, Nov. 3, what is the name of the chief tax collector who climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus above the crowds?
a) Zerubbabel
b) Zippor
c) Zechariah
d) Zacchaeus
3) Popes
Which sports-loving pontiff turned St. Peter’s Square into a basketball court for a historic game on Oct. 9, 1955?
a) John XXIII
b) Pius XII
c) Benedict XV
d) Paul VI
4) Terms
What is the term for the house where a parish priest resides?
a) Parochial vicar
b) Breviary
c) Rectory
d) Ciborium
5) Holy days
True or false: Eastern-Rite Catholics celebrate several All Souls Days during the year.
a) True
b) False
6) Vatican
In what year did Vatican Radio launch its first broadcast?
a) 1991
b) 1971
c) 1951
d) 1931
7) Art
This painting of the feast of King Belshazzar is found in which church?
a) Basilica of St. Mary Major, Rome
b) St. Benedict Church, Honaunau
c) St. Patrick Cathedral, New York City
d) Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Answers: 1) b, 2) d, 3) b, 4) c, 5) a, 6) d, 7) b
