So here we are, quizzicians, at the end of February and the start of Lent. We’re “March-ing” on with a diverse set of quiz questions to keep you going into the new liturgical season.
1) Saints
St. Romanus of Condat, whose feast day is celebrated Feb. 28, is said to have miraculously cured two madmen while on a pilgrimage. What country was St. Romanus from?
a) Italy
b) Greece
c) France
d) Belgium
2) Scripture
“Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more,” is a famous line found in which of the four Gospels?
a) John
b) Luke
c) Mark
d) Matthew
3) Calendar
True or false: Lent officially begins the Sunday following Ash Wednesday.
a) True
b) False
4) Popes
Pope John Paul II celebrated World Youth Day in which of the following countries?
a) Canada
b) Argentina
c) Philippines
d) All of the above
5) Devotions
What is the First Station of the Cross?
a) Jesus is condemned to death
b) Jesus carries his cross
c) Jesus meets his sorrowful mother
d) Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
6) Religious Orders
Which university is run by the Augustinians?
a) Xavier
b) University of Portland
c) Providence College
d) Villanova
7) Church in Hawaii
Which parish is located in Haiku, Maui?
a) Our Lady Queen of Angels
b) St. Rita
c) Maria Lanakila
d) Holy Rosary
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) b, 4) d, 5) a, 6) d, 7) b