We’re moseying into the warm summer already, quizzicians. Savor the last few weeks of spring, and enjoy the remaining days of the Easter season. Here’s my latest quiz to quench your thirst for Catholic trivia.
1) Saints
Which of the following saints, whose feast day is May 25, is a Doctor of the Church?
a) St. Antoninus of Florence
b) St. Bede the Venerable
c) St. Claud
d) St. Dunstan
2) Scripture
The Gospel reading for the Feast of the Ascension comes from Matthew 28:16-20. The line “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,” was used as the theme of which occasion?
a) World Youth Day 2013
b) Year of Faith
c) 2014 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
d) Pope Francis’ installation Mass
3) Religious orders
Dom Perignon, a highly-regarded brand of champagne, is named for a 17th century French monk from which religious order?
a) Cistercians
b) Franciscans
c) Carmelites
d) Benedictines
4) Geography
Which European country has established in its constitution Catholicism as its state religion?
a) Malta
b) Iceland
c) Norway
d) Sweden
5) Popes
Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini was the birth name of which pope?
a) Pius XII
b) John XXIII
c) Paul VI
d) John Paul I
6) Church in Hawaii
True or false: The old St. Raphael Church in Koloa is the oldest Catholic church on Kauai.
a) True
b) False
7) Liturgy
During which part of the Mass is the collect read?
a) Liturgy of the Eucharist
b) Liturgy of the Word
c) Concluding Rite
d) Introductory Rites
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) a, 5) c, 6) a, 7) d