More than half of the year — and the summer — is through, quizzicians. Take your time and enjoy the days to come. Also think thoroughly about the questions below. I tried extra hard this time to test your Catholic trivia knowledge!
1) Saints
St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose feast day is July 31, died in which city?
a) Pamplona
b) Versailles
c) Rome
d) Zaragoza
2) Scripture
According to the Scriptures, Jehoshaphat was the son of which king of Judah?
a) Rehoboam
b) Abijah
c) Asa
d) Jehoram
3) Popes
True or false: Pope Francis, a Jesuit, is the first clergyman from a religious order to be elected pontiff.
a) True
b) False
4) Devotions
The Marian title “Mystical Rose” comes from the reported apparitions of the Blessed Mother to a nurse in which country?
a) Belgium
b) Ireland
c) Germany
d) Italy
5) Religious Orders
Which of the following is NOT one of the original “mendicant” orders?
a) Benedictines
b) Dominicans
c) Carmelites
d) Servites
6) Church in Hawaii
Malia Street in Waialae-Kahala fittingly bears the Hawaiian name for “Mary,” as the road lies in front of which local church?
a) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
b) Star of the Sea Church
c) Our Lady of Sorrows Church
d) Immaculate Conception Church
7) Definitions
What is the “embolism” in a Catholic liturgy?
a) The prayer said by the priest after the “Our Father”
b) The prayer said at the beginning of the Mass
c) The prayer said by the priest as he washes his hands before the Liturgy of the Eucharist
d) The antiphon said or sung before the Gospel reading
Answers: 1) c, 2) c, 3) b, 4) d, 5) a, 6) b, 7) a