Happy 2015, quiz maniacs! As we bid hello to the new year, let’s take a look back at the year past. How well did you keep tabs on Catholic news in 2014? Test your knowledge of last year’s church happenings with this quiz!
1) Saints
Pope Francis canonized St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal this past November. What country were these saints from?
a) Philippines
b) Korea
c) Sri Lanka
d) India
2) Scripture
The theme for the Islands’ 2014 Diocesan Youth Day was “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This comes from a line in which Gospel?
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) Luke
d) John
3) People
Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of social activist Dorothy Day, visited Hawaii last spring to speak about the famous outreach movement started by Day for the poor. What is the name of this movement?
a) Catholic Charities
b) Catholic Worker
c) Catholic Answers
d) Catholic Community Foundation
4) Popes
Which pope was beatified Oct. 19 at the end of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican?
a) Pope John Paul I
b) Pope John Paul II
c) Pope John XXIII
d) Pope Paul VI
5) Clergy
Sacred Hearts Brother Ajit Baliar Singh was ordained to the priesthood May 21, the 150th anniversary of St. Damien de Veuster’s ordination. Both men were ordained at which church?
a) Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa
b) St. Patrick Church, Kaimuki
c) Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
d) Sacred Heart Church, Punahou
6) Religious orders
Which order of women religious established a “canonical house” in Aiea last year, its first permanent convent in the U.S.?
a) Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians
b) Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity
c) Sisters of Jesus Our Hope
d) Sisters of the Holy Cross
7) Vatican
What country did the 2014 Vatican Christmas tree come from?
a) Belgium
b) Italy
c) Greenland
d) France
Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) d, 5) c, 6) a, 7) b