There’s something about Mary, quizzicals. The Catholic church acknowledges that well, as it dedicates the month of May to the Blessed Mother. I gladly will pay homage to her, too, in the following quiz. Let’s see how well you fare with trivia questions about Our Lady.
1) Saints
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patron for which country?
a) Brazil
b) Spain
c) Guam
d) Mexico
2) Scripture
In which book of the Bible is the following line, often thought to refer to Mary, written: “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head?”
a) Revelation
b) Luke
c) Isaiah
d) Acts
3) Popes
Which pope wrote the encyclical “Redemptoris Mater,” or “Mother of the Redeemer?”
a) Blessed Paul VI
b) St. John Paul II
c) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
d) Pope Francis
4) Picture
The altar sculptures shown in the photo are found at a Marian shrine in Ireland and depict which 1879 apparition?
a) Our Lady of La Salette
b) Our Lady of the Pillar
c) Our Lady of Knock
d) Our Lady of Beauraing
5) Music
Which of the following famous classical music composers has written settings for “Stabat Mater,” a traditional hymn about the Sorrows of Mary?
a) Antonin Dvorak
b) Giuseppe Verdi
c) Antonio Vivaldi
d) All of the above
6) Church in Hawaii
True or false: Chaminade University in Honolulu is run by the Society of Mary (Marianist) religious order.
a) True
b) False
7) Quotes
Which saint and Doctor of the Church said the following quote about the Blessed Mother: “As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary?”
a) St. Bernard of Clairvaux
b) St. Anthony of Padua
c) St. Thomas Aquinas
d) St. Teresa of Avila
Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) c, 5) d, 6) a, 7) c