Happy July, quiztastics! In honor of the easy, breezy summer, I decided to make this quiz pretty simple. Or did I? Let’s put your Catholic trivia knowledge to the test!
1) Saints
Which of the following is true about St. Maria Goretti, whose feast day is celebrated July 6?
a) She died at the age of 11
b) Maria’s mother was the first in history to attend the canonization ceremony of her child
c) She is a patron for rape victims
d) All of the above
2) Scripture
Fill in the blank from the second reading for Sunday, July 5, from 2 Corinthians: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in ______.”
a) Faith
b) Holiness
c) Strength
d) Weakness
3) Religious orders
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, is a nun from which religious order?
a) Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration
b) Daughters of St. Paul
c) Ursuline Sisters
d) Little Sisters of the Poor
4) Vatican
True or false: St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is a cathedral.
a) True
b) False
5) Apparitions
Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the earliest Marian apparitions, is said to have taken place in which country?
a) Brazil
b) Spain
c) Rwanda
d) Philippines
6) Church in Hawaii
In which California diocese did Bishop Larry Silva serve as vicar general prior to his 2005 appointment as bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu?
a) Diocese of Sacramento
b) Diocese of San Jose
c) Diocese of Oakland
d) Diocese of Stockton
7) Liturgy
After the priest or deacon reading the Gospel at Mass says, “The Gospel of the Lord,” what does the congregation respond with?
a) “Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
b) “Thanks be to God”
c) “Amen”
d) “Alleluia”
Answers: 1) d, 2) d, 3) a, 4) b, 5) b, 6) c, 7) a