I think I’ve made a pretty tough quiz this time, Heraldians. There are lots of timely Catholic trivia questions designed to test you. Just because we’re nearing the end of the year, doesn’t mean I am going to go easy!
1) Saints
St. Willibrord, whose feast day is Nov. 7, is a patron for the Archdiocese of Utrecht. He was the first bishop ordained for Utrecht when it was established as a Catholic diocese in 695. In what modern-day country is Utrecht located?
- a) Liechtenstein
- b) Albania
- c) Sweden
- d) Netherlands
2) Scripture
The first reading for Sunday, Nov. 15, comes from the Book of Daniel. Fill in the blank in the Scripture passage: “At that time there shall arise ________, the great prince, guardian of your people … “
a) Michael
b) Jesus
c) Zechariah
d) The Holy Spirit
3) Religious orders
True or false: Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia is a Capuchin Franciscan priest.
a) True
b) False
4) Current events — Sports
The late Hall of Fame baseball player Yogi Berra, who was raised in a Catholic family and died in September, served in the past as a coach and manager of one of the teams in this year’s World Series. Which baseball team am I speaking of?
a) New York Mets
b) Chicago Cubs
c) Kansas City Royals
d) Toronto Blue Jays
5) Vatican
Vatican City was established as an independent country when the Lateran Treaty was signed between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy in what year?
a) 1578
b) 1886
c) 1929
d) 1965
6) Church in Hawaii
Which religious order of sisters arrived in Hawaii on Nov. 8, 1883, to answer King Kalakaua’s request for help to care for leprosy patients?
a) Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts
b) Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse
c) Maryknoll Sisters
d) Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
7) Veteran’s Day
The sainthood cause for Father Emil Joseph Kapaun, whose name is among those listed in the Courts of the Missing at Punchbowl Cemetery, has been open since 2008. Father Kapaun died as a prisoner of which war?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Korean War
d) Gulf War
Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) a, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) c