Blessed Christmas wishes to you, quizzicians! May the stars shine brightly upon you this season, and may your heart be aglow with the light of Christ. Here’s a Christmas-themed quiz to celebrate. Cheers!
1) Saints
True or false: The popular Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslas” is based on the historical figure St. Wenceslas I, a duke from Bohemia who was martyred in the year 935.
- a) True
- b) False
2) Scripture
The Gospel reading for Masses during Christmas Day includes this famous verse: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” In which Gospel is this Scripture found?
- a) Matthew
- b) Mark
- c) Luke
- d) John
3) Devotions
Fill in the blank: “The Birth of Jesus” is the Third _____ Mystery of the rosary.
- a) Glorious
- b) Joyful
- c) Luminous
- d) Miraculous
4) Music
Which classic Christmas carol does the following line come from: “All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning. O Jesus, for evermore be Thy name adored.”
- a) “O Come All Ye Faithful”
- b) “Joy to the World”
- c) “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
- d) “Away in a Manger”
5) Current events — sports
The Los Angeles Clippers is among the professional basketball teams playing in the National Basketball Association’s full slate of Christmas Day games. The Clippers’ head coach is an alum of Jesuit-run Marquette University. What is his name?
- a) Steve Kerr
- b) Byron Scott
- c) Doc Rivers
- d) Erik Spoelstra
6) Church in Hawaii
The Feast of the Holy Family is traditionally celebrated the Sunday after Christmas. In Hawaii, there is only one Catholic parish named for the Holy Family. On which island is it located?
- a) Maui
- b) Big Island
- c) Oahu
- d) Kauai
7) Calendar
True or false: Christmas Day culminates the season of Advent and ushers in a short period of Ordinary Time before Lent in the Catholic liturgical calendar.
- a) True
- b) False
Answers: 1) a, 2) d, 3) b, 4) a, 5) c, 6) c, 7) b