The 100th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The month of the holy rosary. October holds much homage to our Blessed Mother, Heraldites. My latest quiz has a theme befitting such a Marian month. Let’s see how well you do with the following questions.
1) Saints
The Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have appeared in a vision to which saint in 1206, giving him the rosary to use as an aid to convert heretics in France?
- a) St. Maximilian Kolbe
- b) St. Louis de Montfort
- c) St. Dominic
- d) St. Francis de Sales
2) Scripture
In which of the Gospels can you find the story of the wedding at Cana, Jesus’ first public miracle and the Second Luminous Mystery of the rosary?
- a) Luke
- b) John
- c) Mark
- d) Matthew
3) Popes
Which pope beatified Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the children to whom Our Lady of Fatima appeared?
- a) St. Pius X
- b) St. John XXIII
- c) St. John Paul II
- d) Pope Benedict XVI
4) Geography
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, part of the Sanctuary of Fatima, is located in which country?
- a) Portugal
- b) Brazil
- c) Mexico
- d) Spain
5) Devotions
What is the Fifth Glorious Mystery of the rosary?
- a) The Annunciation
- b) The Visitation
- c) The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
- d) The Coronation of Mary
6) Church in Hawaii
Which of the following islands does NOT have a “parish” named for a Marian title?
- a) Oahu
- b) Molokai
- c) Big Island
- d) Maui
7) Art
The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, shown in this photo, was sculpted in 1947 by which artist? (Hint: see related story in this issue)
- a) Jose Thedim
- b) Antonio Dacosta
- c) Joaquim Machado de Castro
- d) Manuel Pereira da Silva
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) d, 6) b, 7) a