Here’s our first quiz of Lent, quizzicals. Will this set of Catholic trivia questions be a pleasure or a penance for you to answer? Let’s see!
1) Saints
St. Patrick, whose feast day is celebrated March 17, is a patron for which U.S. archdiocese?
- a) Washington, D.C.
- b) New York
- c) Atlanta
- d) New Orleans
2) Scripture
In the first reading from Genesis for Sunday, March 12, to whom does God say, ““I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing”?
- a) Noah
- b) Jacob
- c) Moses
- d) Abram
3) Devotions
What is the Third Station of the Cross?
- a) Jesus is condemned to death
- b) Jesus carries his cross
- c) Jesus falls the first time
- d) Jesus meets his mother
4) Popes
Where has Pope Francis been residing since his pontificate began in March 2013?
- a) Papal apartments at the Vatican
- b) Castel Gandolfo
- c) Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse
- d) St. Peter’s Basilica rectory
5) Liturgy
True or false: According to the “Order of Christian Funerals,” funeral Masses cannot be celebrated on Holy Thursday.
- a) True
- b) False
6) Church in Hawaii
Which parish church is located in Lahaina, Maui?
- a) St. Mary Church
- b) Christ the King Church
- c) Our Lady Queen of Angels Church
- d) Maria Lanakila Church
7) Sacraments
Which of the following is one of the Sacraments of Initiation?
- a) Baptism
- b) Holy Orders
- c) Matrimony
- d) Anointing of the Sick
Answers: 1) b, 2) d, 3) c, 4) c, 5) a, 6) d, 7) a