Aloha, quiz friends! May is the month in which Catholics honor the Blessed Mother. In fact, May 13 marked the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparition in Fatima, Portugal. I’ve culled together a special quiz to test your knowledge of Mother Mary and her apparitions around the world.
1) Saints
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal appeared to which saint in France in 1830?
- a) St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
- b) St. Theodore Guerin
- c) St. Joan of Arc
- d) St. Catherine Laboure
2) Scripture
In which Gospel can you find this line said by Elizabeth to Mary: “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled”?
- a) Matthew
- b) Mark
- c) Luke
- d) John
3) Geography
The apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho in the 1980s occurred in which African country?
- a) Algeria
- b) Egypt
- c) Ghana
- d) Rwanda
4) Legend
What is the name of the hill in Mexico where St. Juan Diego encountered Our Lady of Guadalupe?
- a) Tepeyac
- b) Cuautitlan
- c) Ixtacalco
- d) Xaltipa
5) Shrines
The Philippine province of Pangasinan is home to a shrine which is a major pilgrimage site that houses a 17th-century ivory statue of which Marian apparition?
- a) Our Lady of Manaoag
- b) Our Lady of La Salette
- c) Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces
- d) Mary, Mystical Rose
6) Church in Hawaii
In which local vicariate can you find Mary, Star of the Sea parish?
- a) East Hawaii
- b) East Honolulu
- c) West Hawaii
- d) West Honolulu
7) Devotions
Fill in the blank: “The Coronation of Mary” is the Fifth ______ Mystery of the rosary.
- a) Joyful
- b) Sorrowful
- c) Luminous
- d) Glorious
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) d, 4) a, 5) a, 6) b, 7) d
