Adieu, August! We’re heading into a new month, quiz friends, and I’ve got yet another thrilling round of Catholic quiz questions for you. Let’s see how well you fare on faith-based trivia from Scripture to sports!
1) Saints
To which pope, a patron saint for musicians and Doctor of the Church whose feast is celebrated Sept. 3, is this quote attributed to: “Be not anxious about what you have, but about what you are”?
- a) St. Sylvester I
- b) St. Eutychian
- c) St. Gregory the Great
- d) St. Siricius
2) Scripture
In the Gospel reading for Sunday, Aug. 27 (Matthew 16:13-20), to whom does Jesus say, “Upon this rock I will build my church”?
- a) Thomas
- b) James
- c) Peter
- d) John
3) Mariology
Which of the following is NOT the title of a Marian apparition in Europe?
- a) Our Lady of Knock
- b) Our Lady of Pontmain
- c) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
- d) Our Lady of Aparecida
4) Current events – sports
Football season begins! What is the name of the University of Michigan head football coach, a Catholic, shown here gifting Pope Francis with a Michigan football helmet earlier this year?
- a) Jim Harbaugh
- b) Urban Meyer
- c) Nick Saban
- d) Dabo Swinney
5) Sacraments
True or false: Baptism can only be administered by a bishop.
- a) True
- b) False
6) Church in Hawaii
Which parish serving the North Shore, Oahu, community celebrates its 100th anniversary this year?
- a) St. Michael
- b) Our Lady of Sorrows
- c) Resurrection of the Lord
- d) St. Roch
7) Other religions
What is the name of the Jewish holiday, beginning this year at sunset Sept. 20 and ending at nightfall Sept. 22, that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year?
- a) Rosh Hashanah
- b) Yom Kippur
- c) Hanukkah
- d) Simchat Torah
Answers: 1) c, 2) c, 3) d, 4) a, 5) b, 6) d, 7) a