We’re advancing into autumn, quizzicals! This month has been a blast, but the sweetness of September simply sets us up for an October of awesomeness. Ready for a quiz covering Catholic topics as diverse as color-changing fall foliage?
1) Saints
To which saint, whose feast day is Oct. 4, is a prayer with this line attributed: “O divine master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console”?
- a) St. Teresa of Avila
- b) St. Therese of Lisieux
- c) St. Anthony of Padua
- d) St. Francis of Assisi
2) Scripture
Which of the following women in Scripture does NOT have a book in the Bible named for her?
- a) Ruth
- b) Esther
- c) Naomi
- d) Judith
3) Sacraments
True or false: Baptism can only be administered during Eastertide.
- a) True
- b) False
4) Popes
Which South American country has Pope Francis not yet visited during his pontificate?
- a) Suriname
- b) Ecuador
- c) Colombia
- d) Brazil
5) Devotions
“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell” is the beginning of the prayer attributed to which Marian apparition?
- a) Our Lady of La Salette
- b) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
- c) Our Lady of Lourdes
- d) Our Lady of Fatima
6) Church in Hawaii
True or false: St. Marianne Cope made her final profession of vows as a Sister of St. Francis in 1863 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.
- a) True
- b) False
7) Current events – sports
Pro-football rookie DeShone Kizer began this season as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. He was a stand-out athlete prior at which Catholic college?
- a) Notre Dame
- b) Creighton
- c) Boston College
- d) Marquette
Answers: 1) d, 2) c, 3) b, 4) a, 5) d, 6) b, 7) a