Adios, 2017! It’s been another awesome 365 days in the faith, my fabulous quiz friends. Here’s a set of questions to test your knowledge of some events and themes that happened in the year past. Cheers!
1) Saints
Bishop Jesus Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve was beatified by Pope Francis during the pontiff’s visit to which country?
- a) Portugal
- b) Mexico
- c) Colombia
- d) Philippines
2) Scripture
Fill in the blank from the Gospel reading for Jan. 1, 2018, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: “The shepherds went in haste to _________ and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger.”
- a) Bethlehem
- b) Jerusalem
- c) Nazareth
- d) Egypt
3) Devotions
Catholics in 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of which Marian apparitions to three children in Portugal?
- a) Our Lady of Guadalupe
- b) Our Lady of La Salette
- c) Our Lady of EAparecida
- d) Our Lady of Fatima
4) Religious orders
The Marianists celebrated the order’s 200th anniversary in 2017. Which French priest, namesake of Hawaii’s only Catholic university, founded the Marianists?
- a) Father Pierre Coudrin
- b) Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
- c) St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
- d) St. Louis de Montfort
5) Sports
The Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots squared off this year in Super Bowl LI. Matt Ryan, the Falcons’ quarterback, is an alum of which Catholic university?
- a) Creighton
- b) Boston College
- c) Villanova
- d) Marquette
6) Church in Hawaii
The Maryknoll Sisters, who celebrated 90 years in the Islands in 2017, helped found which local social services initiative?
- a) Catholic Charities Hawaii
- b) HOPE Services Hawaii
- c) Hale Kau Kau
- d) Our Lady of Keaau
7) Events
The inaugural “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America,” was held July 1-4, 2017, in which state?
- a) California
- b) New York
- c) Florida
- d) Ohio
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) d, 4) b, 5) b, 6) a, 7) c