We are in a super short spell of Ordinary Time, quiz friends. Here’s my latest quiz to keep fresh your knowledge of the Catholic faith and its happenings. How well will you do?
1) Saints
Which Spanish saint is this quote attributed to: “If I go everywhere with you, my God, everywhere things will happen as I desire for your sake?”
- a) St. Vincent Ferrer
- b) St. Ignatius of Loyola
- c) St. John of the Cross
- d) St. Peter Claver
2) Scripture
Which biblical figure was called by God to preach to the city of Nineveh, inspiring the people in the city to proclaim a fast and repent from their sins?
- a) Jonah
- b) Elisha
- c) Paul
- d) Micah
3) Sacraments
True or false: The sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick (Extreme Unction) are classified by the Catholic Church as “Sacraments of Healing.”
- a) True
- b) False
4) Terms
Diocesan bishops of a country, usually every five years or so, travel to the Vatican for formal meetings with the pope. What are these visits called? (Hint: Bishop Larry Silva and U.S. bishops last did this in 2012.)
- a) Extra omnes
- b) Ad limina
- c) Interregnum
- d) Urbi et orbi
5) Current events – sports
Which of the following professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association did NOT attend a Catholic high school?
- a) Kyrie Irving
- b) LeBron James
- c) Damian Lillard
- d) Lonzo Ball
6) Church in Hawaii
Which of the following Marian titles DOES NOT have a Hawaii church named for it?
- a) Mystical Rose
- b) Our Lady of Lourdes
- c) Queen of the Apostles
- d) Mary, Star of the Sea
7) Literature
“The Long Loneliness” is the title of the autobiography of which Catholic journalist and social activist?
- a) Father Andrew M. Greeley
- b) Dorothy Day
- c) Peter Kreeft
- d) Jack Kerouac
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) a, 4) b, 5) d, 6) c, 7) b
