Quiztakers, kids may be out of school for summer but that doesn’t mean you get a break from our educational quiz.
1) Current events
The winning word for the Scripps National Spelling Bee held on May 31 was a Greek word that means “spiritual communion.” Which word was it?
- a) paraclete
- b) koinonia
- c) kyrie
- d) epiousios
2) Father’s Day
St. Louis Martin and his wife, Zelie, were named saints on Oct. 18, 2015. The Martins had nine children, five of whom lived to adulthood, the youngest of which was St. Therese of the Child Jesus (a.k.a. St. Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower). During his lifetime, Louis Martin did all of these things except which?
- a) Served in the military
- b) Helped with his wife’s lace business
- c) Made watches
- d) Started a bakery
3) Eastern Rite
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church refers to the Qurbana, which is what?
- a) Mass
- b) Confession
- c) Conversion
- d) None of the above
4) Jesus
Eight days after he was born, what happened to Jesus?
- a) King Herod tried to have him murdered.
- b) He was circumcised.
- c) His parents baptized him.
- d) Mary and Joseph took him to Egypt.
5) Synod
Pope Francis will lead the upcoming 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome with a focus on “Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.” When will the synod take place?
- a) July 2018
- b) March 2020
- c) October 2018
- d) A date has not yet been set.
6) Church in Hawaii
What is the name of the Catholic parish in Pahoa, which has a volcano within its boundaries?
- a) Sacred Heart
- b) Annunciation
- c) St. Michael
- d) St. Damien
7) Mariology
Pope Francis announced in June that he was reappointing a special envoy to which site where Marian apparitions have allegedly taken place?
- a) Yuzawadai, Japan
- b) Santa Fe, New Mexico
- c) San Nicolas, Argentina
- d) Medjugorje, Bosnian-Herzegovina
Answers: 1) b, 2) d, 3) a, 4) b, 5) c, 6) a, 7) d
