Hi ho, hi ho, Heraldites! It’s back to school we go! Since the academic year is upon us, I’ve scattered some school-related questions throughout this quiz.
1) Catholic trivia
A church can be a basilica, a cathedral and a shrine all at once. But do you know which of the three is the highest distinction? Hint: the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Maryland, is all three (and also quite a mouthful).
- a) A cathedral
- b) A shrine
- c) A basilica
- d) None of the above
2) Hawaii parishes
What is the name of the only parish on Lanai?
- a) Holy Redeemer
- b) Sacred Hearts
- c) St. Mary
- d) St. Theresa
3) Schools
Deacon Chris Yakkel, who is in formation to be an Air Force chaplain, graduated from which Hawaii Catholic high school? (See story on page 10.)
- a) Damien
- b) St. Louis
- c) Maryknoll
- d) St. Francis
4) Catholic Hawaii
Multiple choices: Which two of these bishops are buried in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace?
- a) Bishop Louis Maigret
- b) Bishop Herman Koeckemann
- c) Bishop James J. Sweeney
- d) Bishop John J. Scanlan
5) More schools
Which Waikiki Catholic school closed in 1980 due to low enrollment?
- a) Sts. Peter and Paul
- b) Our Lady of the Palms
- c) St. Augustine
- d) Sacred Heart
6) Statehood Day
Can you name the first governor of Hawaii after it was admitted as the 50th U.S. state? He also happened to be Catholic.
- a) George Ariyoshi
- b) Samuel Wilder King
- c) John A. Burns
- d) William F. Quinn
7) Schools, again
Which Windward Oahu parish used to have a high school?
- a) St. Ann
- b) St. Anthony
- c) St. John Vianney
- d) St. George
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) a, 4) a&d, 5) c, 6) d, 7) a.