Hiya quizzically inclined friends,
By now your school-aged kids and grandkids are settling into a fall routine, and you’ve settled into a longer commute thanks to the extra cars on the road. But don’t settle into complacency when it comes to Catholic knowledge. Here are some questions to peak your interest.
1) In This Issue
Dietrich Varez, a Big Island artist, passed away Aug. 14. Among his work, he created clothing designs and art featuring Sts. Damien and Marianne and Brother Dutton. What were his two preferred artistic mediums?
- a) oil and tempera painting
- b) marble and oil painting
- c) block printing and bronze
- d) oil painting and block printing
2) Definitions
What does eschatology focus on?
- a) Study of death, the afterlife, the end times
- b) Study of the meaning of words
- c) Study of sin
- d) Study of church doctrine
3) U.S. Catholic
Who was the first Catholic to run for the U.S. presidency?
- a) John F. Kennedy
- b) Alfred Smith
- c) Charles Carroll
- d) Cecil Calvert
4) Catholic Hawaii
Which Maui parish was recently spared from brushfires that were burning across the road but were contained before causing damage to the church or school?
- a) Maria Lanakila, Lahaina
- b) St. Ann, Waihee
- c) Christ the King, Kahului
- d) St. Mary, Hana
5) Vatican
This is the Vatican’s flag. What are the colors of the two stripes on the flag? (This isn’t a silly question since we’re printing this in black and white.)
- a) Red and white
- b) Yellow and white
- c) Red and blue
- d) White and blue
6) Popes
Which pope was the first to speak on the radio?
- a) Pius XI
- b) Benedict XV
- c) Pius XII
- d) St. Pius X
7) Catholic Hawaii
The Augustine Educational Foundation recently honored its donors at a Sept. 13 event. The foundation provides need-based tuition assistance to Hawaii Catholic school students. Do you know what year the foundation began?
- a) 1902
- b) 2001
- c) 1996
- d) 1984
Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) a, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d.