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Ok readers,
Here’s one for you. How does Moses make tea? He brews it. Get it?! Hebrews? Ok, if I have to explain it, it’s not as funny. Maybe this quiz will fare better.
– H.C. Harold
1) Catholic Hawaii
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is largely made out of what less common building material?
- a) straw and mud bricks
- b) coral blocks
- c) lava rock
- d) petrified wood
2) Scripture
The Sunday, June 23, Responsorial Psalm from Psalm 110 includes the refrain “You are a priest forever, in the line of ____.” Which king is mentioned in this psalm, often sung at priestly ordinations?
- a) Abram
- b) Israel
- c) David
- d) Melchizedek
(Photo from Marmoutier Abbey, Alsace, France. Via Ralph Hammann – Wikimedia Commons)
3) Saints
June 21 is the feast day of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian Jesuit saint after whom Gonzaga University is named. He died at the young age of 23. What caused his death?
- a) He was murdered like his two brothers before him.
- b) He suffered from epileptic fits, one of which killed him.
- c) He caught the plague while treating plague victims.
- d) He was mauled by dogs.
4) Popes
Which pope made popular the “Five Finger Prayer” for children?
- a) Pope John Paul II
- b) Pope Benedict XVI
- c) Pope Francis
- d) Pope John XXIII
5) Liturgy
A cochlear used to be used at Mass in the Roman Catholic Church until around the 17th century. What is a cochlear?
- a) A device used to project the voice of a speaker such as a lector or priest
- b) A communion spoon
- c) A type of garment worn by altar servers
- d) An ornate staff used by the local bishop
6) Latin
What does the Latin phrase “Dominus vobiscum” mean?
- a) The Lord be with you.
- b) Dominate evil.
- c) Almighty God
- d) We lift them up to the Lord.
7) Current events
A recent California law is causing concern within the Catholic Church because of its rules regarding what Catholic issue?
- a) Abortion
- b) Legalizing drugs
- c) Allowing euthanasia for children
- d) Breaking the seal of confession
Answers: 1) b, 2) d, 3) c, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a, 7) d
