Hello Herald quiztakers,
Thanksgiving is soon, so for you cooks, start throwing up those prayers to St. Lawrence and St. Martha. But hopefully you won’t need to pray to St. Joseph of Cupertino for his intercession while taking this quiz!
1) Catholic Hawaii
Esitio Niuliki, the soon-to-be-ordained priest for the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary U.S. province, is from where?
- a) Fiji
- b) Tonga
- c) Marshall Islands
- d) Wallis and Futuna
2) Liturgical Year
The feast of Christ the King falls on Nov. 24 this year. What is the full, formal title for this feast according to the U.S. liturgical calendar? The Solemnity of ….
- a) Jesus, Prince of Peace
- b) Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
- c) Christ, the Ultimate Royal
- d) the Perpetual Kingdom
3) A to Z Catholic Dictionary
Christian fish symbol
What is the name for the “fish” symbol, a mark of Christianity that originated in the early Christian church and is a Greek acrostic that translates into English as “Jesus Christ, Son of God, [Our] Savior.”
- a) Chi-Rho
- b) INRI
- c) Ichthys
- d) IHS
4) More Catholic Hawaii
After whom is St. George Parish in Waimanalo named?
- a) St. George, the Roman officer who was martyred in the early Christian church
- b) St. George, the dragon slayer
- c) George W. Macfarlane, chamberlain to King Kalakaua
- d) George Chalmers, sugar company manager who arranged for land for the parish
5) Current Events
While he is in Bangkok in late November, Pope Francis will visit with Thailand bishops and Catholic leaders at the Shrine of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung, a missionary and Thai martyr-priest who died in what century?
- a) 16th century
- b) 20th century
- c) 18th century
- d) 2nd century
6) The Vatican
The U.S. bishops have begun their rotation of ad limina apostolorum visits, which should last through early next year. What is the purpose of the ad limina visit?
- a) To make an official visit to the pope
- b) To visit the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul and the Apostles
- c) To visit all of the four major papal basilicas in Rome and Vatican City
- d) A and B
7) True or False
True or False: Thanksgiving is a holy day of obligation in all U.S. dioceses except the Diocese of Honolulu.
- a) True
- b) False
Answers: 1) d, 2) b, 3) c, 4) d, 5) b, 6) d, 7) b