Happy summer, Herald quiz takers! Time for some more outdoor sports! Speaking of that, where in the Bible is the first tennis match mentioned? When Joseph served in the Pharaoh’s court!
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1) Current Events
Servant of God Brother Joseph Dutton’s sainthood process is moving forward after Bishop Silva recently made an edict initiating an inquiry for his cause on the diocesan level. True or false: Brother Dutton was a Sacred Hearts religious brother.
- a) True
- b) False
2) Liturgical year
Two Sundays after Pentecost, the Catholic Church marks the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The day after is what memorial or solemnity?
- a) The Immaculate Heart of Mary
- b) The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- c) The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
- d) There is no particular memorial or solemnity the day after.
3) Scripture
The Gospel reading from the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time this year (Mark 4:35-41) is about what famous story involving Jesus and the disciples?
- a) The loaves and fishes
- b) Not recognizing Jesus on the road
- c) Jesus asleep on a boat during a storm before calming the waters
- d) Jesus calling the first disciples to be fishers of men
4) A to Z Catholic Dictionary
What does the word “genuflect” mean?
- a) Give an honest confession to a priest
- b) When multiple generations come together for reflection
- c) To bend deeply at the waist
- d) To kneel on one leg as a sign of respect
5) Saints
St. Romuald (feast day: June 19) founded the hermetic Camaldolese Benedictines in the 11th century in what country?
- a) Italy
- b) Spain
- c) Romania
- d) Hungary
6) Catholic Hawaii
In what year was the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace’s cornerstone laid?
- a) 1790
- b) 1840
- c) 1901
- d) 1922
7) Scripture
On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
- a) Mt. Ararat
- b) Mt. of Olives
- c) Mt. Tabor
- d) Mt. Sinai
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) d, 5) a, 6) b, 7) d