Readers, have you ever felt like singer Harry Connick Jr., when he said, “Folks ask me if I’m a practicing Catholic. I tell them ‘Yes. I am.
Gonna keep practicing ‘till I get it right.’” Luckily you can test your Catholic brainpower with this week’s quiz!
1) Catholic celebrities
Speaking of Harry Connick Jr., from which U.S. city that’s rich in Catholic history does the singer hail?
- a) Baltimore, Maryland
- b) Los Angeles, California
- c) New Orleans, Louisiana
- d) St. Augustine, Florida
2) Current events
Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan recently performed in Hawaii. What particular food is he best known for parodying in his comedy routines?
- a) Hot Pockets
- b) club sandwiches
- c) Jell-O
- d) KFC
3) Scripture
This year’s first reading for the Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary comes from Revelations. In it, a pregnant woman is about to give birth. What animal is waiting to devour the baby?
- a) lion
- b) dragon
- c) bull
- d) leopard
4) Scripture, continued
Who wrote the Book of Revelation?
- a) John
- b) Paul
- c) Luke
- d) The author is unknown
5) Around the world
Which continent has the largest number of Catholics today?
- a) Europe
- b) North America
- c) South America
- d) Africa
6) Sacramentals
How many Hail Mary’s do you say in the recitation of the rosary?
- a) 5
- b) 10
- c) 20
- d) 53
7) Popes
What does it mean when the pope speaks “ex cathedra”?
- a) He is infallible.
- b) He is fallible.
- c) He must be sitting in the chair of St. Peter.
- d) He is speaking outside of a church.
Answers: 1) c, 2) a, 3) b, 4) a, 5) c, 6) d, 7) a