Mes amis du quiz, we’re entering a short stretch of Ordinary Time in the Church year, an “amuse bouche” of sorts between Christmas and Lent, and I’m here to keep you sharp with another quiz. Bonne chance!
1) BIBILICAL ARCHEOLOGY
What famous Biblical object was made of wood and measured 52 inches long, 32 inches wide and 31 inches high?
- a) Noah’s Ark
- b) The manger of the Christ Child
- c) Ark of the Covenant
- d) The Dead Sea scroll
2) SAINTLY PRESENCE
What saint is the patron of writers and journalists as well as the patron of the deaf?
- a) St. John Bosco
- b) St. Frances de Sales
- c) St. John Vianney
- d) St. Elizabeth of Hungary
3) MEMENTO MORI
What religious practice developed from the early Christian tradition of celebrating special Masses for the Dead for nine consecutive days?
- a) The rosary
- b) Benediction
- c) Eucharistic fasting
- d) The novena
4) VOCATIONS
Members of which religious order use the initials “SSCC” after their names?
- a) Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
- b) Benedictines
- c) Jesuits
- d) Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
5) CONVERSION MOMENT
Where was Saul (later Paul) going when he was knocked to the ground, blinded, and heard the voice of Jesus saying to him “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
- a) Tarsus
- b) Jerusalem
- c) Damascus
- d) Ephesus
6) PROPHETIC MESSAGE
The prophet Jonah preached a message of conversion to the people of the city of Nineveh. In what modern country was Nineveh located?
- a) Iran
- b) Iraq
- c) Israel
- d) Egypt
7) ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE
The Diocese of Honolulu is considered to be part of the metropolitan archdiocese of which city?
- a) Los Angeles
- b) Seattle
- c) San Diego
- d) San Francisco
8) THE VATICAN
Which of these dicasteries (departments) is NOT part of the Roman Curia?
- a) Dicastery for Justice and Charity
- b) Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
- c) Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
- d) Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) d, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) d, 8) a