Greetings, Quizicalists! St. Francis de Sales said, “Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.” The Quiz awaits to try your patience!
1) ON THE CALENDAR
How long is the season of Lent in 2024?
- a) 40 days
- b) 44 days
- c) 50 days
- d) 100 days
2) LENTEN PRACTICES
There are three pillars of Lent. Which of these is NOT one of them?
- a) adoration
- b) almsgiving
- c) fasting
- d) prayer
3) LITURGY
Which two parts of the Mass are NOT sung during Lent?
- a) Confiteor and Agnus Dei
- b) Creed and Gloria
- c) Gloria and Alleluia
- d) Our Father and Alleluia
4) MARIAN DEVOTION
Which set of mysteries of the holy rosary are traditionally prayed on Thursdays?
- a) Luminous
- b) Glorious
- c) Joyful
- d) Sorrowful
5) WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE!
What sign did God give Noah as a promise to never again destroy the world by a flood?
- a) a burning bush
- b) a ram caught in a thicket
- c) a rainbow
- d) a pillar of fire
6) DOING GOD’S WORK
What saint established the religious order known as the Missionaries of Charity?
- a) Francis Xavier
- b) Teresa of Calcutta
- c) Mother Cabrini
- d) Padre Pio
7) CATHOLIC VOCABULARY
What Latin phrase refers to the doctrine of papal infallibility and translates as “from the chair”?
- a) Ad altare Dei
- b) In solidum spiritus
- c) Ex cathedra
- d) De legis
8) HEBREW SCRIPTURES
According to the Book of Exodus, what prophet was the brother of Miriam and the son of Jochebed?
- a) Joshua
- b) Jonah
- c) Isaiah
- d) Moses
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) c, 8) d
