As we prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, my Easter wish for all my Quizmaticians is that your faith continues to blossom in the days of Eastertide ahead. Here’s my latest quiz to add to the joy of the season.
1) VESTMENTS
What color vestments do priests and deacons wear during the Easter liturgical season?
- a) red
- b) green
- c) white
- d) purple
2) ART
Which artist sculpted the Pieta, depicting the Blessed Mother holding the body of Jesus?
- a) Da Vinci
- b) Michelangelo
- c) Rodin
- d) None of the above
3) MASS MEDIA
Which of the following clergymen had the No. 1 television show in America in the 1950s?
- a) Padre Pio
- b) Bishop Fulton Sheen
- c) Father Mike Schmitz
- d) Pope John XXIII
4) JUDAISM
What is the name of the traditional meal held during the Jewish celebration of Passover which includes foods symbolic of the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt?
- a) Seder
- b) Matzoh
- c) Hannukah
- d) Challah
5) IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME!
What is the Greek word for the feast of Easter?
- a) Omega
- b) Redemptoris
- c) Pascha
- d) Laetare
6) ON THE CALENDAR
When does the season of Easter end?
- a) Candlemas
- b) Pentecost Sunday
- c) Ascension Sunday
- d) It depends on when the first day of spring occurs
7) EASTER FOOD
What is the term for the cake that is often eaten on Easter Sunday or Easter Monday in many regions of Spain?
- a) Pao duce
- b) Paella
- c) Torta dulce
- d) Mona de Pascua
8) SPORTS
Which legendary major league baseball player was a member of the Knights of Columbus?
- a) Babe Ruth
- b) Mickey Mantle
- c) Roy Hobbes
- d) Jackie Robinson
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) b, 4) a, 5) c, 6) b, 7) d, 8) b