Happy New Year, Quizmates! Enjoy this “all-Advent” quiz.
1) ADVENT VESTMENTS
What liturgical color is worn on Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent?
- a) violet
- b) rose
- c) blue
- d) green
2) ADVENT VOCABULARY
The season of Advent gets its name from the Latin word “adventus,” which means:
- a) “arrival”
- b) “waiting”
- c) “anticipation”
- d) “penance”
3) ADVENT CUSTOMS
In which country did the tradition of making Advent wreaths begin?
- a) France
- b) United States
- c) Italy
- d) Germany
4) ADVENT ART
What name is given to the artistic representations displayed during Advent showing symbols of the ancestors of Jesus?
- a) Christmastide
- b) creche
- c) Jesse tree
- d) Candelmas
5) ADVENT PRAYER
What is the name given to the special prayers sung during evening prayer during Advent?
- a) “Gaudete Hymns”
- b) “O Antiphons”
- c) “Psalms of Joy”
- d) “Litany of the Saints”
6) ADVENT LITURGY
Which part of the Mass is not said or sung during Advent?
- a) Confiteor
- b) Gloria
- c) Our Father
- d) Lamb of God
7) ADVENT SAINT
What saint’s feast day is celebrated during Advent in Scandinavian countries with a “festival of light”?
- a) St. Lucy
- b) St. Cecilia
- c) St. Ann
- d) St. Nicholas
8) ADVENT TRADITIONS
What 400-year-old Mexican celebration commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem?
- a) Misa de Gallo
- b) Dia del Nino
- c) Alebrijes
- d) Las Posadas
Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) c, 5) b, 6) b, 7) a, 8) d