Greetings, fellow Quizmaniacs! Be well and enjoy my latest challenges!
1) MARIAN DEVOTION
Our Lady of Dong Lu is a title given to our Blessed Mother in reference to which country?
- a) Japan
- b) Vietnam
- c) China
- d) Thailand
2) THE ASCENSION
Tradition says that Jesus ascended to heaven from the Mount of Olives, which is located near what village?
- a) Bethlehem
- b) Bethany
- c) Magdala
- d) Nazareth
3) RELIGIOUS ORDERS
Which religious order was founded in 1852 by Philibert de Bruillard, bishop of Grenoble, France?
- a) Order of Cistercians
- b) Society of Jesus
- c) Franciscans
- d) Missionaries of La Salette
4) SCRIPTURE
In Acts 17:22, Paul preaches on a temple hill known as the Areopagus and compliments the people for having an altar dedicated to:
- a) The risen Christ
- b) An unknown god
- c) The 10 commandments
- d) The Greek god Zeus
5) SAINTS
For which of the following is St. Bede the Venerable, whose feast day is May 25, known?
- a) He wrote “The Ecclesiastical History of the English Church and People”
- b) He was put to death by English King Henry VIII
- c) He was archbishop of Canterbury
- d) He invented a method of making rosary beads that is still in use today
6) PRAYERS
Fill in the blank from the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, _____.”
- a) Joy
- b) Hope
- c) Pardon
- d) Healing
7) THE CREED
In the Nicene Creed, we state our belief that Jesus is “consubstantial with the Father.” What does “consubstantial” mean?
- a) Jesus is fully God and fully human
- b) Jesus and God the Father are one and the same
- c) Jesus was God the Father acting as if he was human
- d) Jesus was similar to God the father
8) LITURGY
What is the name for the sink, usually located in the sacristy, that drains directly into the ground and is used to properly dispose of sacred elements, reuniting them with the earth in a way that respects the blessing they received?
- a) Aspergillum
- b) Sacrarium
- c) Thurible
- d) Purificator
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) d, 4) b, 5) a, 6) c, 7) b, 8) b
