Greetings and salutations, my quizzically inclined friends! ’Tis the season of pumpkin spice lattes and pigskin prognostications. Enjoy my latest trivialities!
1) CHURCH HISTORY
By what name were the earliest followers of Jesus known?
a) Neo-catechumenates
b) People of the Way
c) Mystigogists
d) Theofilus Christus
2) SCRIPTURE
Which of the following women in Scripture does NOT have a book in the Bible named for her?
a) Judith
b) Ruth
c) Naomi
d) Esther
3) CHURCH IN HAWAII
What is the name of the organization that provides financial assistance to families of Catholic school students in our diocese?
a) Marianne Cope Trust
b) Catholic Relief
c) Human Resource Agency
d) Augustine Educational Foundation
4) LITURGICAL VOCABULARY
What is a “mensa”?
a) The small metal container used to hold consecrated hosts for the sick
b) The bowl for washing a priest’s hands at the start of the Liturgy of the Eucharist
c) The group of clergy who review liturgical reforms before publication
d) The flat top of a consecrated altar
5) ARCHITECTURE
Which of these famous works of art is found in St. Peter’s Basilica?
a) Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”
b) Michelangelo’s “Pieta”
c) Raphael’s “Madonna”
d) Sandro Botticelli’s “Venus”
6) RELIGIOUS ORDERS
Which of the following universities was NOT founded by the Jesuits?
a) Boston College
b) Creighton
c) Gonzaga
d) Villanova
7) ANGELS
Which archangel is mentioned in the Book of Revelation?
a) Michael
b) Gabriel
c) Raphael
d) Seraphim
8) SAINTS
St. Jerome, whose feast day is celebrated on Sept. 30, is responsible for what achievement?
a) Wrote “The City of God”
b) Discovered the tomb of Mary Magdalene
c) Translated the Bible into Latin
d) Established the Order of Friars Major
Answers: 1) b, 2) c, 3) d, 4) d, 5) b, 6) d, 7) a, 8) c