Much like that basket of Halloween candy you’ll be getting next week, this week’s quiz contains a hodgepodge of sweet treats, my Herald Crew!
1) SCRIPTURE
The famous folk-rock song “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” contains lines from which book in the Bible?
a) Proverbs
b) Revelation
c) Ecclesiastes
d) Genesis
2) SAINTS
Which of these saints DID NOT experience the “Stigmata,” in which the wounds of Christ appeared on their bodies?
a) St. Gemma Galgani
b) St. Pio of Pietrelcina
c) St. Francis of Assisi
d) St. Teresa of Kolkata
3) CHURCH IN HAWAII
Which of the early Sacred Hearts missionaries to Hawaii died at sea and is buried on the tiny reef island of Na in the Caroline Islands?
a) Father Alex Bachelot
b) Father Louis Maigret
c) Father Stephen Alencastre
d) Father Jorge Bergoglio
4) CLERGY
Which Catholic clergy wear a purple “zucchetto” (skullcap)?
a) Monsignors
b) Bishops
c) Deacons
d) Cardinals
5) CHURCH HISTORY
Before his separation from the Catholic Church, what religious order was Martin Luther a part of?
a) Franciscans
b) Jesuits
c) Dominicans
d) Augustinians
6) PAPAL DOCUMENTS
What was the major focus of Pope John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in Terris”?
a) Climate change
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Poverty
d) Rights of immigrants
7) VOCABULARY
What is a “papal nuncio”?
a) An official teaching of the church
b) A diplomatic ambassador from the Holy See
c) A hat worn by the Holy Father at special liturgies
d) Land owned by the Vatican
8) GEOGRAPHY
Which country has the most Catholic saints?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Italy
d) Germany
Answers: 1) c, 2) d, 3) a, 4) b, 5) d, 6) b, 7) b, 8) c