Hi ho, my quizzically inclined friends! The fall season is upon us … cooler weather, pumpkin spice lattes and football … LOTS of football. Let’s see how well you fare with my quiz of timely Catholic trivia tidbits.
1) SAINTS
Most of us know that St. Teresa of Kolkata did most of her saintly work among the peoples of India. But do you know in which country she was born?
a) India … duh!
b) North Macedonia
c) South Sudan
d) Italy
2) WORKS OF MERCY
Which of these is NOT one of the spiritual works of mercy?
a) To bear patiently those who wrong you
b) To shelter the homeless
c) To comfort the afflicted
d) To counsel the doubtful
3) ANGELS
Sept. 29 is the feast of the Archangels, three of whom are named in Scripture. Which of the following is NOT one of the three?
a) Michael
b) Raphael
c) Ishmael
d) Gabriel
4) THE ROSARY
The Annunciation belongs to which set of mysteries?
a) Joyful
b) Luminous
c) Sorrowful
d) Glorious
5) SCRIPTURE
Complete this line from the Gospel of John: “I am the ____ and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
a) Lord
b) Way
c) Messiah
d) Savior
6) LITURGY
What term refers to the washing of a priest’s thumbs and index fingers during the Liturgy of the Eucharist?
a) Ablution
b) Absolution
c) Anamnesis
d) Analavabo
7) TV STARS
What network TV star was beatified on Sept. 24, 2026?
a) Mother Angelica
b) Archbishop Fulton Sheen
c) Danny Thomas
d) Loretta Young
8) 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 people assembled to review papal encyclicals before publication
d) The flat top of a fixed or consecrated altar
Answers: 1) b, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) b, 6) a, 7) b, 8) d