I’m as joyful as a June bug, quizzicals! Summer is here, and it’s time for easy, breezy days ahead. Take this quiz at your leisure, and enjoy learning a new thing or two about our awesome Catholic faith.
1) Saints
Our Lady of Aparecida is the patroness for which South American country?
a) Bolivia
b) Brazil
c) Paraguay
d) Uruguay
2) Scripture
In which Gospel is St. Joachim, the father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, first mentioned?
a) Luke
b) Mark
c) Matthew
d) He is not mentioned in the Bible
3) Calendar
We are entering Ordinary Time in the Catholic liturgical calendar. This extended stretch of Ordinary Time culminates Nov. 20, the Sunday before Advent begins. Which solemnity is commemorated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time?
a) Christ the King
b) Holy Family
c) Corpus Christi
d) Pentecost
4) Popes
Which pope preceded St. John XXIII, reigning from 1939-1958?
a) Pius XII
b) Paul VI
c) St. Pius X
d) Benedict XV
5) Devotions
What is the Fifth Luminous Mystery of the rosary?
a) The Baptism of Jesus
b) The Wedding at Cana
c) The Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper
d) The Annunciation
6) Church in Hawaii
On which island can you find the only local church named for St. John Vianney?
a) Maui
b) Kauai
c) Big Island
d) Oahu
7) Current events — sports
The National Basketball Association’s 2015-2016 season culminates this month. Here’s a basketball question in honor of the NBA playoffs: Which current point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers is a graduate of St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California?
a) Stephen Curry
b) Daiman Lillard
c) C.J. McCollum
d) Klay Thompson
Answers: 1) b, 2) d, 3) a, 4) a, 5) c, 6) d, 7) b
