Happy Thanksgiving, Heraldians! To show my gratitude for your support of our quiz, I’ve put together another cornucopia of Catholic trivia. I hope the light of knowledge and of our faith will be with you and your loved ones as we enter into Advent.
1) Saints
Many Catholics begin a popular “Christmas novena” to this saint, one of Jesus’ apostles, on his Nov. 30 feast day. Which saint, who is also the patron of Scotland and Russia, am I speaking of?
- a) St. Andrew
- b) St. Philip
- c) St. Thomas
- d) St. Peter
2) Scripture
The First Readings for each Sunday of Advent this year come from which Old Testament book?
- a) Isaiah
- b) Jeremiah
- c) Joshua
- d) Genesis
3) Devotions
Fill in the blank: “The Visitation” is the Second ______ Mystery of the rosary.
- a) Luminous
- b) Joyful
- c) Glorious
- d) Sorrowful
4) Popes
St. Linus was the second Catholic pope, his reign beginning after St. Peter. Who followed St. Linus as the third pope?
- a) St. Clement I
- b) St. Anacletus
- c) St. Evaristus
- d) St. Alexander I
5) Religious orders
What is the title of the magazine published by the Redemptorists?
- a) Guideposts magazine
- b) America magazine
- c) Liguorian magazine
- d) Catholic Digest magazine
6) Church in Hawaii
Sacred Hearts Father Ulrich Taube helped build the original structure of which Kalihi church in 1916?
- a) St. Theresa Church
- b) St. John the Baptist Church
- c) St. Anthony Church
- d) Our Lady of the Mount Church
7) Terms
The word “liturgy” comes from the Greek word “leitourgia.” What does leitourgia translate to in English?
- a) “Reading of the Gospel”
- b) “Religious rite”
- c) “Proper ceremony”
- d) “Work/service of the people”
Answers: 1) a, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b, 5) c, 6) c, 7) d
