Hello fine friends, Happy autumn! Will you fall (har-dee-har) for any of my attempts to stump you in this quiz?
1) Catholic Hawaii
St. Mary Church in Hana, Maui, was rebuilt in 1940 of concrete and reflecting the same style as which Oahu church?
- a) Sacred Heart, Punahou
- b) St. Augustine, Waikiki
- c) St. Patrick, Kaimuki
- d) St. Joseph, Waipahu
2) Popes
Last issue I asked you a question about Pope Pius IX. How many Pope Pius’ have there been in Catholic Church history?
- a) 9
- b) 10
- c) 12
- d) 14
3) Bishops
What is the specific name of the color that bishops and archbishops wear which distinguishes them from monsignors and cardinals?
- a) amaranth red
- b) scarlet
- c) Tyrian purple
- d) fuchsia fidelis
4) What’s that?
You’d see bobeches in a church doing what?
- a) Around candles catching dripping candlewax
- b) Covering the ambo
- c) Being passed around to collect offertory donations
- d) Soothing or distracting their grandchildren
5) All Souls Day
To celebrate All Souls Day in Italy it has been the tradition to make cookies (the ingredients of which vary by region) in the shape of what?
- a) ghosts
- b) crosses
- c) headstones
- d) bones
6) Bible
How many people did Jesus raise from the dead according to the Gospels?
- a) 1
- b) 2
- c) 3
- d) 4
7) Rosary
Which is NOT one of the Joyful Mysteries?
- a) The Annunciation
- b) The Visitation
- c) The Nativity of Our Lord
- d) The Baptism of the Lord
Answers: 1) c, 2) c, 3) a, 4) a, 5) d, 6) c, 7) d
