Quiz-heads, Remember that joke? “Today’s going great so far, Lord. I haven’t been mean, grumpy, selfish or angry. But I’m about to get out of bed and start my day, Lord, so please help me.” Well, be prepared readers. It may not be the start of a tough day, but it is the start of a tough quiz. (Maybe I’ll throw in an easy one or two.)
1. Current Events
What country’s Catholic bishops’ conference issued a statement recently saying they are against a proposed country-wide ban of the construction of minarets (mosque towers) because the initiative goes against religious tolerance and “our Christian values and the democratic principles in our country.” (See page 22)
- a) France
- b) Turkey
- c) Switzerland
- d) Mozambique
2. Catholic Hawaii
In our last issue (Sept. 4) we had a story on the 100th anniversary of what Hawaii Catholic school?
- a) St. John the Baptist School
- b) Maryknoll School
- c) Damien Memorial School
- d) Sacred Hearts Academy
3. Scripture
What is the Golden Rule?
- a) “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
- b) “This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.”
- c) “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
- d) “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
4. Saints
Born Tomas Garcia Martinez in 1486, this Spanish Augustinian, scholar and archbishop celebrates his feast day Sept. 18. By what name is he most known? Hints: His surname is the same as his birthplace and an American Catholic university is named for him.
- a) Martin de Porres
- b) Thomas Villanova
- c) Duquesne
- d) Ignatius of Loyola
5. Picture
Can you identify this bishop, consecrating the new St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Kalihi in 1963?
- a) Bishop Stephen Alencastre
- b) Bishop Joseph Ferrario
- c) Bishop John J. Scanlan
- d) Bishop James J. Sweeney
6. Hawaii’s Beatified
In what city in Belgium were Father Damien de Veuster’s remains reburied in 1936?
- a) Brussels
- b) Tremeloo
- c) Louvain
- d) Bruges
7. Vatican II
The Second Vatican Council was just one of many Catholic Ecumenical Councils the Church has held over 1700 years. How many have there been?
8. Church Trivia
When you talk about a bishop’s “cathedra” to what does it refer?
- a) the bishop’s chair he sits in while presiding at a cathedral or co-cathedral
- b) the symbolic “seat” from which he oversees a diocese
- c) the joint description of his staff and miter
- d) a and b
- e) b and c
9. Scripture
Which of these names is not found in the bible?
- a) Oprah
- b) Nimrod
- c) Kish
- d) Dorcas
Answers: 1) c, 2) d, 3) a, 4) b, 5) d, 6) c, 7) b, 8) d, 9) a