This is the month to break out the sunscreen, the shades ... and those pencils to complete my quiz. Happy head scratching!

1. Liturgy
When the priest is doing the “ablution” during the offertory of the Mass, what is he doing?

a) Washing his hands

b) Pouring a drop of water into the wine

c) Filling the chalice with wine

d) Blessing the gifts in silent prayer

2. Current Events
Pope Benedict XVI’s letter directed to Catholics in this country was published by the Vatican on June 30.

a) Russia

b) Sierra Leone

c) China

d) U.S.

3. Scripture
What book in the Bible comes before Leviticus?

a) Genesis

b) Exodus

c) Numbers

d) Kings

4. Church Trivia
What is a Quinquennial report?

a) The biennial report of the governor to the islands’ religious leaders, named after Hawaii’s first governor William Quinn

b) The annual accounting of the “quinque,” a diocesan bishop’s living expenses

c) The compulsory altar wine safety inspection report

d) The report of the state of the diocese submitted by the bishop to the pope every five years

5. Hawaii’s Beatified
Where was Blessed Damien’s first assignment in Hawaii?

a) Puna district of the Big Island

b) Lahaina, Maui

c) Hana, Maui

d) Kohala, on the Big Island

6. Other Religions
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is the second largest Eastern Catholic Church in the world. It traces its founding to the missionary work of this saint, who landed on the Malabar coast of southwest India in A.D. 52.

a) St. Mary Magdalene

b) St. Paul

c) St. Joseph

d) St. Thomas the Apostle

7. Theology
What is the Beatific Vision?

a) The name of a book of mystical experiences written by St. Teresa of Avila

b) The glorious image and experience of God one experiences in Heaven

c) Another term for the Annunciation

d) The name of the Catholic TV network created by Mother Angelica

8. Saints
Saint Henry celebrates his feast day on July 13. Henry was _______.

a) a baker known for his generosity to the poor

b) a priest who established his own monastic order in 817

c) the Holy Roman Emperor from 972-1024

d) martyred for his beliefs during the time of the early Christian church

9. Vatican II
Which Hawaii bishop attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome from 1962-1965?

a) Bishop John J. Scanlan

b) Bishop James J. Sweeney

c) Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario

d) Bishop Stephen Alencastre

10. Picture

What is the name of this band of wool with six crosses on it given to archbishops as a sign of unity with the pope and a symbol of authority, showing that an archbishop is the “shepherd of his flock”?

a) stole

b) pallium

c) dalmatic

d) scallion

11. Popes
Why did Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger choose Benedict XVI as his name when he became pope?

a) There’s a church rule that every new pontiff selects the name of a pope who lived within the last 100 years.

b) He originally wanted to be Peter II but there can only be one pope named Peter, the first pope.

c) He enjoys eating Eggs Benedict for breakfast every day.

d) He was in part evoking the last pope named Benedict (Benedict XV) and also the sixth century Saint Benedict.

12. Church in Hawaii
How many Catholic parishes are there in Hawaii?