Hello quiz fans, as we approach the end of the great month of October, many things must be on your mind, like Halloween, All Saints Day and early Christmas carols at Longs. But take a break and enjoy the brain teasers below. You will be so much the better for it.1. Saints
St. Hilarion (feast day: Oct. 21) is celebrated for what?
- a) his great sense of humor.
- b) preaching in every European country
- c) being a renowned artist
- d) founding monasticism in Palestine
2. Popes
Pope John Paul II became pope in what year?
- a) 1978
- b) 1974
- c) 1979
- d) 1977
3. Religious Orders
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice founded this religious order in Ireland in 1802 with the goal of providing a solid Catholic education to poor children
- a) Brotherhood of Hope
- b) Teaching Brothers of Christ
- c) Congregation of Christian Brothers
- d) Brothers of Christian Instruction of St. Gabriel
4. Current Events
With 154 men from 28 dioceses attending it, this seminary currently has the highest college seminary enrollment in the United States.
- a) St. Joseph College Seminary in Chicago, Ill.
- b) Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.
- c) Mount Saint Mary’s College and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.
- d) St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, Minn.
5. Hawaii’s Beatified
Blessed Damien received what royal honor?
- a) Royal Order of Lono
- b) Royal Order of Kalakaua
- c) Royal Blue Honor of Belgium
- d) Medallion of the Monarchy
6. Scripture
Which of these people was not one of the Twelve Apostles?
- a) St. Mark
- b) St. Andrew
- c) St. Bartholomew
- d) St. James
7. Devotions
How many Stations of the Cross are there?
8. Other Religions
This religion is one of the world’s youngest faiths and was officially founded in Iran in 1863 by a man named Baha’u’llah. It places importance on unity and equality among all people and religions.
- a) Sikhism
- b) Shinto
- c) Jainism
- d) Baha’i
9. Church in Hawaii
The first Catholic missionaries to Hawaii, members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts from France, were led by this priest.
- a) Father Arsene D’Avignon
- b) Father Alexis Bachelot
- c) Father Rene Paulo
- d) Father Pierre Paspartout
10. Picture
Can you name this Vatican chapel, which has a ceiling painted by Michelangelo? There is another lesser known chapel in St. Mary Major with the same name.
- a) St. Michael’s Chapel
- b) Sistine Chapel
- c) Borghese Chapel
- d) Chapel of Angelica
11. Church Trivia
What is a Prie-Dieu?
- a) a request to God for one’s prayers to be answered
- b) a set of common prayers said by Catholics
- c) a kneeler or bench appropriate to kneel on while praying
- d) a fixed meal cost at a Catholic fundraiser
12. Vatican II
Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Which pope closed it in 1965?
- a) Paul VI
- b) John Paul I
- c) Pius XII
- d) Pius XI