Catholic trivia

Here you'll find an archive including all the Catholic trivia questions that have been posted on The Criterion Online Edition. Enjoy!

 

Who was the Archbishop of Indianapolis before Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara, who died in 1992?

Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein
Archbishop George J. Biskup
Archbishop Paul C. Schulte
Archbishop Joseph Elmer Ritter

What is the name of the special bell that hangs inside a minor basilica?

Penumbra
Tintinnabulum
Brittium
No special bell hangs inside a minor basilica

What is going to be the name of Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical, to be released on Jan. 25?

Deus Caritas Est
Redemptor Hominis
Evangelium Vitae
Cooperatores Veritatis

When did The Criterion launch its current online edition?

March 25, 1995
January 1, 2005
July 1, 1996
January 13, 2005

Who was the last pope to keep his own name?

Marinus I
Stephen V
Marcellus II
St. Hilary

Who said, “God does not expect us to do everything, only that which we can do”?

St. Vincent de Paul
St. Katherine Drexel
Blessed Mother Theodore Guérin
St. Paul

Who designed the red, yellow, and blue uniforms worn by the Swiss guards?

Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Giorgio Armani
None of the above

Pope John Paul II is the first Polish pope in the history of the Church, but how many English popes have there been?

1
3
5
6

What did Peter di Morone do that was so unusual?

As pope, he retracted a papal teaching after it was rejected by the Church
As archbishop of Milan, he wrote hymns that Catholics still sing
As Pope Celestine V, he resigned the papacy
As bishop of Salerno, he excommunicated members of the local mafia

What day in December 1965 did the Second Vatican Council end?

December 1
December 8
December 15
December 25

Chronologically, which biblical canticle happened first?

Canticle of Zechariah
Canticle of Mary
Canticle of Simeon
All three happened on the same day

Who said, “God does not expect us to do everything, only that which we can do”?

St. Vincent de Paul
St. Katherine Drexel
Blessed Mother Theodore Guérin
St. Paul

What vestment is worn only by the pope and metropolitan archbishops and patriarchs ?

Miter
Zuchetto
Pallium
Amice

Which Sunday of the year used to be known—among other names—as Quasimodo Sunday?

Second Sunday of Easter
Any Sunday on which a feast of Our Lady (Notre Dame) occurred
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Advent

What is the motto of Pope John Paul II?

Ora et labora
Sursum corda
Totus tuus
Deo volente

What is "Bright Week"?

The week following Easter
The week following Epiphany
The eight days of Chanukah
The week following Christmas

What is the meaning of the word "catholic"?

"Holy"
"Universal"
"Undivided"
"Church"

Who was the last pope to resign his office?

Pope Pius VII
Pope John XXIII
Gregory I
Celestine V

What was the original name of the newspaper that is now The Criterion?

The Catholic Miscellany
The Indiana Register
The Indiana Catholic
The Catholic Defender

When was the Second Vatican Council first called for?

1968
1952
1958
1962

 

 

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