Catholic Trivia!

Last night, we played "Catholic Trivia" after the Tuesday dinner. We did this two years ago with the same questions, but almost all of our active students are freshmen and sophomores.  Unless they read my blog from Jan, 2010, they hadn't heard the questions.  I was hearing confessions during the game, but popped my head in for part of it; they all seemed to enjoy it very much.  And, they did quite well from what I have heard (I don't think as well as the group two years ago who got every question correct except for one - the first question of Round 2).  Each player on the winning team took home a $25 gift card!

These are not the most difficult questions in the Catholic trivia world, but they did get the students thinking. Here are the questions and answers; see how you do!




Catholic Trivia

Round 1

1. All the following are sacraments of initiation except:
a. Baptism
b. Confession
c. Eucharist
d. Confirmation


2. Which pope issued Humanae Vitae:
a. JP II
b. Pope St. Pius X
c. Paul VI
d. John XXIII


3. The first five books of the bible are called the:
a. Pentecost
b. Pentathlon
c. Pentateuch
d. Pentagon


4. The book of prayers used at Mass is called:
a. Missal
b. Missalette
c. Lectionary
d. Sacramentary


5. All the following were Apostles except:
a. Matthew
b. Paul
c. Luke
d. John


6. What year was Jerusalem destroyed:
a. 70 BC
b. 44 AD
c. 70 AD
d. 68 AD


7. Drunkenness is a sin against which commandment:
a. First
b. Fifth
c. Seventh
d. Eighth


8. Which saint translated the bible from Greek into Latin:
a. Augustine
b. John Chrysostom
c. Jerome
d. Hilary


9. In the Beatitudes, Jesus promises that this group of people will see the “beatific vision:”
a. Peacemakers
b. Merciful
c. Pure of heart
d. Meek


10. In which Marian Apparition did the Blessed Mother ask all Catholics to pray the rosary daily for the conversion of sinners:
a. Lourdes
b. Fatima
c. Madjugore
d. La Salette


Round 2

1. Who is the second longest reigning pope:

2. In the gospel of John what is Jesus’ first miracle:

3. The Summa Theologica was written by:

4. What is the name given to the series of 129 Wednesday Audiences delivered by JPII on the meaning of human embodiment:

5. Who administers the sacrament of holy matrimony:

6. How many books are there in the Catholic Bible:

7. The four cardinal virtues are justice, fortitude, prudence and

8. What was the name of the papal bull issued in response to Martin Luther’s criticisms of the Church:

9. What is the name of the 20th C Italian Saint who sacrificed her own life for that of her child and is now the patron St. of the pro-life movement:

10. The first Catholic Church in the United States was founded where:


Final Round

1. At Mass, when does the bread and wine actually become the Body and Blood of Christ?

2. What are the three conditions of a mortal sin?

3. What was the heresy that the Church fought against which said that Jesus was not truly God?

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Answers

Round 1
1 b
2 c
3 c
4 d
5 c
6 c
7 b
8 c
9 c
10 b

Round 2

1 Pius IX
2 Changing water into wine (wedding feast at Cana)
3 Thomas Aquinas
4 Theology of the Body
5 The man and woman
6 73
7 Temperance
8 Exsurge Domine (Rise up Oh Lord)
9 St. Gianna Beretta Molla
10 St. Augustine

Final Rd

1 When the priest says the words, “This is my body”…”this is the cup of my blood”
2 Grave matter, full knowledge, full consent
3 Arianism