Browsing the September 2017 archive of Blog

Trivia - October 1

Posted by paul fritz on 9/30/17

Question: What book did early Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?Answer: The Bible

Trivia - September 24

Posted by paul fritz on 9/22/17

Question: What fruit is depicted in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of the "Last Supper", even though it did not arrive in the Holy Land until long after Jesus' death?Answer: OrangesRead more:http://www.artinsociety.com/on-the-trail-of-the-last-supper.html

Trivia - September 17

Posted by paul fritz on 9/22/17

Question: Rosaries, relics, medals, crucifixes, and scapulars are all examples of "sacred signs" which bear a resemblance to what? and therefore are called what?Answer: sacraments and sacramentalsRead more:https://www.osv.com/Article/TabId/493/ArtMID/13569/ArticleID/16133/What-Are-Sacramentals.aspx

Trivia - September 10

Posted by paul fritz on 9/09/17

Question: Which saint translated the Bible from Greek to Latin?Answer: St. Jerome

Trivia - September 3

Posted by paul fritz on 9/02/17

Question: Which apostle do the Gospels mention more often than all of the others put together?Answer: Peter.