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Trivia - December 26
Posted by paul fritz on 12/25/21
Question: Which Christmas Carol was written as a Catechism song for young Catholics?
Bonus question: It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known usually only to members of the Church. How many of these hidden meanings do you know?
Answer: 12 ... Read More »
Trivia - December 19
Posted by paul fritz on 12/17/21
Question: A beloved saint brought us a most beloved Christmas tradition. Who created the first Nativity scene?Bonus question: Where was this first Nativity scene created?
Answer: St. Francis of Asissi
Bonus answer: In a cave near Greccio, Italy
read morehttps://www.learnreligions.com/christmas-nativity-scene-saint-francis-assisi-124443
Trivia - December 12
Posted by paul fritz on 12/11/21
Question: Who is Jesus’ cousin?A) DavidB) JamesC) PeterD) JohnE) Jesus had no cousins
Answer: This is a debated topic. There is an argument that both B) James and D) John, both sons of Zebedee are first cousins to Jesus by their mother Salome, who was Mary's sister.
John the ... Read More »
Trivia - December 5
Posted by paul fritz on 12/03/21
Question: As Catholics, we see the Chi Rho symbol, a symbol that looks like a “P” with an “X” superimposed over it, almost daily. What does it represent?
Answer: It is a christogram and is a symbol of Christ. It is a combination of the first ... Read More »
Trivia - November 28
Posted by paul fritz on 11/27/21
Question: 1400 years after this Saint’s death, her body was discovered to be still intact. Who is this Saint whose body was incorrupt, when her casket was uncovered?
Answer: St. Cecilia
read morehttps://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/st-cecilia.html
Trivia - November 21
Posted by paul fritz on 11/20/21
Question: How many men have “sat” in the Chair of Peter, that is to say, served as Pope?
Answer: 266 (actually 264... Benedict IX appears 3 times)
read moreList Of The Popes Of The Catholic Church | uCatholic
Trivia - November 14
Posted by paul fritz on 11/13/21
Question: Which Church is officially the Cathedral Church of Rome? It was given to the Bishop of Rome in the 4th century, and remains the most important Church in the world to this day.
Answer: St. John Lateran
Trivia - November 7
Posted by paul fritz on 11/05/21
Question: St. Jude Thaddeus was one of the twelve apostles, as well as a relative of our Lord and of St. James the Less. With what Saint does he share his feast day? What is he the patron saint of?
Answer: St. Jude's feast day of October ... Read More »
Trivia - October 31
Posted by paul fritz on 10/30/21
Question: Which book of the Bible was written by a Queen?
Answer: Book of Esther. Esther was a Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus
Trivia - October 24
Posted by paul fritz on 10/21/21
Question: One of America’s greatest storytellers, Mark Twain, spent years researching and writing a fascinating and historically accurate account of which well-known Saint? Mark Twain considered this to be his most important work.
Answer: St. Joan of Arc