Browsing the August 2022 archive of Blog

Trivia - August 28

Posted by paul fritz on 8/25/22

Question: Where is the largest stained glass window in the world?  And from where did the inspiration for its design come from?

 

 

 

Answer: Wow, there are a lot of claimed records concerning stained glass windows. Here are three of them. Interestingly, all are in the USA.

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Trivia - August 21

Posted by paul fritz on 8/19/22

Question: Who is the Saint that was the mother of St. Augustine?

 

 

 

Answer: St. Monica

 

Trivia - August 14

Posted by paul fritz on 8/12/22

Question: How long did Pope John Paul I reign as pope?

 

 

Answer: 33 days from August 26, 1978 to September 28, 1978.

 

 

Trivia - August 7

Posted by paul fritz on 8/05/22

Question: In 1854, Pope Pius IX donated a marble block for the construction of what U.S. building?A)  Union StationB)  The PentagonC)  The White HouseD)  National CathedralE)  The Washington MonumentF)  The U.S. Supreme Court

 

 

Answer: E) The Washington Monument

Was this block ever installed?https://boundarystones.weta.org/2013/07/16/mystery-popes-stone