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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

 

 

 

Trivia - October 17

Posted by paul fritz on 10/16/21

Question: Pope Adrian IV was the only Pope from which European country? He is known for handing Ireland over to King Henry II of England.

 

 

 

Answer: England

Read morehttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Nicholas-Breakspear-Pope-Adrian-IV/ 

 

Trivia - October 10

Posted by paul fritz on 10/10/21

Question: What did the first Church council (Council of Elvira) in Spain forbid new bishops, priests and deacons from having?A)    GoldB)    WivesC)    HorsesD)    GunsE)    Bibles

 

 

 

 

Answer: B) Wives

Read more https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/religion-and-philosophy/apologetics/celibacy-in-the-priesthood.html 

 

Trivia - October 3

Posted by paul fritz on 10/01/21

Question: After a holy man or woman dies, how much time must elapse before their cause can be officially considered for the first step towards sainthood (canonization)?

 

 

 

Answer: five years

Read morewww.bbc.co.uk/newsround/32772092