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Trivia - March 5
Posted by paul fritz on 3/02/23
Question: Who ate locusts and honey while he was in the wilderness?
Answer: John the Baptist (Matthew 3:4)
Trivia - February 26
Posted by paul fritz on 2/24/23
Question: Who was the disciple of Jesus charged with keeping track of their money?
Answer: Judas Iscariot kept the "common purse" (John 12:6)
Trivia - February 19
Posted by paul fritz on 2/16/23
Question: Which is the larger body of water—Dead Sea or Sea of Galilee?
Answer: The very salty Dead Sea is larger than the freshwater Sea of Galilee.
Trivia - February 12
Posted by paul fritz on 2/11/23
Question: What does the Latin abbreviation INRI stand for? And where do we usually find it?
Answer: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (the inscription placed over Christ's head on the Crucifix) This is Latin for Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
Trivia - February 5
Posted by paul fritz on 2/03/23
Question: Who was the first bishop in the United States? Hint: He was approved in 1789 by Pope Pius VI.
Answer: Bishop John Carroll
January 29
Posted by paul fritz on 1/26/23
Question: What are the “Deuterocanonical” books?
Answer: Called the Apcorypha by Protestants, seven books of the Old Testament: Tobias, Judith, Baruch, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, First and Second Machabees; also certain additions to Esther and Daniel. These books were included in the Jewish Septuagint and adopted as canon by ... Read More »
Trivia - January 22
Posted by paul fritz on 1/19/23
Question: What was Saint Matthew’s occupation before Christ called him to be an Apostle?A) PhysicianB) Tent MakerC) Tax CollectorD) ScribeE) AstronomerF) Deacon
Answer: C) Tax Collector
Trivia - January 15
Posted by paul fritz on 1/12/23
Question: Who was selected Pope because a dove landed on him and it was taken as a sign from God?
Answer: Pope St. Fabian (Pope from 236 to 250)
Trivia - January 8
Posted by paul fritz on 1/05/23
Question: Which saint is known as the “Seraphic Doctor” and was the subject of much of Pope Benedict XVI’s theological studies?
Answer: St. Bonaventure
read morehttps://catholicinsight.com/the-seraphic-bonaventure/
Trivia - January 1
Posted by paul fritz on 12/30/22
Question: Who is the Saint known as the Doctor Marianus because of his many writings on the Blessed Virgin Mary? A) St Thomas AquinasB) St Albert the GreatC) St Anselm of CanterburyD) St BonaventureE) St Bernard of ClairvauxF) St Teresa of Avila
Answer: C) St Anselm ... Read More »