Category: Religion

1. Who was St. John the Baptist’s father? a) Abraham b) Isaac c) Jacob d) Zacharias 2. Who was St. John the Baptist’s mother? a) Sarah b) Elizabeth c) Judith d) Esther 3. What did Zacharias sing when he could speak again after the naming of St. John the Baptist? a) Benedictus b) Magnificat c) Sanctus d) Gloria

1) Which was the approximate year of birth St. Lawrence? a) 225 b) 365 c) 435 d) 187 2) What was the clerical status of St. Lawrence? a) Archbishop b) Bishop c) Priest d) Deacon 3) Which Roman Emperor in 257 ordered the persecution of Christians? a) Caligula b) Nero c) Valerian d) Julian 4) Who of the following were beheaded on 6 August 258 by the decree of the Roman Emperor? a) Sts. Peter and Paul b) Sts. Agnes and Cecilia c) Pope St. Sixtus II and six deacons d) St. Sebastian and 40 soliders

1. Where was St. Hugh of Lincoln born? a) Avalon b) Lincoln c) Dorchester d) London 2. Where did St. Hugh of Lincoln join the Canons Regular? a) Villard-Bonnot b) Auxerre c) Brussels d) Warsaw 3. Where did St. Hugh of Lincoln join the Carthusians? a) La Rochelle b) La Grande Chartreuse c) Perugia d) Tours

1) Where did St. Vincent de Paul do his theological studies? a) Sorbonne University b) University of Tolouse c) Urban University d) St. Thomas University 2) Where was St. Vincent de Paul taken after his capture by Turkish pirates in 1605? a) Ankara b) Cario c) Jeddah d) Tunis 3) How are members of Congregation of the Priests of the Mission known? a) Capuchins b) Dominicans c) Jesuits d) Lazarists

1. What was the name given to St. Francis of Assisi at the time of baptism? a) Petrus b) Paolo c) Andre d) Giovanni 2. St. Francis of Assisi’s father changed the name to Francesco. What does Francesco mean? a) Strong b) Handsome c) Frenchman d) Italian 3. Which city held St. Francis of Assisi a prisoner of war for more than a year? a) Genoa b) Naples c) Verona d) Perugia

(Gregory XVI is referred by his baptismal name and the name he took for the times before he became pope.) Gregory XVI Quiz Questions 1) When was Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari born? a) 15 August 1769 b) 14 July 1789 c) 8 September 1765 d) 25 March 1762 2) Where was Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari born? a) Vienna b) Belluno c) Trieste d) Lepanto 3) What name did Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari take when he joined Camaldoese monastery? a) Benedict b) John c) Pius d) Mauro 4) What did Mauro uphold in his book Il trionfo della Santa Sede? a) Theory of Evolution ... Read more

1. When was St. Francis Borgia born? 2 January 1514 7 May 1512 8 August 1509 28 October 1510Correct Answer: 28 October 1510 2. Where was St. Francis Borgia born? Barcelona Gandia Madrid CadizCorrect Answer: Gandia 3. When was St. Francis Borgia married to Eleanor de Castro? 1529-1546 1546-1564 1548-1572 1525-1528Correct Answer: 1529-1546 4. Where was St. Francis Borgia viceroy? Galicia Aragon Catalonia PeruCorrect Answer: Catalonia 5. Which order did St. Francis Borgia join? Jesuit Capuchin Benedictine AugustinianCorrect Answer: Jesuit 6. Who appointed St. Francis Borgia commissary general of the Spanish provinces? St. Francis Xavier St. Aloysius Gonzaga St. Ignatius ... Read more

11. Where was St. Evaristus born? Antioch Bethlehem Cairo DecapolisCorrect Answer: Antioch 12. What was St. Evaristus’ father’s name? Simeon Juda Levy ReubenCorrect Answer: Juda 13. When was St. Evaristus pope? 217-222 97-105 235-236 251-253Correct Answer: 97-105 14. Who preceded St. Evaristus? St. Soter St. Dionysius St. Clement I St. FabianCorrect Answer: St. Clement I 15. Who of the following was a Roman emperor during the papacy of St. Evaristus? Tiberius Galba Claudius NervaCorrect Answer: Nerva 16. Who was the bishop of Antioch during the papacy of St. Evaristus? St. Eusthasius of Antioch St. Meletius of Antioch St. Ignatius of ... Read more