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1. Where was St. Anicetus born? Emesa Shiraz Hebron BratislavaCorrect Answer: Emesa 2. What was St. Anicetus’ father’s name? Peter James John MatthewCorrect Answer: John 3. When was St. Anicetus pope? 217-222 308-309 401-417 155-166Correct Answer: 155-166 4. Who preceded St. Anicetus? Clement VII Bl. Urban V St. Pius I Nicholas IVCorrect Answer: St. Pius I 5. Who of the following historians visited Rome during the papacy of St. Anicetus? Josephus Hegesippus Pliny the Younger HerodotusCorrect Answer: Hegesippus 6. Who visited Rome to discuss with St. Anicetus the controversy over Easter date? St. Titus St. Ambrose St. Timothy St. PolycarpCorrect ... Read more

11. Where was St. Pius I born? Grado Venice Aquileia LisbonCorrect Answer: Aquileia 12. What was St. Pius I’s father’s name? Rufinus Julius Octavius CassiusCorrect Answer: Rufinus 13. What was St. Pius I, according to his brother Hermas? Farmer Slave Cowherd BlacksmithCorrect Answer: Slave 14. When was St. Pius I pope? 142-155 640-642 579-590 492-496Correct Answer: 142-155 15. Who preceded St. Pius I? Sisinius Liberius John IV St. Leo IICorrect Answer: John IV 16. Whom did St. Pius I excommunicate? William of Ockham Thomas Erastus Marcion TertullianCorrect Answer: Marcion 17. Who of the following met St. Pius I? St. Lawrence ... Read more

21. Where was St. Hyginus born? Athens Skopje Rotterdam VeronaCorrect Answer: Athens 22. When was St. Hyginus pope? 604-606 136-140 496-498 269-274Correct Answer: 136-140 23. Who preceded St. Hyginus? Romanus Pelagius II St. Telesphorus St. MarcusCorrect Answer: St. Telesphorus 24. Which of the following is said to have been instituted by St. Hyginus? Godparents at baptism to newly born Swiss Guards Feast of the Holy Trinity Holy Cross DayCorrect Answer: Godparents at baptism to newly born 25. Which Gnostic came to Rome during the papacy of St. Hyginus? Simon Magus Menander Valentinus BasilidesCorrect Answer: Valentinus 26. Which book credits St. ... Read more

31. Where was St. Telesphorus born? Brindisi Terranuova Padua ValenceCorrect Answer: Terranuova 32. When was St. Telesphorus pope? 222-230 468-483 125-136 352-366Correct Answer: 125-136 33. Who preceded St. Telesphorus? Conon St. Sixtus I Donus SisiniusCorrect Answer: St. Sixtus I 34. Which city was destroyed by the Romans during the papacy of St. Telesphorus? Carthage Jerusalem Troy ParisCorrect Answer: Carthage 35. Which book credits St. Telesphorus with starting the tradition of Christmas Midnight Mass? Automonies ecclesiastiques Liber Pontificalis Depositio Martyrum Liber JudiciorumCorrect Answer: Liber Pontificalis 36. Who persecuted Christians during the papacy of St. Telesphorus? Nero Valerian Diocletian HadrianCorrect Answer: Hadrian ... Read more

41. Where was St. Sixtus I born? Verona Lausanne Rome Rocca SeccaCorrect Answer: Rome 42. What was St. Sixtus I’s father’s name? Jude Pastor Gaius CorneliusCorrect Answer: Pastor 43. When was St. Sixtus I pope? 619-625 705-707 496-498 115-125Correct Answer: 115-125 44. Who preceded St. Sixtus I? St. Alexander I St. Pontian St. Anterus St. Urban ICorrect Answer: St. Alexander I 45. Which hymn did St. Sixtus I order priests to sing with people during mass? Entrance hymn Sanctus Communion hymn BenedictusCorrect Answer: Sanctus 46. What did St. Sixtus I order to be touched only by priests during mass? Missal ... Read more

51. Where was St. Alexander I born? Luxor Damascus Amman RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 52. What was St. Alexander I’s father’s name? Philip Odysseus Alexander TelemachusCorrect Answer: Alexander 53. When was St. Alexander I pope? 105-115 222-230 311-314 418-422Correct Answer: 105-115 54. Which of the following is said to have been introduced by St. Alexander I? Scapular Rosary Holy water Holy YearCorrect Answer: Holy water 55. Who was the Roman emperor during the papacy of St. Alexander? Trajan Domitian Carcacalla LiciniusCorrect Answer: Trajan 56. Who is said to be the jailer converted by St. Alexander I? St. Sebastian St. Quirinius John ... Read more

61. Where was Johann Tetzel born? Pirna Berlin Vienna StrasbourgCorrect Answer: Pirna 62. Which order did Johann Tetzel join? Norbertine Pallottine Theatine DominicanCorrect Answer: Dominican 63. Who appointed Johann Tetzel to sell indulgences? Thomas Wolsey Albert of Brandenburg John Cicero Desiderius ErasmusCorrect Answer: Albert of Brandenburg 64. Who permitted sale of indulgences? Leo X Julius II Pius III Clement IVCorrect Answer: Leo X 65. Which of the following statements is attributed to Johann Tetzel? Limbo is the place for infants who die without baptism. Man is justified by faith alone. When a penny in the coffer rings, a soul in ... Read more

(This quiz is about St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr.) 1) Who was the father of St. Vincent? a) Constantine b) Tarcius c) Julius d) Eutricius 2) Who was the mother of St. Vincent? a) Eudocia b) Pulcheria c) Jane d) Enola 3) Where was St. Vincent born? a) Madrid b) Huesca c) Barcelona d) La Paz

1. What does Elijah in Hebrew mean? a) My God is Yahweh b) Gift of God c) Strength of God d) He who enlarges the people 2. Whom did Elijah warn of a drought? a) Jehu b) Ahab c) Omri d) Josiah 3. Who fed Elijah at Cherith? a) Parrots b) Jebusites c) Ravens d) Hittites

Joseph Quiz Questions and Answers 1. What was Jacob’s gift to Joseph? a) Diamond b) A coat of many colours c) Ruby d) A chariot drawn by seven horses 2. How many stars bowed before Joseph in his dream? a) 12 b) 15 c) 11 d) 16 3. Who prevented his brothers from killing Joseph? a) Dan b) Reuben c) Gad d) Asher