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1) When was Gregorian calendar introduced? a) 1500 b) 1582 c) 1600 d) 1927 2) Who introduced Gregorian calendar? a) Gregory VII b) Gregory IX c) Gregory XI d) Gregory XIII 3) Which calendar was reformed and replaced by Gregorian calendar? a) Roman b) Vikram c) Julian d) Chinese

1) Whose birth is celebrated on Christmas? a) Jesus b) Mary c) Joseph d) John the Baptist 2) Who was the Roman Emperor when the census was ordered? a) Nero b) Augustus c) Tiberius d) Caligula 3) Where is the Church of Nativity? a) Bethlehem b) Jericho c) Jerusalem d) Nazareth

1) Which is the first day of Lent? a) Ash Wednesday b) Valentine’s Day c) Shrove Tuesday d) Maundy Thursday 2) What is the original meaning of Lent? a) Autumn b) Spring c) Fast d) Penance 3) Which is the last Sunday of Lent? a) Easter Sunday b) Whit Sunday c) Palm Sunday d) Pentecost Sunday

1. When was St. John Francis Regis born? a) 31 January 1597 b) 12 April 1596 c) 22 September 1589 d) 5 November 1595 2. Where was St. John Francis Regis born? a) Paray-le-Monial b) Versailles c) Foncouverte d) Lyon 3. Which order did John Francis Regis join? a) Augustinian b) Jesuit c) Dominican d) Benedictine

1. When was Giulio de Medici born? a) 16 March 1464 b) 26 May 1478 c) 31 July 1469 d) 11 November 1975 2. Where was Giulio de Medici born? a) Venice b) Bologna c) Florence d) Pavia 3. Where was Giulio de Medici Grand Prior? a) Capua b) Mantua c) Viterbo d) Nice

1. When was St. Brendan born? a) 360 b) 372 c) 484 d) 630 2. Where was St. Brendan born? a) Kilkenny b) Ciarraighe Luachra c) Oslo d) Turin 3. Who taught St. Brendan? a) St. Ita b) St. Bernard c) St. Albert d) St. Dominic

1. When was Girolamo Masci born? a) 26 October 1209 b) 6 April 1218 c) 19 August 1226 d) 30 September 1227 2. Which order did Girolamo Masci join? a) Dominican b) Benedictine c) Franciscan d) Redemptorist 3. Who sent Girolamo Masci to Constantinople in 1272? a) Leo X b) Gregory X c) Benedict XV d) Adrian VI

1) When was Pius XII elected pope? a) 21 November 1938 b) 2 March 1939 c) 14 August 1940 d) 22 February 1942 2) There were 62 cardinals in the conclave that elected Pius XII pope. How many votes did Pius XII get? a) 61 b) 62 c) 36 d) 43 3) What was the motto of Pius XII? a) Semper Idem b) Deus Caritas Est c) Opus Justitiae Pax d) Christus Regnus

1. Where was Bartolomeo Prignano born? a) Athens b) Naples c) Acropolis d) Nicosia 2. Of which archdiocese was Bartolomeo Prignano appointed archbishop in 1363? a) Dublin b) Acerenza c) Baltimore d) Caracas 3. Of which archdiocese was Bartolomeo Prignano appointed archbishop in 1377? a) Quito b) Asmara c) Bari d) Cordoba

1) Who is the first man? a) Adam b) Seth c) Isaac d) Joseph 2) Who is the first woman? a) Sarah b) Hagar c) Eve d) Keturah 3) The fruit of which tree was forbidden to eat? a) Tree of beauty b) Mango tree c) Cashew tree d) Tree of the knowledge of good and evil