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1. Where was St. Soter born? Santiago Fondi Lisbon ValenciaCorrect Answer: Fondi 2. What was St. Soter’s father’s name? Concordius Silvanus Rufus NicodemusCorrect Answer: Concordius 3. When was St. Soter pope? 253-254 417-418 166-175 530-532Correct Answer: 166-175 4. Who preceded St. Soter? St. John III St. Anicetus St. Mark St. Boniface IICorrect Answer: St. Anicetus 5. To which church did St. Soter send a letter and money? Thessalonica Galatia Ephesus CorinthCorrect Answer: Corinth 6. Who replied to St. Soter acknowledging the letter and money? St. Silas St. Dionysius Henry Stuart St. Martin of ToursCorrect Answer: St. Dionysius 7. Which of ... Read more

11. Where was St. Anicetus born? Emesa Shiraz Hebron BratislavaCorrect Answer: Emesa 12. What was St. Anicetus’ father’s name? Peter James John MatthewCorrect Answer: John 13. When was St. Anicetus pope? 217-222 308-309 401-417 155-166Correct Answer: 155-166 14. Who preceded St. Anicetus? Clement VII Bl. Urban V St. Pius I Nicholas IVCorrect Answer: St. Pius I 15. Who of the following historians visited Rome during the papacy of St. Anicetus? Josephus Hegesippus Pliny the Younger HerodotusCorrect Answer: Hegesippus 16. Who visited Rome to discuss with St. Anicetus the controversy over Easter date? St. Titus St. Ambrose St. Timothy St. PolycarpCorrect ... Read more

21. Where was St. Pius I born? Grado Venice Aquileia LisbonCorrect Answer: Aquileia 22. What was St. Pius I’s father’s name? Rufinus Julius Octavius CassiusCorrect Answer: Rufinus 23. What was St. Pius I, according to his brother Hermas? Farmer Slave Cowherd BlacksmithCorrect Answer: Slave 24. When was St. Pius I pope? 142-155 640-642 579-590 492-496Correct Answer: 142-155 25. Who preceded St. Pius I? Sisinius Liberius John IV St. Leo IICorrect Answer: John IV 26. Whom did St. Pius I excommunicate? William of Ockham Thomas Erastus Marcion TertullianCorrect Answer: Marcion 27. Who of the following met St. Pius I? St. Lawrence ... Read more

31. Where was St. Hyginus born? Athens Skopje Rotterdam VeronaCorrect Answer: Athens 32. When was St. Hyginus pope? 604-606 136-140 496-498 269-274Correct Answer: 136-140 33. Who preceded St. Hyginus? Romanus Pelagius II St. Telesphorus St. MarcusCorrect Answer: St. Telesphorus 34. 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 35. Which Gnostic came to Rome during the papacy of St. Hyginus? Simon Magus Menander Valentinus BasilidesCorrect Answer: Valentinus 36. Which book credits St. ... Read more

41. Where was St. Telesphorus born? Brindisi Terranuova Padua ValenceCorrect Answer: Terranuova 42. When was St. Telesphorus pope? 222-230 468-483 125-136 352-366Correct Answer: 125-136 43. Who preceded St. Telesphorus? Conon St. Sixtus I Donus SisiniusCorrect Answer: St. Sixtus I 44. Which city was destroyed by the Romans during the papacy of St. Telesphorus? Carthage Jerusalem Troy ParisCorrect Answer: Carthage 45. Which book credits St. Telesphorus with starting the tradition of Christmas Midnight Mass? Automonies ecclesiastiques Liber Pontificalis Depositio Martyrum Liber JudiciorumCorrect Answer: Liber Pontificalis 46. Who persecuted Christians during the papacy of St. Telesphorus? Nero Valerian Diocletian HadrianCorrect Answer: Hadrian ... Read more

51. Where was St. Sixtus I born? Verona Lausanne Rome Rocca SeccaCorrect Answer: Rome 52. What was St. Sixtus I’s father’s name? Jude Pastor Gaius CorneliusCorrect Answer: Pastor 53. When was St. Sixtus I pope? 619-625 705-707 496-498 115-125Correct Answer: 115-125 54. Who preceded St. Sixtus I? St. Alexander I St. Pontian St. Anterus St. Urban ICorrect Answer: St. Alexander I 55. Which hymn did St. Sixtus I order priests to sing with people during mass? Entrance hymn Sanctus Communion hymn BenedictusCorrect Answer: Sanctus 56. What did St. Sixtus I order to be touched only by priests during mass? Missal ... Read more

61. Where was St. Alexander I born? Luxor Damascus Amman RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 62. What was St. Alexander I’s father’s name? Philip Odysseus Alexander TelemachusCorrect Answer: Alexander 63. When was St. Alexander I pope? 105-115 222-230 311-314 418-422Correct Answer: 105-115 64. Which of the following is said to have been introduced by St. Alexander I? Scapular Rosary Holy water Holy YearCorrect Answer: Holy water 65. Who was the Roman emperor during the papacy of St. Alexander? Trajan Domitian Carcacalla LiciniusCorrect Answer: Trajan 66. Who is said to be the jailer converted by St. Alexander I? St. Sebastian St. Quirinius John ... Read more

71. Where was Johann Tetzel born? Pirna Berlin Vienna StrasbourgCorrect Answer: Pirna 72. Which order did Johann Tetzel join? Norbertine Pallottine Theatine DominicanCorrect Answer: Dominican 73. Who appointed Johann Tetzel to sell indulgences? Thomas Wolsey Albert of Brandenburg John Cicero Desiderius ErasmusCorrect Answer: Albert of Brandenburg 74. Who permitted sale of indulgences? Leo X Julius II Pius III Clement IVCorrect Answer: Leo X 75. 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