Test your knowledge of all things Catholic! Do the quiz, then check your answers below
1. Who was the first Catholic actor to play James Bond?
a) Daniel Craig b) Pierce Brosnan c) Sean Connery
2. Who is the current president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)?
a) Archbishop Buti Tlhagale b) Archbishop Dabula Mpako c) Bishop Sithembele Sipuka
3. What nationality was Adrian VI, the last non-Italian pope before John Paul II, elected in 1522?
a) Dutch b) English c) German
4. In Genesis 25, what kind of stew did Esau sell his birthright for?
a) Lamb b) Leek c) Lentil
5. Who is the patron saint of politicians?
a) Robert Bellarmine b) King Louis IX c) Thomas More
6. What was the name of the alternative weekly newspaper founded by the SACBC in 1986?
a) New Era b) New Nation c) South
7. How many popes are listed as having reigned in the 1st century?
a) 5 b) 10 c) 15
8. Which religious order for men is abbreviated CSsR?
a) Carmelites b) Redemptorists c) Stigmatines
9. To which musical was Pope Paul VI said to be particularly partial?
a) Godspell b) Jesus Christ Superstar c) The Sound Of Music
10. In which present-day country was St Paul born?
a) Greece b) Turkey c) Syria
11. Which NT book features the phrase “in the twinkling of an eye”?
a) 1 Corinthians b) Galatians c) Romans
12. According to the Vatican’s Latin dictionary, what does juvenes voluptarii mean?
a) Beauty Queens b) Nudist Colonies c) Playboys
Catholic Trivia Quiz answers: 1. b) Pierce Brosnan, 2. c) Bishop Sithembele Sipuka, 3. a) Dutch, 4. c) Lentil (The “mess of pottage” in Gen. 25:29–34), 5. c) St Thomas More, 6. b) New Nation, 7. a) Five, 8. b) Redemptorists, 9. b) Jesus Christ Superstar (Pope Paul especially liked the song “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”), 10. b) Turkey, 11. a) I Corinthians (15:52), 12. c) Playboys
Published in the November 2022 issue of The Southern Cross magazine
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