InQUIZition - Charles Harvey

Billy, Don't Be a Hero
Rack your brain and stretch your knowledge.

1. Whitsunday is another name for:
a) Low Sunday
b) the Sunday after Christmas
c) Passion Sunday
d) Palm Sunday
e) Pentecost Sunday
f) the Sunday after the first snow

2. The Hebrew blessing, "The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make his face shine upon thee and be gracious to thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace," comes from:
a) Psalms
b) Genesis
c) Numbers
d) Deuteronomy
e) Exodus
f) Saul Hallelmark, who founded the company that would later become Hallmark

3.The last sentence of the Bible is:
a) Amen
b) The End
c) Finis
d) Maranatha
e) And they lived happily ever after

4. Which group of Jews in Jesus' time did not believe in the resurrection of the body?
a) the Pharisees
b) the Saducees
c) the Essenes
d) the Lazarines
e) Mortician's Local #29

5. The "patibulum," a device used in crucifixions was the:
a) crossbeam
b) vertical stake
c) inscription above the head
d) large nails
e) spear

6. Which of the following names is not traditionally assigned to any of the Magi?
a) Balthazar
b) Caspar
c) Melchior
d) Rick

7. The exclamation "Hosanna" means:
a) Joy to the world
b) Here he comes
c) Lord, help us
d) Get ready!
e) Thank you, Jesus
f) A blessing upon firemen from St. Anna

8. Who went to Pontius Pilate to ask for the body of the crucified Lord?
a) Joseph of Arimathea
b) Barabbas
c) St. Mary Magdalene
d) Nicodemus
e) Gamaliel

9. What was Pope Gregory VII's attitude toward William the Conqueror, the 11th-century Catholic King of England?
a) He constantly meddled in William's state affairs
b) He praised William for protecting the Church's freedom in England
c) He tried to depose William
d) He wrote him a stern letter warning, "Billy, don't be a hero. Don't be a fool with your life."

10. To which tribe of Israel did St. Paul belong?
a) Asher
b) Benjamin
c) Levi
d) Dan
e) Zebulon
f) Lakota Sioux

11. St. Jerome once remarked that the incredible power of St. Paul's words were like:
a) peals of thunder
b) peels of bananas
c) lightning across the Mediterranean sky
d) a stampede of wild elephants
e) the crash of tall waves against a rocky cliff 
f) a Kodo drum concert

12. About how many wives did King Solomon have?
a) 57
b) 144
c) 263
d) 486
e) 700
f) None, King Solomon was a wise man

13. What does the term "apokatastasis" mean?
a) Universal salvation
b) Universal damnation
c) Universal apathy
d) Universal healthcare
e) An ancient Greek dish popular during New Testament times, made with avocados, feta cheese, onions, black olives and a little vinegar and oil dressing

14. Which country proudly wore the moniker, "The Kingdom of Mary"?
a) Albania
b) Italy
c) the Soviet Union
d) Hungary
e) Poland
f) the United States, but only until the day the music died

15. Which pope canonized the first American citizen saint?
a) Pius X
b) Pius XI
c) Pius XII
d) John XXIII
e) John Paul II
f) Peter

16. Who was the first American citizen to be canonized?
a) Elizabeth Ann Seton
b) John Neumann
c) Francis Xavier Cabrini
d) Kateri Tekakwitha
e) Solanus Casey
f) Babe Ruth, in a rare double ceremony with Vince Lombardi

17. When theologians speak of the Church as "indefectible," they mean:
a) She has no defects
b) She cannot err on faith or morals
c) She cannot change
d) She will remain until the end of time
e) No one can ever escape from Her

18. Who is called "the Father of Monasticism in the West"?
a) St. Anselm
b) St. Benedict
c) St. Charles
d) St. Boniface
e) Fr. Benedict Groeschel

19. This Catholic author is known for his Lives of the Saints:
a) Alban Butler
b) Scott Butler
c) Jean-Baptiste Chautard
d) Christopher Dawson
d) Cardinal Newman
e) Robin Leach

20. Which Roman Emperor ordered the census recorded in the New Testament?
a) Augustus Caesar
b) Julius Caesar
c) Caligula
d) Nero
e) Vespasian
f) Antony "Chicken" Caesar

Answers: 1. e, 2. c, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a, 6. d, 7. c, 8. a, 9. b, 10. b, 11. a, 12. e, 13. a, 14. d, 15. c, 16. c, 17. d, 18. b, 19. a, 20.a