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QUIZ: 'Nun of the Above' : May 2, 2012
May is the month of Mary
By Peter Westhoff
A quiz on Catholic things under the patronage of the “Doctor of Prayer,” St. Teresa of Avila. For each question there is one right answer. Each quiz will have one question that is answered with “E” for NOTA, which stands for “None of the Above.”
Today, April 25 is the feast of St. Mark. On April 19 Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the seventh anniversary of his election to the papacy. We will split our time between St. Mark and Pope Benedict.
1. A small shrine made this month in one’s home or school or place of work for the Blessed Mother is known as this:
A. Our Mother’s Bouquet
B. A May Altar
C. A Rose of Sharon Shrine
D. The Marian Nook
E. NOTA
2. St. Mary Majors in Rome is built on the place where tradition has it the Blessed Mother said this would be found:
A. Snow
B. Daffodils
C. A cache of sapphires
D. The words “Nota Bene” inscribed on a rock
E. NOTA
3. This saint is known for his writings on true devotion to Mary:
A. St. Thomas Aquinas
B. St. Francis de Sales
C. St. Louis de Montfort
D. St. Alphonsus Liguori
E. NOTA
4. A paradox is a statement with a seeming contradiction but which is actually true. Which of these is not a paradoxical statement about the Blessed Mother:
A. Mary is a virgin mother
B. Mary is the mother of God
C. Mary is the spouse of St. Joseph
D. Mary is the mother of our Creator
E. NOTA
5. The United States has been placed under the patronage of the Blessed Mother with this title:
A. Our Lady of the Assumption
B. Our Lady of the Nativity
C. Our Lady of the Visitation
D. The Immaculate Conception
E. NOTA
6. Pope John Paul II’s motto for his papacy was:
A. “Ave Maria”
B. “Mater Dei”
C. “Totus Tuus”
D. “Rosa Mystica”
E. “NOTA”
7. The 1945 movie “The Bells of St. Mary’s” starred this actor as Father Chuck O’Malley:
A. Bob Hope
B. Jimmy Durante
C. Perry Como
D. Bing Crosby
E. NOTA
8. The French tale “The Juggler of Notre Dame” tells the story of:
A. Don Bosco’s efforts to win youth to the Church
B. A monk performing as his gift to the Blessed Mother
C. A parish secretary trying to keep all things running for a country priest who tends to the flocks in his parish and two mission churches
D. A nun who teaches two impoverished youths how to juggle, and they go on to great fame
E. NOTA
9. This year Mother’s Day falls on the feast of Our Lady of_____:
A. La Puy
B. Prompt Succor
C. La Salette
D. Beauraing
E. NOTA
10. What action in a sporting event is known as a “Hail Mary”?
A. A serve in volleyball that soars toward the rafters of the gym
B. A particularly pious face-off to begin a lacrosse game
C. A marathoner’s plea to make it to the finish line
D. A football quarterback heaving a desperation bomb toward the end zone
E. NOTA
Peter Westoff: 303-715-3215; klosterbics@gmail.com; www.twitter.com/DCRegister
Answer Key:
1. B, 2. A, 3. C, 4. C, 5. D, 6. C (Translated “totally yours,” dedicating his papacy to Mary), 7. D, 8. B, 9. E (Our Lady of Fatima, May 13), 10. D
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