Catholic Knowledge Quiz
1. The place where priests are trained is called?
Answer: Seminary
2. Which day in the Catholic Church do we not celebrate Mass?
Answer: Good Friday
3. What is the title used to address a Cardinal?
Answer: Your Eminence
4. The metal container used to hold the oils is called?
Answer: Stock
5. The number of days between Easter and Pentecost is?
Answer: 50 days
6. The color worn on the feast of Pentecost is?
Answer: Red
7. Are Sundays included in counting the days of Lent?
Answer: No, Sundays are not included in the 40 days of Lent.
8. How many Sundays are there in Ordinary Time?
Answer: 34
9. The ...... concludes the Introductory Rite.
Answer: Collect
10. A person who leads the Prayer of the Faithful is called?
Answer: Lector
11. How many times does a priest genuflect during Mass?
Answer: 2 times
12. The giving of Communion by dipping the consecrated host into the consecrated wine is called?
Answer: Intinction
13. How many liturgical seasons do we have?
Answer: 5 (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time)
14. How is the Lent period located in the calendar?
Answer: Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days (excluding Sundays), ending on Holy
Saturday before Easter Sunday.
15. In which Station of the Cross did Jesus die?
Answer: The 12th Station
16. Who led the Israelites when they were crossing the River Jordan?
Answer: Joshua
17. Why is the Luminous Mysteries prayed only once a week, unlike the others, and who introduced
it?
Answer: Pope John Paul II introduced it in 2002; it is traditionally prayed on Thursdays.
18. The real name of Pope Francis is?
Answer: Jorge Mario Bergoglio
19. When a Pope dies or retires, the place used to elect a new Pope is called?
Answer: Conclave
20. Which of the following clergymen qualifies to be a Pope?
Answer: Cardinal
21. Pope Francis is the ..... Pope.
Answer: 266th
22. The symbol of a priest is?
Answer: Stole
23. Outline the nine types of angels in order.
Answer: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels,
Angels
24. Define Mass in the Catholic Church.
Answer: The central act of worship in the Catholic Church, where the sacrifice of Jesus Christ is
made present through the Eucharist.
25. Define the following terms:
- Epiclesis:
Answer: Invocation of the Holy Spirit during the Eucharistic Prayer.
- Doxology: A short hymn of praise to God.
26. Name three items that were present in the Ark of the Covenant.
Answer: The stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod, A jar of manna
27. Name at least five vestments worn by a priest.
Answer: Alb, Stole, Chasuble, Amice, Cincture
28. Difference between a religious priest and a diocesan priest?
Answer: - Religious priests belong to an order (e.g., Jesuits, Franciscans).
- Diocesan priests serve in a specific diocese under a bishop.
29. Outline two differences between a bishop and a cardinal.
Answer: - A bishop oversees a diocese, while a cardinal is appointed by the Pope and can vote in
papal elections.
- A cardinal serves as an advisor to the Pope.
30. What is the name of the Mass offered for the dead?
Answer: Requiem Mass
31. Name three main branches (Rites) of the Catholic Church.
Answer: Latin (Roman) Rite, Byzantine Rite, Alexandrian (Coptic) Rite
32. How many letters did St. Paul write, and name them?
Answer: 13: Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2
Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
33. Which is the shortest Gospel?
Answer: Mark (16 chapters)
34. Why does a deacon wear a stole from left to right?
Answer: The deacon wears the stole diagonally from the left shoulder to the right hip as a sign of
his role as a servant, distinguishing him from priests who wear it straight over both shoulders.
35. Name three kisses during Mass and their significance.
Answer: 1. The priest kisses the altar at the beginning and end of Mass, symbolizing reverence for
Christ.
2. The deacon or priest kisses the Gospel after reading it, showing honor to the Word of God.
3. The Sign of Peace, though not a physical kiss, represents the unity and love among the faithful.
