Are you ready to dive into the divine world of Catholic trivia? Warning: this quiz might make you feel absolutely ‘nun-lightened’! It’s time to ‘altar’ your current plans and ‘cross’ over into a fun journey of knowledge. But don’t worry, if you struggle, you just have to have a little ‘faith’, and remember, it’s all in ‘God’s plan’. So, sit back, relax, ‘confess’ your excitement, and let’s have a ‘mass-ive’ knowledge feast!
1. Who is the patron saint of lost items?
2. Who is the first Pope of the Catholic Church?
3. What is the term used to refer to the Body and Blood of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist?
4. Which book in the Bible includes the Beatitudes?
5. Who is the author of the “Confessions” and “City of God”?
6. What is the Catholic prayer that is considered the summary of the whole gospel?
7. Which female saint is known for her work among the poor and sick in India?
8. What is the title given to Mary as the sinless Mother of God?
9. How many books are there in the Catholic Old Testament?
10. What do the Catholic Church refer to the gifts of Bread and Wine becoming the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ?
11. Who was the first American-born saint?
12. What is the name given to the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the apostles?
13. Which council defined the official canon of the Bible for Catholics?
14. Who was the bishop of Myra that is commonly known as Santa Claus?
15. What do we call the bread used for the Eucharist?
16. Who is considered the ‘Prince of the Apostles’?
17. Which Pope started the Second Vatican Council?
18. What is the liturgical season of preparation for Easter called?
19. Which book in the Bible describes the end times?
20. What is the prayer prayed on the beads of a rosary called?
21. What is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church?
22. What is the name of the council held in the 1960s that modernized many aspects of the Catholic Church?
23. Who is the patron saint of children?
24. What is the name of the Sunday that celebrates Jesus Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem?
25. Who is the patron saint of musicians?
26. What is the term for the Catholic doctrine that Mary was assumed into heaven body and soul?
27. What is the liturgical season that prepares for Christmas?
28. Who is the patron saint of animals and environment?
29. What does the word ‘Catholic’ mean?
30. Who wrote the ‘Summa Theologica’?
31. What is the name of the prayer that includes the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be?
32. Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
33. What is the name of the vessel used to hold the consecrated hosts during Mass?
34. Who is the first Catholic saint from the United States canonized in the 21st century?
35. What is the title given to the Pope?
36. What is the Greek term for the central Christian mystery that God exists as a communion of three distinct and interrelated divine persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
37. When is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas?
38. What do Catholics celebrate on November 1?
39. What is the large, circular area where the congregation sits in some cathedrals and large churches, often separated from the chancel by an arch?
40. What is the name of the liturgical book containing everything needed to celebrate Mass?
41. What is the term for a Catholic service that involves scripture reading, prayer, and the distribution of Holy Communion but does not include the consecration of the Eucharist?
42. Which female saint is associated with having visions of Jesus and promoting the devotion to the Sacred Heart?
43. What is the name of the sacrament in which a man becomes a deacon, priest, or bishop?
44. Who is the angel that announced to Mary she would conceive Jesus?
45. In Catholic teaching, what is the term for the place or state of purification where souls undergo temporary punishment to be purified before entering Heaven?
46. What is the term for the religious vow of living without owning any property?
47. What are the prayers at the end of each decade of the Rosary called?
48. Which council in the 4th century defined the doctrine of the Trinity?
49. What does the ‘INRI’ inscription on a crucifix stand for?
50. What is the name of the Pope’s official residency?
51. What is the term for the cup used in the Mass to hold the wine that will become the Blood of Christ?
52. Who is the patron saint of students?
53. What is the title of the Papal representative to a country?
54. What is the name of the vestment the priest wears during the Mass?
55. Who is the Catholic saint associated with nature and ecology?
56. What is the name of the candle that is lit during the Easter season and at baptisms and funerals?
57. What are the traditional fourteen events in the passion of Jesus that Catholics commemorate in the Stations of the Cross?
58. Who was the first Native American to be canonized by the Catholic Church?
59. Which Catholic organization was founded by Blessed Frederic Ozanam?
60. What is the name of the Pope’s ring, which is destroyed upon his death?
61. What is the name for the sacrament of anointing the sick for healing and spiritual assistance?
62. What is the term for the area around the altar of a church, usually separated from the nave by steps or a railing?
63. Who is the patron saint of cancer patients?
64. What are the two main parts of the Mass?
65. Who is the patron saint of missionaries?
66. In which city did Mary appear to a young peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858?
67. What is the term for a one-year period dedicated to a special religious purpose by the Pope?
68. What is the name for a place where consecrated hosts are stored for communion for the sick and for adoration?
69. In what city is the world headquarters of the Catholic Church?
70. What is the usual color of the vestments worn by the priest during the season of Advent?
71. What is the name of the decorative band worn by priests and bishops over the left shoulder?
72. In which city is the Cathedral of Notre Dame located?
73. Who is the patron saint of lost causes?
74. What is the name for the cross with the figure of Jesus’ body hanging from it?
75. Who is the patron saint of family?
76. What is the name of the first encyclical of Pope Francis?
77. What is the term for the table used during Mass for the consecration of the Eucharist?
78. Who is the patron saint of youth?
79. What is the name of the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples and is said during the Mass?
80. What is the name of the Pope who served the shortest papacy in history, reigning for only 33 days in 1978?
81. What is the term for a formal statement of doctrine by the Pope or a council of the Church?
82. What is the name for the Pope’s liturgical headdress?
83. Who is the patron saint of cooks?
84. What is the name for the religious sisters who live a contemplative life of prayer, usually within a monastery?
85. Who is the patron saint of soldiers?
86. Whose writings are the basis for the theology of the seven sacraments?
87. What is the name of the Pope who instituted the Second Vatican Council?
88. What is the term for the ‘fiftieth day’, a feast fifty days after Easter celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles?
89. What is the term for the liturgical head-dress worn by the Pope?
90. What is the name of the Church’s liturgical year’s final feast, a celebration of Christ’s kingly role?
91. What is the term for the sacrament by which Catholics confess their sins to a priest for forgiveness?
92. Which pope called for the First Crusade?
93. Who is the patron saint of travelers?
94. What is the name of the document often used to announce significant appointments, such as bishops and cardinals?
95. Who is the patron saint of hopeless cases and things almost despaired of?
96. What is the term used for the book containing the readings for Mass, organized according to the liturgical calendar?
97. Who is the patron saint of lost and impossible causes?
98. Which sacrament is usually administered by a bishop, in which a person receives the Holy Spirit and becomes a full member of the Church?
99. What is the term for the statement of belief often recited during Mass?
100. What is the name of the prayer traditionally said at 6 am, 12 pm, and 6 pm to commemorate the Incarnation of God?
101. Who is the patron saint of television?
102. What do we call the third part of the Holy Trinity?
103. What is the term for the process by which the Church officially recognizes a deceased Catholic as a saint?
104. Who is the patron saint of animals?
105. What is the name of the official public prayer of the Church that marks the hours of each day and sanctifies the day with prayer?
106. Who is the patron saint of Catholic schools?
107. What is the title given to the mother of a priest?
108. What is the term for the Sunday service in which the Word is read and explained, but no Eucharist is celebrated?
109. What is the title given to the official who oversees the financial matters of a diocese?
110. What is the term for the period of 40 days of penance between Ash Wednesday and Easter?
111. What is the term for a religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used for devotion in the Eastern Orthodox Church?
112. What is the name given to a priest who is appointed by a bishop to exercise limited jurisdiction over the clergy in a particular district of a diocese?
113. What is the name of the Pope who began his papacy in the year 2013?
114. Who is the patron saint of mothers?
115. Which council was convened by Pope John XXIII in 1962 and brought about many reforms in the Catholic Church?
116. What is the term for the journey made by a pilgrim to a sacred place?
117. Who is the patron saint of nurses?
118. What is the term for the final purification of all who die in God’s grace and friendship but still need purification to achieve the holiness required to enter heaven?
119. Who is the patron saint of the impossible?
120. What is the mystery of faith that proclaims the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist?
121. What is the term for the sacrament, also called the sacrament of conversion, penance, confession, and forgiveness, which celebrates God’s forgiveness of sins?
122. Who is the patron saint of pregnant women?
123. What is the term for the liturgical vestment consisting of a decorated piece of cloth hung from the shoulders and worn by a bishop or priest at Mass?
Final Words
Congratulations, you’ve come to the end of this heaven-sent quiz! You’ve certainly shown some divine intellect. If you’re ‘pope-d’ up about trivia, don’t forget to check out Trivia Bliss’s other quizzes, including quizzes on Ancient Rome, religion around the world, easy Bible trivia or Bible jeopardy questions—they’re a religiously good time!
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