This King of England, well known for having six wives, established the Church of England and executed Saint Thomas More and Saint John Fisher.
Who is King Henry VIII?
100
This is the part of the Bible which contains the Gospels, the Letters, the Acts of the Apostles, and Revelation.
What is the New Testament?
100
This term comes from a Greek word meaning "universal".
What is catholic?
100
Saint Peter was the first bishop of this city. Both he and Saint Paul were martyred there between 64 and 68 AD.
What is Rome?
100
Elected in 2005, he is the first Pope to resign since the Pope St. Celestine V in the year 1294.
Who is Pope Benedict XVI?
200
Martin Luther's nailing of his 95 Theses onto the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg is considered to be the beginning of this movement.
What is the Reformation?
200
Of 66, 73 or 89, the number of books in the Catholic Bible.
What is 73?
200
The means by which the Church, through the merits of the death of Jesus Christ, removes part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin.
What is an indulgence?
200
This city, now known as Istanbul, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church. It replaced Rome as the capital of the Roman Empire and fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
What is Constantinople?
200
This Pope, whose given name was Angelo Roncalli, was beloved for his sense of humor and his grandfatherly manner. He is remembered for convoking the Second Vatican Council in 1962. He was canonized by Pope Francis in 2014.
Who is Saint Pope John XXIII?
300
Of Arianism, Gnosticism or Iconclasm, the heresy that taught all images, pictures and statuary should be banned from all Christian churches.
What is Iconoclasm?
300
The Church recognizes two sources of Divine Revelation, each being equally important and equally essential. One is Sacred Scripture. The other is this term.
What is Sacred Tradition?
300
A gathering of the Church's bishops from all over the world convened or approved by the Pope, and with the purpose of addressing important problems or situations facing the global Church.
What is an Ecumenical Council?
300
The first ecumenical council, called by the Emperor Constantine the Great to settle the Arian heresy, was held in this city in 325
What is Nicaea?
300
The first American Cardinal, John Cardinal McCloskey, was Archbishop of this, the largest archdiocese in the United States at the time.
What is New York?
400
This event, which occurred in 1054, marked the first time that the Christian Church was divided. In this instance, it was divided between the Roman Church in the West, and the Orthodox Church in the East.
What is the Great Schism?
400
This saint, under the guidance of Pope Damasus I, translated the Scriptures from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek to Latin, producing the Bible known as the Vulgate.
Who is Saint Jerome?
400
The term used to describe the unique authority of the Pope who, when teaching on matters of faith and morals, and with the intention of defining a dogma, is protected from error.
What is infallibility?
400
The early Christian martyr, Saint Ignatius, was bishop of this city. On the way to his execution in Rome, he wrote several letters to the Christians of the various cities he passed through. In addition, tradition holds that Saint Peter himself was the first bishop of this city, and it was in this city that the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians".
What is Antioch?
400
The first Bible produced using mass produced movable type, was printed by this German.
What is Gutenberg?
500
The Western Schism, which was ended by the Council of Constance, was when this number of men all claimed to be Pope at the same time.
What is three?
500
This term is used to describe apparitions or appearances of Our Lord, His Blessed Mother, and other saints to various people. This includes apparitions at Fatima, Lourdes, Guadalupe and others.
What is Private (Personal) Revelation
500
A letter from the Pope, usually addressed to all the bishops, archbishops and patriarchs in communion with the Pope, and generally addressing a particular subject of concern and which explains certain teachings in greater depth. The term comes from the Latin for "circular".
What is an encyclical?
500
This city in northwest Florida is the location of the first established Catholic parish in what would become the United States. This parish was established in 1565.
What is Saint Augustine?
500
The Spanish Inquisition was launched by this Spanish King and Queen. They are also responsible for sending Christopher Columbus on his way to the New World.