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100

This Polish pope encouraged the Solidarity movement and began World Youth Day.

Who is St. John Paul II?

100

A new pope is chosen when the cardinals meet in this secret election.

What is a conclave?

100

While Moses was on the mountain, the people made and worshiped this idol.

What is the golden calf?

100

These small glass or metal vessels hold the water and wine brought to the altar.

What are cruets?

100

On Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Fridays of Lent, Catholics ages 14 and up do this with meat.

What is abstain?

200

This Jesuit in Cartagena served enslaved Africans arriving by ship.

Who is St. Peter Claver?

200

This English colony, founded in 1634, was meant as a refuge for Catholics.

What is Maryland?

200

These visitors from the East brought Jesus gold, frankincense, and myrrh

Who are the Magi?

200

This side table holds the cruets, the lavabo bowl, and other items used at Mass.

What is the credence table?

200

The ordinary minister of Confirmation is this person.

Who is a bishop?

300

This archbishop of San Salvador was killed while celebrating Mass in 1980.

Who is St. Óscar Romero?

300

In 1858 Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in this French town.

What is Lourdes?

300

In this parable a father welcomes home his younger son who had wasted his inheritance.

What is the Prodigal Son?

300

This stiff square of linen covers the chalice when it is not in use.

What is the pall?

300

A mortal sin requires grave matter, full knowledge, and this.

What is full (deliberate) consent?

400

This English monk wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People and is called “the Venerable.”

Who is St. Bede?

400

In 1683 a Christian army stopped the Ottoman advance at the gates of this city.

What is Vienna?

400

Jesus’ first public miracle was turning water into wine in which town?

What is Cana?

400

The priest often holds his hands open and slightly raised while praying. This posture is called this.

What is the orans posture?

400

Holy Communion given to a dying person is called this.

What is Viaticum?

500

St. Andrew Kim Taegon and his companions were martyred for the faith in this country.

What is Korea?

500

In 664 this English meeting decided that the Church in England would follow Roman customs rather than Celtic ones.

What is the Synod of Whitby?

500

The Apostles decided at this meeting that Gentile converts did not have to follow all Jewish laws.

What is the Council of Jerusalem?

500

This square of linen is spread on the altar under the paten and chalice.

What is the corporal?

500

This ancient Easter Vigil hymn is also called the Praeconium Paschale.

What is the Exsultet?

1000

This French priest founded the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice and is known for training seminarians. He is not St. Vincent de Paul.

Who is St. Jean-Jacques Olier?

1000

This famous illuminated manuscript of the Gospels was made by Irish monks and is kept in Dublin.

What is the Book of Kells?

1000

This Old Testament book is not in the Protestant Bible. It tells the story of a Jewish woman who becomes queen and saves her people.

What is the Book of Esther?

1000

This rare case allows a marriage to be dissolved when one spouse was not baptized and the other later becomes Catholic and the non-baptized spouse will not live in peace.

What is the Pauline privilege?

1000

A priest may confirm when the bishop gives him this permission.

What is a faculty?