Church History
Catholic Doctrine
Organization
Saints and Religious Orders
Sacraments
100

This person wrote the 95 Theses and is credited with founding Protestantism.

Who is Martin Luther?

100

The person who is "hailed" through the Rosary and is dogmatically stated to have been free from original sin and assumed into heaven at the end of their life.

Who is Mary?

100

The name of the sovereign city-state where the Pope lives.

What is the Vatican?

100

The Roman-Catholic Nun who won the 1979 Nobel Prize for her work in Calcutta

Who is Saint Teresa of Calcutta?

100

This sacrament is (typically) administered in a booth and is important for the amendment and absolution of past sins.

What is Confession?

200
The 325 AD meeting organized by Constantine where Jesus was interpreted to be both fully God and fully Man. (There's also a famous creed named after this meeting.)

What is the Council of Nicea?

200

The place souls are kept after physical death for purification from "venial" sin.

What is Purgatory?

200

The name of the current pope.

Who is Pope Francis?

200

The founder of the Jesuits, as well as the "Prayer of Examen"

Who is Ignatius of Loyola?

200

This sacrament is based on the scripture "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."

What is baptism?

300
The name of the 1054 AD split between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church due to a dispute over papal succession.

What is the Great Schism?

300

The author of the massively influential "Summa Theological", credited with a revived interest in Aristotle in Western Philosophy?

Who is Thomas Aquinas?

300

The Catholic Church in Harvard Square (Mt. Auburn street)

What is the Saint Paul Parish?

300

The Catholic order known for living lives of austerity (poverty) in order to emulate Christ.

Who are the Franciscans?

300

This Sacrament enables the experience of the presence of Jesus in a physical, real, and substantial way.

What is the Eucharist?

400

The historic 1962-1965 gathering of the bishops which modernized Catholic doctrine.

What is the Second Vatican Council?

400

The act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness.

What is veneration?
400

An Catholic ecclesiastical district

What is a Diocese?

400

The Catholic order famed for its intellectual tradition.

Who are the Dominicans?

400

These two sacraments are the only mutually exclusive sacraments out of the seven.

What are Holy Orders and Matrimony?

500
The name of the meeting where Catholicism officially rejected the Protestant Interpretation of faith.

What is the Diet of Worms?

500

The name of the doctrine of papal infallibility.

What is "Ex Cathedra"?

500

The number of Cardinals in the world (within +-10).

What is 222?

500

The term for an oath taken by people entering into a religious order.

What is a Solemn Vow?

500

In this sacrament, a priest puts oil on the forehead of a dying person while reciting prayers, bringing gives comfort, peace, courage even forgiveness of sins.

What is the Anointing of the Sick / Last Rites?