Minnesota
What is the state capital of Minnesota?
(a) Minneapolis
(b) St. Paul
(c) Duluth
(d) Rochester
(b) St. Paul
Which fact about SCCS is true?
(a) It is currently the oldest private school in Minnesota.
(b) It was the first school ever started in Minnesota.
(c) It is over 200 years old.
(a) It is currently the oldest private school in Minnesota.
Who is the patron saint of animals?
(a) Saint Francis of Assisi
(b) Saint Anthony of Padua
(c) Saint Jude
(d) Saint Therese of Lisieux
(a) Saint Francis of Assisi
Who built the ark that saved his family from a great flood?
(a) Abraham
(b) Moses
(c) Noah
(d) Jacob
(c) Noah
Who was the first president of the United States?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Adams
(c) George Washington
(d) Benjamin Franklin
(c) George Washington
What is Minnesota's state bird?
(a) Common Loon
(b) Cardinal
(c) American Robin
(d) Bald Eagle
(a) Common Loon
Who was the first Dominican Sister principal of SCCS?
(a) Sr. Maria Ivana
(b) Sr. Martha Ann
(c) Sr. John Thomas
(d) Sr. Mary Juliana
(d) Sr. Mary Juliana
Which saint is known as the patron saint of lost causes?
(a) Saint Peter
(b) Saint Paul
(c) Saint Jude
(d) Saint Anthony of Padua
(c) Saint Jude
What is the name of the garden where Adam and Eve first lived?
(a) Zion
(b) Eden
(c) Canaan
(d) Galilee
(b) Eden
In what year did the United States declare its independence?
(a) 1776
(b) 1789
(c) 1812
(d) 1865
(a) 1776
Which of the following nicknames is Minnesota NOT known for?
(a) Land of 10,000 Lakes
(b) The Gopher State
(c) The North Star State
(d) Breadbasket of America
(d) Breadbasket of America
Who is the canonical administrator of SCCS?
(a) Archbishop Hebda
(b) Fr. Creagan
(c) Fr. Conklin
(d) Fr. Bruno
(b) Fr. Creagan
Which of the following was NOT one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus?
(a) St. John
(b) St. Matthew
(c) St. Luke
(d) St. Peter
(c) St. Luke
Which of the following is NOT one of the Ten Commandments?
(a) Honor your father and your mother.
(b) Love your neighbor as yourself.
(c) You shall not steal.
(d) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
(b) Love your neighbor as yourself.
What event is considered the start of the American Civil War?
(a) The Boston Tea Party
(b) The Battle of Gettysburg
(c) The attack on Fort Sumter
(d) The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
(c) The attack on Fort Sumter
What major river has its headwaters in Itasca State Park?
(a) Missouri River
(b) Mississippi River
(c) Ohio River
(d) St. Croix River
(b) Mississippi River
When was Ark of Angels preschool created?
(a) 1959
(b) 1994
(c) 2006
(d) 2013
(c) 2006
Who is often referred to as "The Little Flower"?
(a) Saint Catherine of Siena
(b) Saint Teresa of Ávila
(c) Saint Therese of Lisieux
(d) Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
(c) Saint Therese of Lisieux
In the Book of Genesis, what did God create on the first day?
(a) Animals
(b) Light
(c) Land and sea
(d) The Sun, Moon, and stars
(b) Light
Which famous American document begins with the words "We the People"?
(a) The Declaration of Independence
(b) The Bill of Rights
(c) The United States Constitution
(d) The Gettysburg Address
(c) The United States Constitution
Voyageurs National Park is located in which part of Minnesota?
(a) Southern
(b) Western
(c) Northern
(d) Central
(c) Northern
When did the consolidation of the parish schools of St. Michael's, St. Mary's, and St. Charles into St. Croix Catholic School begin?
(a) 1889
(b) 1913
(c) 1954
(d) 1968
(d) 1968
On what feast day is the Assumption of Mary typically celebrated?
(a) March 17th
(b) May 5th
(c) December 25th
(d) August 15th
(d) August 15th
Who was the second King of Israel?
(a) Samuel
(b) Saul
(c) Solomon
(d) David
(d) David
Which one of these signers of the Declaration of Independence was Catholic?
(a) John Hancock
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Charles Carroll
(d) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Charles Carroll