Catholicism quiz

More questions about Catholicism

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1. 1 Easy

   What color smoke signals that a Pope has NOT been elected?

   Answer: Black smoke

   Why: Wet straw once produced a confusing grey, so the Vatican now burns potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur to force a clear black.

2. 2 Medium

   What season begins the liturgical year for the Catholic Church?

   Answer: Advent

   Why: Advent begins on the Sunday falling on or closest to 30 November, so it can open any year between 27 November and 3 December.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by a priest during Mass?

   Answer: Chasuble

   Why: Its name comes from casula, little house: the earliest version was a bell of cloth with a head hole that covered the wearer completely.

4. 4 Easy

   What Catholic belief says Mary's body went to heaven?

   Answer: Assumption

   Why: Pius XII defined the dogma on 1 November 1950: Mary was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory, and the feast falls on 15 August.

5. 5 Medium

   In Catholic tradition, how many loaves were used to feed 5,000?

   Answer: Five

   Why: All four gospels tell this miracle, with two fish alongside the loaves and twelve baskets of scraps gathered afterwards.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Saint's body in Nevers reportedly remains incorrupt since 1879?

   Answer: Saint Bernadette

   Why: Church officials exhumed her three times, in 1909, 1919 and 1925, then covered her darkened face and hands with the wax masks seen today.