2. Holy Trivia! Church History Questions and answers from Michael Daley, Creative Catechist Magazine, Nov/Dec 2010 and some other sources!

3. Holy Trivia Religious Communities Doctors of the Church Famous Heresies Church Councils Words of the Week Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Bonus

4. $100 Question from Religious Communities A uniquely American missionary order started in 1911. Active in Asia and Latin America, they train and support missionary priests.

5. $100 Answer from Religious Communities Maryknoll

6. $200 Question from Religious Communities Founded by Ignatius of Loyola, they are noted for their work in education and missions.

7. $200 Answer from Religious Communities Jesuits

8. $300 Question from Religious Communities Their motto is “ora et labora” (prayer and work). This monastic order began in Italy in the 6 th century.

9. $300 Answer from Religious Communities Benedictines

10. $400 Question from Religious Communities Known as the Order of Preachers, this religious community was established in the 13 th century to fight heresy.

11. $400 Answer from Religious Communities Dominicans

12. $500 Question from Religious Communities This community of friars minor or “little brothers” is known for their life of poverty.

13. $500 Answer from Religious Communities Franciscans

14. $100 Question from Doctors of the Church One of only three women Doctors of the Church (persons of great learning), she is also known as the “Little Flower.”

15. $100 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Therese of Lisieux

16. $200 Question from Doctors of the Church Son of St. Monica and bishop of Hippo, this one- time playboy became a famous Christian writer.

17. $200 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Augustine

18. $300 Question from Doctors of the Church In the Great Western Schism (three popes at once), she urged the pope to leave Avignon and return to Rome.

19. $300 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Catherine of Siena

20. $400 Question from Doctors of the Church A Cappadocian Father, this Eastern theologian and bishop helped shape the Nicene Creed.

21. $400 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Basil the Great

22. $500 Question from Doctors of the Church Along with St. John of the Cross, she became a reformer and eventual founder of the Discalced Carmelites.

23. $500 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Teresa of Avila

24. $100 Question from Famous Heresies Named after a former archbishop of Constantinople, it claimed that Christ was two persons, not one.

25. $100 Answer from Famous Heresies Nestorianism

26. $200 Question from Famous Heresies From the Greek word for “knowledge,” it pictured the world dualistically: the spirit is good while material creation is bad.

27. $200 Answer from Famous Heresies Gnosticism

28. $300 Question from Famous Heresies Promoted by a priest in Alexandria, Egypt, it held that Jesus was created and therefore not “of the same substance” as God the Father.

29. $300 Answer from Famous Heresies Arianism

30. $400 Question from Famous Heresies Taught that original sin did not taint humanity and discounted the necessity of divine grace.

31. $400 Answer from Famous Heresies Pelagianism

32. $500 Question from Famous Heresies Arose during the age of Church persecution, holding that the validity of a sacrament depends on the moral character of the priest.

33. $500 Answer from Famous Heresies Donatism

34. $100 Question from Church Councils Liturgical renewal, continued growth of ecumenism and a time of turbulence in the Church were a result of which Council?

35. $100 Answer from Church Councils Vatican II

36. $200 Question from Church Councils The doctrine that the most solemn statements of the pope on matters of faith and morals are infallible came from which Council?

37. $200 Answer from Church Councils First Vatican Council

38. $300 Question from Church Councils Where was the first Ecumenical Council?

39. $300 Answer from Church Councils Nicaea. Stated that Jesus is the Son of God; truly and eternally begotten of God, not created. Wrote the Nicene Creed to answer this question.

40. $400 Question from Church Councils The first Church Council met in ….

41. $400 Answer Church Councils Council of Jerusalem stated that salvation is for everyone; Jews, Gentiles and outsiders.

42. $500 Question from Church Councils Which Council gave the final form to the Creed we profess at Mass?

43. $500 Answer from Church Councils Council of Constantinople, AD381

44. $100 Question from Word of the Week Objects, actions and blessings that help us grow in holiness.

45. $100 Answer from Word of the Week Sacramentals

46. $200 Question from Word of the Week The Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God, which is the central mystery of Christian faith and life.

47. $200 Answer from Word of the Week Trinity

48. $300 Question from Word of the Week We celebrate Jesus’ going to into Heaven.

49. $300 Answer from Word of the Week Ascension

50. $400 Question from Word of the Week The mystery by which the Son of God became man.

51. $400 Answer from Word of the Week Incarnation

52. $500 Question from Word of the Week The Church’s authority to teach on matters of faith and morals.

53. $500 Answer from Word of the Week Magisterium

54. Bonus What country today (as of 10/2010) has the most Catholics in it?

55. Bonus Answer Brazil 137,000,000 73% of population is Catholic