20 Catholic Quiz bowl questions with answers

1. CATHOLIC
QUIZ BOWL

2. What is the 10th Commandment?

3. What is the 10th Commandment?
You shall not covet your neighbor's
wife.

4. What was Solomon's great sin?
a) he wanted another man's wife
b) he became very selfish
c) he turned his heart to false gods

5. What was Solomon's great sin?
a) he wanted another man's wife
b) he became very selfish
c) he turned his heart to false gods

6. Where was Jesus when he said, "A
prophet is not without honor except in
his native place..."?
a) Bethlehem
b) Nazareth
c) Capernaum

7. Where was Jesus when he said, "A
prophet is not without honor except in
his native place..."?
a) Bethlehem
b) Nazareth
c) Capernaum

8. Paul advised the Corinthians never toe
at meat that had been sacrificed to
idols.
True or False

9. Paul advised the Corinthians never toe
at meat that had been sacrificed to
idols.
True or False

10. What is the 7th Commandment?

11. What is the 7th Commandment?
You shall not steal

12. What is it called when God makes
himself known to us?
revelation
faith
inspiration

13. What is it called when God makes
himself known to us?
revelation
faith
inspiration

14. What is the 8th Commandment?

15. What is the 8th Commandment?
You shall not bear false witness
against your neighbor

16. Paul received money at Corinth in
return for preaching the gospel.
True or False

17. Paul received money at Corinth in
return for preaching the gospel.
True or False

18. Who was the great scholar/theologian
of the 13th century?
St. Joan of Arc
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Thomas Aquinas

19. Who was the great scholar/theologian
of the 13th century?
St. Joan of Arc
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Thomas Aquinas

20. Who gave Jesus his name?
a) Joseph and Mary
b) the angel Gabriel
c) Simeon in the Temple

21. Who gave Jesus his name?
a) Joseph and Mary
b) the angel Gabriel
c) Simeon in the Temple

22. According to Luke, where did Jesus go
after his baptism?
a) to the desert
b) to Jerusalem
c) to Galilee

23. According to Luke, where did Jesus go
after his baptism?
a) to the desert
b) to Jerusalem
c) to Galilee

24. According to Paul, what became of the
Mosaic covenant?
a) its glory was surpassed
b) it proved itself useless
c) it was still effective

25. According to Paul, what became of the
Mosaic covenant?
a) its glory was surpassed
b) it proved itself useless
c) it was still effective

26. Which is not one of the original twelve
apostles?
a) James
b) Luke
c) Thomas

27. Which is not one of the original twelve
apostles?
a) James
b) Luke
c) Thomas

28. Who was the brother of James, the son
of Zebedee?
a) Peter
b) Andrew
c) John

29. Who was the brother of James, the son
of Zebedee?
a) Peter
b) Andrew
c) John

30. Which book of the Bible is directed
especially to the young and
inexperienced?
a) Jonah
b) Proverbs
c) Song of Songs

31. Which book of the Bible is directed
especially to the young and
inexperienced?
a) Jonah
b) Proverbs
c) Song of Songs

32. According to Matthew, Jesus was very
popular at the beginning of his
ministry
True or False

33. According to Matthew, Jesus was very
popular at the beginning of his
ministry
True or False

34. Paul wrote, "for what is seen is
, but what is unseen is eternal."
a) a delusion
b) transitory
c) enduring

35. Paul wrote, "for what is seen is
, but what is unseen is eternal."
a) a delusion
b) transitory
c) enduring

36. The first 5 books of the Bible are
called the
a) Pentateuch
b) Koran
c) Writings

37. The first 5 books of the Bible are
called the
a) Pentateuch
b) Koran
c) Writings

38. According to Luke, where did the
Ascension of Jesus take place?
a) outside Jerusalem
b) at the Temple
c) at Bethany

39. According to Luke, where did the
Ascension of Jesus take place?
a) outside Jerusalem
b) at the Temple
c) at Bethany

40. To whom is the Acts of teh Apostles
addressed?
a) the Christian community at
Jerusalem
b) Theophilus
c) Gentile Christians

41. To whom is the Acts of teh Apostles
addressed?
a) the Christian community at
Jerusalem
b) Theophilus
c) Gentile Christians

42. END OF ROUND THREE

43. Which Gospel contains no parables of
Jesus?
a) John
b) Matthew
c) Luke

44. Which Gospel contains no parables of
Jesus?
a) John
b) Matthew
c) Luke

45. What was Paul's name before he
became a Christian?
a) Titus
b) Justus
c) Saul

46. What was Paul's name before he
became a Christian?
a) Titus
b) Justus
c) Saul

47. According to John's Gospel, which is
Jesus' greatest sign?
a) the multiplication of the loaves
b) the healing of the man born
blind
c) the raising of Lazarus

48. According to John's Gospel, which is
Jesus' greatest sign?
a) the multiplication of the loaves
b) the healing of the man born
blind
c) the raising of Lazarus

49. Give all 16 words of the Sign of the
Cross.

50. Give all 16 words of the Sign of the
Cross.
In the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

51. Paul advised the Corinthians never toe
at meat that had been sacrificed to
idols.
True or False

52. Paul advised the Corinthians never toe
at meat that had been sacrificed to
idols.
True or False

53. What is the 1st Commandment?

54. What is the 1st Commandment?
I am the Lord your God, you shall
not have strange gods before me.

55. Where was Jesus when he said, "A
prophet is not without honor except in
his native place..."?
a) Bethlehem
b) Nazareth
c) Capernaum

56. Where was Jesus when he said, "A
prophet is not without honor except in
his native place..."?
a) Bethlehem
b) Nazareth
c) Capernaum

57. What is the 2nd Commandment?

58. What is the 2nd Commandment?
You shall not take the name of the
Lord your God in vain.

59. What is the 3rd Commandment?

60. What is the 3rd Commandment?
Remember to keep holy the Lord's
Day.

61. Which Gospel does not tell about the
baptism of Jesus?
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) John

62. Which Gospel does not tell about the
baptism of Jesus?
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) John

63. What is the 9th Commandment?

64. What is the 9th Commandment?
You shall not covet your neighbor's
goods.

65. Name the Sacraments of Initiation

66. Name the Sacraments of Initiation
Baptism, Confirmation and
Eucharist

67. What is the Paraclete?
a) the first 5 books of the Old
Testament
b) the liturgical season following
Easter
c) the third person of the Blessed
Trinity

68. What is the Paraclete?
a) the first 5 books of teh Old
Testament
b) the liturgical season following
Easter
c) the third person of the Blessed
Trinity

69. Which part of the Mass explains the
Gospel in terms of living in today's
world?
a) the collection
b) the homily
c) the prayers of the faithful

70. Which part of the Mass explains the
Gospel in terms of living in today's
world?
a) the collection
b) the homily
c) the prayers of the faithful

71. The Church and the State agree on
what is right and wrong in society.
True or False

72. The Church and the State agree on
what is right and wrong in society.
True or False

73. In what religion does Christianity have
its roots?
a) Islam
b) Paganism
c) Judaism

74. In what religion does Christianity have
its roots?
a) Islam
b) Paganism
c) Judaism

75. The public worship of the Church is
.
a) liturgy
b) communion
c) reconciliation

76. The public worship of the Church is
.
a) liturgy
b) communion
c) reconciliation

77. Only the saints in heaven can be called
holy.
True or False

78. Only the saints in heaven can be called
holy.
True or False

79. Who is the head of a diocese?
a) the Pope
b) the bishop
c) the pastor

80. Who is the head of a diocese?
a) the Pope
b) the bishop
c) the pastor

81. Which liturgical season recalls the
time when Jesus was tempted by the
devil in the desert?
a) Advent
b) Ordinary time
c) Lent

82. Which liturgical season recalls the
time when Jesus was tempted by the
devil in the desert?
a) Advent
b) Ordinary time
c) Lent

83. END OF ROUND FOUR