Don Bosco Quiz Bee sample

Our Patron Saint was fondly called Don Bosco by his students. If you will call him by his full name, what would that be?

St. John Bosco is an Italian priest. What is Don Bosco’s name in Italian?

Don Bosco was born a day after the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. When do we celebrate Don Bosco’s birthday?

The Basilica of Don Bosco is located right on the site where Don Bosco  was born. If you were to visit the Basilica of St. John Bosco and the house where he grew up, what address will you give?

• Castelnuovo d’ Asti, Becchi Italy

• Asti d’ Castelnuovo d’ Italy, Becchi

• Becchi, Asti d’ Castelnuovo d’ Italy, Becchi

• Turin, Italy

Don Bosco grew up without a father guiding him. What happened to the father of St. John Bosco?

• His father got sick and died.

• His father had another family.

• His father abandoned the family.

• His father left them to work abroad.

Little Johnnie learned his first catechesis from his mother. What is the complete name of his first catechist?

With the absence of a father’s figure in their family, Don Bosco’s mother played a strong role in his formation and personality. What is the name of Don Bosco’s father?

What does Mama Margaret always tell little Johnny about God?

• “God sees you”
• “God loves you”
• “God created you”
• “God is your Father”

Which statement is TRUE?

• Don Bosco’s father died at the age of two.
• Don Bosco was two years old when his father died.
• Don Bosco’s father battled with sickness for two years.
• Don Bosco’s father died two years before Don Bosco was born.

Joseph is the brother of St. John Bosco. How is Anthony related to Don Bosco?