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Faculty Retreat

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Behind Rome, which American city has the 2nd most relics?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Philedelphia

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

New York City

2.

What year was the Swiss Guard established?
(Hint: it is somewhere between 1475 and 1525)

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3.

Draw the Vatican Flag

4.

In which country did the custom of the Christmas Tree originate?

a)

England

b)

Poland

c)

Germany

d)

Slovakia

5.

St. (a)   popularized the Nativity Scene at Christmas

6.

Supposedly more than just a love song, there was a hidden meaning in the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." What was this song's purported original purpose?

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7.

In the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas," A partridge in a pear tree is given on the first day. What does the partridge represent?

a)

The Cross

b)

Jesus

c)

The Holy Spirit

d)

Christ's teachings landing on "fertile soil"

8.

The Catholic Church describes one Virtue as the "most excellent." Which one is it?

a)

Temperance

b)

Charity

c)

Faith

d)

Wisdom

9.

Little Suzie turns and asks you during Mass, "Teacher, what's that colorful poncho thing Fr. Raney is wearing?" You shush her immediately, of course, but what is the correct answer?

a)

Cassock

b)

Ciborium

c)

Surplice

d)

Chasuble

10.

From whom did Pope Leo XIV directly and immediately inherit his authority?

a)

Peter

b)

Francis

c)

Jesus

d)

Benedict XVI

11.

Which food can never go bad?

a)

Bacon

b)

Honey

c)

Pickles

d)

Wild Rice

12.

If we were in Germany, which of the following would mean the most academically minded secondary school, instead of its American meaning?

a)

Kindergarten

b)

Gymnasium

c)

Montessori

d)

Realschool

13.

Which fictional school has the official motto "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon?"

a)

Monsters University

b)

Unseen University (from Discworld)

c)

Hogwarts

d)

Starfleet Academy

14.

The Cathedral of Learning is a skyscraper at the focal point of which university?

a)

Cornell

b)

MIT

c)

Oakland

d)

Pittsburgh

15.

Which ancient Greek philosopher studied at the Academy before leaving and founding his own school, the Lyceum?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pythagoras

16.

When was the first public school founded in the United States?

a)

1592

b)

1610

c)

1635

d)

1776

17.

What does "ABC" stand for when it is in relation to behavior?

a)

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

b)

Anterior, Behavior, Consequence

c)

Anterior, Behavior, Conclusion

d)

Antecedent, Behavior, Conclusion

18.

In which country are all students age six and up taught Chess as a part of their curriculum?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Armenia

c)

Britain

d)

Holland

19.

What is the oldest city in the world?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Tel Aviv

c)

Damascus

d)

Athens

20.

What percent of a student's body does the average backpack weigh?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

40%

d)

50%

21.

Worldwide, what is the most liked subject in elementary school?

a)

Science

b)

Language

c)

Social Studies

d)

Mathematics

22.

What percentage of students in the US wear school uniforms?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

40%

d)

50%

23.

What percentage of school-age children report that they enjoy school?

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24.

According to tradition, how many different writers of the Epistles of the New Testament are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

25.

There were (a)   "Pope Pius's" in the 20th Century.

26.

Pope Leo XIV recently took office. In what century was Pope Leo I's Pontificate?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

27.

The idea of compulsory education in Western thought stretches back to which famous philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Henry Mann

c)

Plato

d)

Pythagoras

28.

What is the 2nd oldest institution of higher learning in the US?

a)

Harvard

b)

Yale

c)

William and Mary

d)

Columbia

29.

Albert Einstein was affiliated with which US institution for 15 years?

a)

Harvard

b)

Columbia

c)

Yale

d)

Princeton

30.

Whose Gumbo is better?

a)

TC's

b)

Joseph's

c)

Both

d)

BOOOO- Neither!