WorksheetsFaculty Retreat
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 34mins
Behind Rome, which American city has the 2nd most relics?
Pittsburgh
Philedelphia
Washington, D.C.
New York City
What year was the Swiss Guard established?
(Hint: it is somewhere between 1475 and 1525)
Draw the Vatican Flag
In which country did the custom of the Christmas Tree originate?
England
Poland
Germany
Slovakia
St. (a) popularized the Nativity Scene at Christmas
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?
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?
The Cross
Jesus
The Holy Spirit
Christ's teachings landing on "fertile soil"
The Catholic Church describes one Virtue as the "most excellent." Which one is it?
Temperance
Charity
Faith
Wisdom
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?
Cassock
Ciborium
Surplice
Chasuble
From whom did Pope Leo XIV directly and immediately inherit his authority?
Peter
Francis
Jesus
Benedict XVI
Which food can never go bad?
Bacon
Honey
Pickles
Wild Rice
If we were in Germany, which of the following would mean the most academically minded secondary school, instead of its American meaning?
Kindergarten
Gymnasium
Montessori
Realschool
Which fictional school has the official motto "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon?"
Monsters University
Unseen University (from Discworld)
Hogwarts
Starfleet Academy
The Cathedral of Learning is a skyscraper at the focal point of which university?
Cornell
MIT
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Which ancient Greek philosopher studied at the Academy before leaving and founding his own school, the Lyceum?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Pythagoras
When was the first public school founded in the United States?
1592
1610
1635
1776
What does "ABC" stand for when it is in relation to behavior?
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Anterior, Behavior, Consequence
Anterior, Behavior, Conclusion
Antecedent, Behavior, Conclusion
In which country are all students age six and up taught Chess as a part of their curriculum?
Switzerland
Armenia
Britain
Holland
What is the oldest city in the world?
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Athens
What percent of a student's body does the average backpack weigh?
10%
20%
40%
50%
Worldwide, what is the most liked subject in elementary school?
Science
Language
Social Studies
Mathematics
What percentage of students in the US wear school uniforms?
10%
20%
40%
50%
What percentage of school-age children report that they enjoy school?
According to tradition, how many different writers of the Epistles of the New Testament are there?
3
4
5
6
There were (a) "Pope Pius's" in the 20th Century.
Pope Leo XIV recently took office. In what century was Pope Leo I's Pontificate?
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
The idea of compulsory education in Western thought stretches back to which famous philosopher?
Aristotle
Henry Mann
Plato
Pythagoras
What is the 2nd oldest institution of higher learning in the US?
Harvard
Yale
William and Mary
Columbia
Albert Einstein was affiliated with which US institution for 15 years?
Harvard
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Whose Gumbo is better?
TC's
Joseph's
Both
BOOOO- Neither!
