Q 01/05

Which day passes with no Catholic Mass, only Communion from bread consecrated the evening before?

A) Palm Sunday

B) Ash Wednesday

C) Good Friday

D) All Souls' Day

Answer · why

C) Good Friday

Good Friday passes without a Mass as the Church marks the death of Jesus. The altar is left bare, without cross, candlesticks or cloths.

Q 02/05

Which event, painted by Leonardo da Vinci on a convent wall, does every Catholic Mass recall?

A) The Last Supper

B) The Sermon on the Mount

C) The Wedding at Cana

D) The Transfiguration

Answer · why

A) The Last Supper

The Last Supper is where Jesus shared bread and wine and told his followers to do the same in his memory. Leonardo's mural captures the moment just af...

Q 03/05

Which name for a Catholic Mass for the dead also titles famous choral works by Mozart and Verdi?

A) Vespers

B) Magnificat

C) Stabat Mater

D) Requiem

Answer · why

D) Requiem

Requiem is the first word sung at the start of the Mass, the Latin for rest. Mozart left his setting unfinished when he died in 1791, and other compos...

Q 04/05

Which feast do Catholics greet with a Midnight Mass, followed by Masses at dawn and during the day?

A) Epiphany

B) Christmas

C) Pentecost

D) Candlemas

Answer · why

B) Christmas

Christmas has three Masses of its own: in the night, at dawn and in daytime. The pilgrim Egeria saw a similar night vigil at Bethlehem in the 380s, ke...

Q 05/05

Which cup, often made of precious metal, does a Catholic priest raise after consecrating the wine?

A) Ciborium

B) Cruet

C) Chalice

D) Lunette

Answer · why

C) Chalice

The chalice holds the wine that Catholics believe becomes the blood of Christ. Church rules say its bowl must be made of a material that does not abso...