Q 01/05

What did an attacker hide in a flower arrangement beneath the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1921?

A) A pistol

B) A torch

C) A bomb

D) A knife

Answer · why

C) A bomb

A bomb went off at the altar, bending a brass crucifix and breaking windows, yet the image on the cloak was unharmed. The twisted crucifix is kept at ...

Q 02/05

What carries pilgrims beneath the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in her Mexico City basilica so nobody lingers?

A) Moving walkways

B) Glass elevators

C) Spiral ramps

D) Escalators

Answer · why

A) Moving walkways

Moving walkways run under the altar, gliding visitors past the framed cloak so that everyone gets a close look. The image itself hangs behind the alta...

Q 03/05

Which flowers, out of season in midwinter, did Juan Diego carry to the bishop as the sign from Our Lady of Guadalupe?

A) Lilies

B) Roses

C) Marigolds

D) Dahlias

Answer · why

B) Roses

Roses of Castile, a Spanish variety not native to Mexico, are what Juan Diego is said to have found blooming on the barren hilltop. They spilled from ...

Q 04/05

On which date do millions of pilgrims crowd Mexico City's basilica for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe?

A) November 2

B) December 8

C) September 16

D) December 12

Answer · why

D) December 12

December 12 marks the day the image is said to have appeared on Juan Diego's cloak. Many pilgrims walk for days to reach the basilica in time for the ...

Q 05/05

Which explorer named the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after the older shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spain?

A) Christopher Columbus

B) Hernán Cortés

C) Vasco Núñez de Balboa

D) Amerigo Vespucci

Answer · why

A) Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus named the island in 1493, having visited the Spanish monastery to give thanks after his first voyage. The Mexican devotion took t...