Q 01/05

According to legend, a child who grew crushingly heavy on Saint Christopher's shoulders revealed himself to be whom?

A) Moses

B) Jesus

C) Samuel

D) Elijah

Answer · why

B) Jesus

Jesus told the exhausted giant that he had carried the whole world and the one who made it, then vanished from the riverbank.

Q 02/05

Saint Christopher is best known today as the patron saint of which group?

A) Musicians

B) Bakers

C) Travelers

D) Teachers

Answer · why

C) Travelers

Travelers claimed him because legend has him spending his days carrying strangers across a dangerous river.

Q 03/05

In the Golden Legend, whom did Saint Christopher serve until he saw his master flee from a roadside cross?

A) The devil

B) A pagan emperor

C) A rival giant

D) A sorcerer king

Answer · why

A) The devil

The devil admitted that the cross terrified him, so the giant quit on the spot and went looking for a stronger master.

Q 04/05

In the Golden Legend, Saint Christopher's staff, planted in the ground overnight, had turned into what by morning?

A) An olive tree

B) A fig tree

C) An apple tree

D) A palm tree

Answer · why

D) A palm tree

A palm tree heavy with dates stood where the staff had been, the sign the child had promised as proof of who he was.

Q 05/05

Which Caribbean island, paired with Nevis in one nation, is named with an old nickname for Saint Christopher?

A) St Lucia

B) St Kitts

C) St Croix

D) St Barts

Answer · why

B) St Kitts

St Kitts is short for Saint Christopher Island, because Kit was once the usual pet form of the name.