Dear Quizzicals, this edition of my quiz is dedicated to World Youth Day which ended this week in the land of kangaroos and barbeques. The pope was there, plus hundreds from Hawaii, including Bishop Larry Silva. So all my questions are Youth Day related and not too hard, since the pilgrims are still recuperating from jet lag.

1. Blessed is he among skiers

What is the name of the beatified Italian man, known for his prayer life and concern for the poor as well as his love of skiing, mountain climbing and cycling, whose body was flown to World Youth Day in Sydney for veneration?

• a) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
• b) Blessed Giuseppe Marello
• c) Blessed Francesco Pianzola
• d) Blessed Luigi Tezza

2. Traveling companion

What is the name of Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, who is often seen at the Holy Father’s side, shown here with the pope in the Kenthurst Study Centre northwest of Sydney?

• a) Msgr. Johannes Kenthurst
• b) Father Federico Lombardi
• c) Bishop Anthony Fisher
• d) Msgr. Georg Ganswein

3. Where in the world

Where and when was the last World Youth Day?

• a) Mexico City, Mexico, 2004
• b) Cologne, Germany, 2005
• c) Quebec, Canada, 2007
• d) Lisbon, Portugal, 2006

4. Hint: that’s plenty lumpia

The World Youth Day in Sydney had a relatively small turnout of 225,000 people compared to previous events. Where was the largest World Youth Day which 4 million attended?

• a) Manila, 1995
• b) Rome, 2000
• c) Czestochowa, Poland, 1991
• d) Paris, 1997

5. The first ‘Day’

Who started World Youth Day and when?

• a) Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1992
• b) Pope Paul VI in 1975
• c) Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in 1970
• d) Pope John Paul II in 1984

6. See you next time

How often are international World Youth Days held?

• a) Every two or three years
• b) Every four years
• c) Every year
• d) Every five years

7. A long ‘Day’

Counting the opening ceremonies and the closing Mass, World Youth “Day” typically lasts how many days?

• a) Three
• b) Five
• c) Six
• d) Four

8. The logo

Among the symbolic representations the World Youth Day 2008 logo calls to mind are the flames of the Holy Spirit and what else?

• a) The dorsal fins of the sharks of the Great Barrier Reef
• b) The famous Sydney Opera House
• c) The sails of St. Peter’s boat
• d) Fountains of life-giving water

9. Archbishop down under

Who is the Archbishop of Sydney pictured here?

• a) Cardinal Sydney Melbourne
• b) Archbishop Kevin Rudd
• c) Cardinal George Pell
• d) Bishop Anthony Fisher