Quiz #2 - Don Bosco and people in his life

Test your knowledge of people and places in the life of Don Bosco & vv.

May 21, 2020 - 10:54 Updated: May 22, 2020 - 12:22
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1. Who ordained Don Bosco?

Archbishop Louis Fransoni
Bishop Urban Rattazzi
Archbishop Lorenzo Gastaldi

2. Which Archbishop opposed the approval of the Salesian Constitution by the Vatican?

Archbishop Lorenzo Gastaldi
Archbishop Costamagna
Archbishop Louis Fransoni

3. Whom did Don Bosco propose to be the Archbishop of Turin?

Archbishop Lorenzo Gastaldi
Archbishop John Cagliero
Archbishop Louis Fransoni

4. Which is the first book written by Don Bosco? The biography of…

Dominic Savio
Mickey Magone
Aloysius Comollo

5. How many times did the Oratory change venue before settling in Valdocco?

4 times
5 times
8 times

6. Which was Don Bosco’s best seller publication?

The History of Italy
The Companion of youth
The Salesian Bulletin

7. How many Salesians were there by the year 1875 when Bosco sent the first missionaries to South America?

140
171
212

8. Besides Italy, which countries did Don Bosco visit during his lifetime?

France & Spain only
France, Spain & Germany
France, Spain and Argentina

9. How many times did Don Bosco go to Rome during his lifetime?

9 times
20 times
26 times

10. Which pope wished to make Don Bosco a Cardinal?

Pope Pius IX
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Pius XI

11. Which Bishop was present at Don Bosco’s death bed?

Bishop Victor Alasonatti
Bishop John Cagliero
Bishop Aloysius Versiglia

12. How many Salesians were there at the time of Don Bosco’s death?

556 SDBs and 393 FMAs
773 SDBs and 393 FMAs
815 SDBs and 480 FMAs

13. Who defended Don Bosco’s reputation saying: ‘When did DB not pray’?

Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius X
Pope Pius XI

14. Who led the first Salesian missionary expedition to South America?

Fr Costamagna
Fr Joseph Cottolengo
Fr John Cagliero

15. Which Archbishop threatened to suspend Don Bosco?

Archbishop Lorenzo Gastaldi.
Archbishop Gastano Alimonda.
Archbishop Vincent Cimatti