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St. Maximilian Kolbe Trivia Quiz

In 1941 Fr. Kolbe offered to take the place of another prisoner sentenced to death at Auschwitz. This quiz about his life and martyrdom is dedicated to Holocaust victim Heinz Loeb.

A multiple-choice quiz by jouen58. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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Feb 18 22

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Question 1 of 15

1. Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894, the second son of Julius and Maryanne Kolbe. What name was he given at birth? Hint

Pavel

Maximilian

Raymond

Stanislaus

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Question 2 of 15

2. As a small boy, the rambunctious Kolbe was a handful to his parents. One day his exasperated mother asked him a question which brought about a complete change in him. What did she say? Hint

What will become of you?

Why do you do these things?

What would Jesus do?

How could you do such a thing?

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Question 3 of 15

3. As a child, Kolbe had a dream that the Virgin Mary offered him two crowns, a white crown (for chastity) and a red crown (for martyrdom)and asked him to choose. What choice did he make? Hint

He chose both.

The red crown.

He chose neither.

The white crown.

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Question 4 of 15

4. In his teen years, in the early 1900s, Kolbe took an interest in something which was then not even in its infancy. What was it? Hint

Space travel

DNA research

Computers

Nuclear science

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Question 5 of 15

5. At the age of 13, Kolbe entered a religious order. Which order did he enter? Hint

Franciscan

Trappist

Dominican

Benedictine

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Question 6 of 15

6. Kolbe had a lifelong devotion to the Blessed Virgin and, shortly before his ordination in 1918, founded an organization dedicated to the Mother of God. What was it called? Hint

The Knights of Mary Immaculate

The Immaculate League

The Legion of Mary

Knights of the Immaculate Conception

7. In 1927, a Polish prince, moved by Kolbe's zeal and faith, gave him a large tract of land near Warsaw. On this land, Kolbe, with the help of fellow Franciscans, built housing for a religious community, along with a chapel and administrative offices. What was this community called? Hint

The City of Mary

City of the Mother of God

The Community of Mary Immaculate

The City of the Immaculate

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Question 8 of 15

8. By this time, Kolbe was suffering from an illness which would plague him for the rest of his life. What was it? Hint

Leukemia

Heart disease

Diabetes

Tuberculosis

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Question 9 of 15

9. In 1930, after meeting some students from another country, Kolbe left Poland to establish another community, identical to the one he had started near Warsaw, in this ill-fated city. Hint

Nagasaki, Japan

Berlin, Germany

Hiroshima, Japan

Chernobyl, Russia

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Question 10 of 15

10. In 1941, Kolbe was arrested and sentenced to hard labor in this concentration camp. Hint

Auschwitz

Treblinka

Dachau

Bergen-Belsen

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Question 11 of 15

11. In July of 1941, Kolbe asked to take the place of another prisoner, who had a wife and family. When asked why he wanted to do this, what answer did he give? Hint

"I have no family"

"I am a Catholic priest"

"Greater love hath no man than that he give his life for his friends"

"It is the will of God."

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Question 12 of 15

12. Although he eventually was killed by an injection of carbolic acid, how was Kolbe originally sentenced to die? Hint

Freezing

Poison gas

Starvation

Firing squad

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Question 13 of 15

13. On what church feast day did Kolbe die? Hint

Easter Sunday

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8)

The Feast of the Assumption (August 15)

All Saints Day (November 1)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of these pontiffs elevated Kolbe to sainthood? Hint

Pope Pius XII

Pope Paul VI

Pope John Paul II

Pope John XXIII

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following is Kolbe the official patron saint of? Hint

Orphans

Firemen

People with heart disease

Drug addicts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894, the second son of Julius and Maryanne Kolbe. What name was he given at birth?

Answer: Raymond

His nickname as a child was "Raymie." He took the name Maximilian upon entering the Franciscan order.

2. As a small boy, the rambunctious Kolbe was a handful to his parents. One day his exasperated mother asked him a question which brought about a complete change in him. What did she say?

Answer: What will become of you?

This relatively mild rebuke caused the boy to think seriously about would, eventually, become of him. From that point on, he became more respectful and sober and began to pray a great deal.

3. As a child, Kolbe had a dream that the Virgin Mary offered him two crowns, a white crown (for chastity) and a red crown (for martyrdom)and asked him to choose. What choice did he make?

Answer: He chose both.

This choice prefigured his decision to enter the religious life and also to die as a martyr.

4. In his teen years, in the early 1900s, Kolbe took an interest in something which was then not even in its infancy. What was it?

Answer: Space travel

Kolbe was very interested in the study of outer space and hoped to travel in space (this was shortly after the first successful airplane ride!).

5. At the age of 13, Kolbe entered a religious order. Which order did he enter?

Answer: Franciscan

He entered the Franciscan seminary at Lwow.

6. Kolbe had a lifelong devotion to the Blessed Virgin and, shortly before his ordination in 1918, founded an organization dedicated to the Mother of God. What was it called?

Answer: The Knights of Mary Immaculate

This eventually evolved into a large group of religious and lay people called the M.I. (Militia of the Immaculate). There was even a monthly magazine entitled "The Knight of the Immaculate."

Answer: The City of the Immaculate

It eventually expanded to include a college, a novitiate, a hospital, and a fire department.

8. By this time, Kolbe was suffering from an illness which would plague him for the rest of his life. What was it?

Answer: Tuberculosis

The disease had, by 1927, destroyed a portion of his lungs; however, he drove himself mercilessly, though he was often in great pain.

9. In 1930, after meeting some students from another country, Kolbe left Poland to establish another community, identical to the one he had started near Warsaw, in this ill-fated city.

Answer: Nagasaki, Japan

This community he called "The Garden of Mary Immaculate." In 1945, the community was miraculously unscathed by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and became a refuge for the many abandoned and orphaned children which resulted. An orphanage was established for their care.

10. In 1941, Kolbe was arrested and sentenced to hard labor in this concentration camp.

Answer: Auschwitz

Kolbe had been arrested in 1939, but was released. He was rearrested in 1941 and sentenced to hard labor (in spite of his tubercular condition) in Auschwitz.

11. In July of 1941, Kolbe asked to take the place of another prisoner, who had a wife and family. When asked why he wanted to do this, what answer did he give?

Answer: "I am a Catholic priest"

Pope Paul VI called this Kolbe's "incomparable answer."

12. Although he eventually was killed by an injection of carbolic acid, how was Kolbe originally sentenced to die?

Answer: Starvation

Kolbe was put to death after three weeks of starvation, during which he was an example of courage and dignity to many of his fellow captives.

13. On what church feast day did Kolbe die?

Answer: The Feast of the Assumption (August 15)

Appropriately for one so devoted to the Virgin Mary, Kolbe died on the feast of Mary's Assumption into Heaven (an earlier Polish saint, St. Stanislaus Kostka, also died on the feast of the Assumption).

14. Which of these pontiffs elevated Kolbe to sainthood?

Answer: Pope John Paul II

Kolbe was beatified in 1971 (by Pope Paul VI), and canonized in 1982 by his fellow countryman, Pope John-Paul II (formerly Karol Wojtyla).

15. Which of the following is Kolbe the official patron saint of?

Answer: Drug addicts

Presumably because of his death by injection, Kolbe is the official patron of those suffering from drug addiction (it is also possible that his courage and endurance during the ordeal of slow starvation may also be thought to be an inspiration to recovering addicts going through withdrawal). He is also patron of journalists, families, and prisoners (especially political prisoners).

Source: Author jouen58

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