Fictional Clergy in Movies and Television Quiz

Answer: The Penguin

Kathleen Freeman played Sister Mary Stigmata the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers". She gave Jake and Elwood Blues the task of raising the $5,000 needed to pay her orphanage's property tax bill. Even though Sister Mary Stigmata raised the two brothers in the orphanage, they still referred to her as "the Penguin".

Answer: 7th Heaven

The television show "7th Heaven" ran from August 26, 1996 through May 13, 2007. The show revolved around the life of a Protestant minister from the fictional town of Glenoak, California named Eric Camden. Reverend Eric Camden and his wife had seven children. Storylines on this show revolved around such topics as dating, alcoholism, bullying, drug abuse, homelessness, menopause, menstruation, racism, robbery, sexual harassment, spousal abuse and teenage pregnancy.

Answer: Footloose

The 1984 film "Footloose" was about a small town which had banned rock music and dancing. Local minister Reverend Shaw Moore, played by John Lithgow, was responsible for the ban after his son Bobby was killed in a car crash. A teenager named Ren McCormack, played by Kevin Bacon, moved to the town and eventually led the students to hold a prom outside of city limits.

Answer: The Flying Nun

The American comedy television show "The Flying Nun" aired from 1967 through 1970 on the ABC network. The show was based on the 1965 book "The Fifteenth Pelican" by Tere Rios. Sally Field played Sister Bertrille, a lightweight nun who could fly by being caught in a breeze. Sister Bertrille used this talent to solve problems.

Answer: The Scarlet Letter

The movie "The Scarlet Letter" has been adapted eight times between 1908 and 1995. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale has been played by such actors as King Baggot, Charles Perley, Tony Fraser, Lars Hanson, Hardie Albright, Lou Castel and Gary Oldman.

Answer: South Park

The cartoon television sitcom "South Park" premiered on August 13, 1997. A Roman Catholic Priest character named Father Maxi first appeared on the ninth episode of the first season of "South Park". He dealt with such topics as his hatred for the holiday Halloween and the Catholic sex abuse cases.

Answer: Sister Mary Clarence

In the 1992 movie "Sister Act", lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier entered the witness protection program in the convent at Saint Katherine's Parish in San Francisco, California. Deloris, played by Whoopi Goldberg, assumed the identity Sister Mary Clarence.

In the 1993 movie "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit", Deloris assumed the role of Sister Mary Clarence to help a Catholic school in San Francisco from closing.

Answer: M*A*S*H

"M*A*S*H" was a 1970 film and a television show airing from 1972 to 1983. The show was about the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Father Mulcahy was the fictional Priest assigned to this division. René Auberjonois played the Father Mulcahy in the 1970 film and William Christopher played the Father Mulcahy on the television show.

Answer: James Brown

When Sister Mary Stigmata gave the Blues brothers the task of raising the money needed to pay her orphanage's property tax bill in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers", the two brothers needed some inspiration. They went to visit the Triple Rock Church to listen to a sermon from Reverend Cleophus James. R&B legend James Brown played Reverend Cleophus James. During the sermon, the brothers were inspired to put their band back together to raise the money.

Answer: Father Guido Sarducci

Father Guido Sarducci was a recurring character on the television show "Saturday Night Live" between 1978 and 1995. The Father Guido Sarducci character served as the gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspapers "L'Osservatore Romano" and "The Vatican Enquirer".