All Saints' Day Trivia Quiz

Answer: November 1

In Roman Catholicism, All Saints' Day falls on November 1st and is dedicated to all the saints of the church who have attained the beatific vision (i.e. heaven). The November 1 date was solidified as a church practice throughout the Frankish Empire (which would become the Holy Roman Empire) by Pope Gregory IV in the 9th century.

Answer: Eastern Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox, some Eastern Catholic, and Byzantine Lutheran churches celebrate All Saints' Day on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Pentecost falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter, which falls later in the Eastern church than in the Western church. In 2020, All Saints' Day fell on June 14 in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Answer: Baptist

Baptist typically believe the term "saint" applies to all believers and do not recognize particular saints. They also do not pray through saints. All Saints' Day is observed by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, Methodist, Reformed, and Lutheran Churches, the Church of the Nazarene, and a few other denominations.

Answer: White

White robes are sometimes worn by clergymen when delivering eulogies or performing funeral ceremonies. The color is meant to celebrate and symbolize the life of the deceased. In the Eastern Orthodox church, however, green is worn to represent life.

Answer: Hallowmas

Halloween, which falls on October 31, gets its name because it is the eve of All Hallows' Day (also known as Hallowmas or All Saints' Day). The holy day may also be called Feast of All Saints. Reformation Day, which is observed in some Protestant churches, falls on October 31, the day Martin Luther purportedly nailed his 95 theses to the church door. Remembrance Sunday is a UK holiday that falls on the second Sunday in November, near Armistice Day, to remember servicemen.

Answer: Austria

This is a tradition in Austria and Bavaria. Known as "All Saints' Braid", Allerheiligenstriezel is a braided pastry containing raisins, flour, eggs, yeast, butter, and milk and decorated by either poppy seeds or sugar. A braid is a symbol of mourning because, in ancient times, a woman might express mourning by cutting off her braid of hair.

Answer: false

All Souls' Day, or the Day of the Dead, falls the day after All Saints' Day in the Roman Catholic Church, on November 2. It is a day to remember deceased family members. In the 10th century, its observance was standardized by St. Odlio of Cluny.

Answer: marching

"When the Saints Go Marching In" is a popular song to sing on All Saints' Day. As well as being a church hymn, it has also become a jazz standard, famously recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1938. The song contains a serious of verses beginning "Oh, when the drums begin to bang," "Oh, when the stars fall from the sky," "Oh, when the moon turns red with blood," "Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call," and so on.

Answer: France

Belgians also commonly place chrysanthemums on graves on this day, as well as wreaths, candles, or other flowers. The following day, All Souls' Day, is called Le jour des morts in France, which translates to the Day of the Dead.

Answer: William Walsham How

First printed in 1864, the hymn begins:

"For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
Alleluia, Alleluia!"

The hymn has been set to a variety of melodies, including "Sine Nomine" (Ralph Vaughan Williams), "Engleberg" (Charles Villiers Stanford), and "Sarum" (Joseph Barnby).