Each team will get 7 questions of five points each. They must answer them within 60 seconds. The answering order of the teams will be chosen by lots. Questions won t be repeated unless you ask but you will lose your time. If you don t know the answer, please say pass.
Team 1: 1. Of the five oratory boys chosen by Don Bosco, how many became Salesians? Two. 2. At the age of ten, John Bosco was in charge of cattle. True or False? True. 3. Where did Mary Mazzarello meet Don Bosco for the first time? Mornese. 4. Which place is known as the cradle of the Salesian Society? Valdocco. 5. Who is the present Provincial of the FMAs Shillong Province? Sr. Phyllis Bamon. 6. Of which place was Francis de Sales Bishop? Geneva. 7. How many Provinces do the SDBs have in India? Nine.
Team 2: 1. Who was the superior of the Oratory? The Bishop. 2. What is the name of Don Bosco s father? Francis Bosco. 3. The Festive Oratory was also known as the Oratory of St. Francis of Assisi. True or False? False. 4. In which year did St. Mary Mazzarello meet Don Bosco for the first time? 1864. 5. How many boys attended the first catechism class organized by Don Bosco? One (Bartholomew Garelli). 6. What is the name of John Bosco s friend who died in 1839? Aloysius Comollo. 7. Where was St. Mary Mazzarello born? Mornese (North Italy).
Team 3: 1. What is the name of Don Bosco s mother? Margaret Occhienna. 2. The Central University of the Salesians in Rome is a separate province by itself. True or False? True. 3. What is the meaning of Auxilium? Helper. 4. Who ordained John Bosco priest? Archbishop Fransoni (of Turin). 5. In which year did John Bosco join the seminary? 1835. 6. How many Provinces do the Salesian Sisters have in India? Six. 7. Who was the person who helped John Bosco to master many musical instruments? John Roberts.
Team 4: 1. What was the name of the house for destitute children where Don Bosco worked after his ordination? The Refuge. 2. In which year was John Bosco born? 1815. 3. Under whose suggestion did Don Bosco change the title Congregation to Society? Pope Pius IX. 4. Where was the first academic and technical school started by Don Bosco? Valdocco. 5. Who is the founder of the Salesian Sisters? Don Bosco. 6. Who employed John Bosco as a servant boy on his farm at the age of 11? Aloysius Moglia. 7. How many years did John Bosco spent in the seminary? Five.
Team 5: 1. Who is the present Mother General of the FMAs? Mother Antonia Colombo. 2. What was the occupation of the parents of Don Bosco? Farming (Peasants). 3. Who was the first Salesian Co-operator? Pope Leo XIII. 4. In which year was John Bosco ordained? 1841. 5. Who first inspired John Bosco to be a priest? His mother, Margaret Bosco. 6. Who is the co-foundress of the Salesian Sisters? St. Mary Mazzarello. 7. Don Bosco was an extraordinary preacher. He did not have to learn the hard way. True or False? False.
Team 6: 1. Who is the President of the Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia? Fr. Joaquim D Souza. 2. What is the Italian name of St. John Bosco? San Giovanni Bosco. 3. In which year was the Association of Salesian Cooperators started? 1875. 4. How many provinces of the Salesian Sisters are there in the world? 84 Provinces. 5. Apart from Catechism and prayers what else was imparted in the oratories? Elementary and High School Education. 6. Name any one resolution of John Bosco when was a young cleric. Temperance in eating and drinking, combatting acts of impurity, and practice of piety. 7. When did the Salesian Sisters arrive for the first time in India? 1922.
Team 7: 1. In which year was St. Mary Mazzarello born? 1837. 2. How long does it take to become a full-fledged Salesian Sister? Ten years. 3. Name the external auxiliary body that helped Don Bosco in his works. The Pius Union of Salesian Co-operators. 4. What did the wild animals in John Bosco s dream at nine turn into? Playful lambs. 5. Who advised Don Bosco to think only of the salvation of souls, after his fifth Mass? Mamma Margaret. 6. Whose voice was this: Bosco, Bosco, I am saved? Aloysius Comollo. 7. John Bosco refused the money bequeathed to him by Fr. Calosso. True or False. True.
Team 8: 1. In which year did Mary Mazzarello die? 1881. 2. Where did John Bosco make his retreat just before his ordination? Turin. 3. Who is the young pupil of the Salesian Sisters of Chile who has become a Blessed? Bl. Laura Vicuna. 4. Where in India did the Salesian Sisters arrive for the first time? Tanjore. 5. Who is the Patron Saint of the Salesian Society? St. Francis de Sales. 6. Of what disease did John Bosco s father die? Bronchitis. 7. What is the name of John Bosco s uncle who helped him to study? Michael Occhiena.
Team 9: 1. In which year was the Congregation of the Salesian Sisters founded? 1872. 2. Anthony was peaceful, sweet, helpful and patient. True or False? False. 3. Who is the present Rector Major of the SDBs? Fr. Pascual Chavez. 4. In which seminary did John Bosco study? Chieri. 5. Name any one confidant who encouraged John Bosco to become a religious or secular priest. Aloysius Comollo, Fr. Cafasso, Fr. Cinzanzo and Fr. Comollo, uncle of Aloysius. 6. Whose words are these: It is not the cassock that makes the monk? Mamma Margaret. 7. How many Mothers General have the Salesian Sisters had up to now? Nine.
Team 10: 1. In which year did Don Bosco change the title Congregation to Society? 1858. 2. Who is the Chief Patroness of the Salesian Society? Mother Mary. 3. Who was the first Salesian Bishop? John Cagliero. 4. At Castelnuovo John Bosco had regular schooling. True or False? False. 5. Name the virtues emulated by St. Francis de Sales. Charity and Kindness. 6. How many Salesian Sisters are there in the Shillong Province? 123. 7. Apart from his mother, who was the first to encourage John Bosco to be a priest? The Parish Priest of Castelnuovo.
Team 11: 1. In which year did Don Bosco wish to join the Franciscan order? 1834. 2. Who was the first successor of Don Bosco? Don Rua. 3. When were Confession and Mass celebrated in the Oratories? In the morning or in the afternoon? Morning. 4. Where is the FMA Provincial House (Shillong) situated? Auxilium, Nongthymmai. 5. What is the name of the boy who attended the first Catechism Class organized by Don Bosco? Bartholomew Garelli. 6. How many saints are there in the Salesian Family? Five. 7. What is the motto of the Salesian Society? Give me souls, take away the rest.
Team 12: 1. In which year was Don Bosco canonized? 1934. 2. From whose name is the term Salesian derived? St. Francis de Sales. 3. What was Laura Vicuna s motto? Death rather than sin. 4. When did John Bosco s father die? May 1817. 5. Of which village was Don Calosso parish priest? Murialdo. 6. Who saw many souls being thrown into the furnace but also a reassuring Lady? Aloysius Comollo. 7. Name the Salesian Sister who was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 25 th April 2004? Palomino Yenes Eusebia.
Team 13: 1. In which year did Don Bosco die? 1888. 2. After Don Calosso s death, which school did John Bosco frequent at Castelnuovo? The Public School. 3. How many Houses do the Salesian Sisters of the Shillong Province have? Twelve. 4. One Franciscan friar told John Bosco in a dream not to join the Franciscan order. True or False? True. 5. Where did Don Bosco celebrate his fifth Mass? His native village, Becchi. 6. In how many countries do the Salesian Sisters work in the world? 89 countries. 7. Name any one place where oratories were held besides Valdocco. Porta Nuova, Borgo Vanchiglia, San Silvario.
Extra questions: 1. When was the first issue of Salesian Bulletin published? 1877. 2. How many Salesian Sisters are there in India? 1021 Sisters. 3. What did the boys in the playground in John Bosco s dream at nine turn into? Wild animals. 4. On which night did John Bosco hear a loud noise of wagon, clanging of iron sheets, etc.? On the night of Comollo s burial. 5. Who offered place to Don Bosco for the first permanent oratory? Pinardi. 6. In which year was the first permanent oratory inaugurated? 1846. 7. Name either of the brothers of Don Bosco. Anthony and Joseph. 8. Who is the present Provincial of the SDBs Guwahati Province? Fr. Philip Barjo. 9. In which year was the first permanent Church of St. Francis de Sales opened? 1852. 10. Whose last words were Deo Gratias (Thanks be to God)? Fr. Victor Alasonatti.