# ✝️ Stigmata Trivia Set
**Used:** 2025-06-10

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## 🎭 Regular Questions

### Q1: What term refers to wounds resembling those Jesus Christ received during crucifixion?  
**Answer:** Stigmata  
**Taglines:**  
- “Hands, feet, side—body marks or divine bookmarks?”  
- “Bleeding for Jesus, literally.”  
- “Spiritual scars are the new black.”  
- “When faith leaves a mark.”  
- “Not a tattoo—but definitely holy ink.”

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### Q2: Which saint, in 1224, is recorded as the first to bear visible stigmata?  
**Answer:** Saint Francis of Assisi  
**Taglines:**  
- “He took ‘living like Christ’ quite literally.”  
- “Mount La Verna: not just a scenic hike.”  
- “Wounds > words.”  
- “Stigmatic OG.”  
- “Birds and bleeding—his portfolio.”

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### Q3: Which 20th-century Italian priest reportedly bore stigmata and founded a hospital?  
**Answer:** Padre Pio  
**Taglines:**  
- “Wounds, miracles, and mint-scented blood.”  
- “Syringes, scallops, and sanctity.”  
- “He bled for your soul—and smells like lilies.”  
- “Priest by day, mystic by bleeding night.”  
- “Canonical stigmata... and controversies.”

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### Q4: In Christian mysticism, stigmata typically appear on Jesus’ five wounds: hands, feet, and where else?  
**Answer:** Side  
**Taglines:**  
- “Because the bloodiest fashion statement needs a middle spot.”  
- “Spear = side chic.”  
- “Five wounds, five-star devotion.”  
- “Sidewound: not just for belly bombs.”  
- “That’s not a tattoo, that’s theology.”

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### Q5: Which phenomenon appears in 80–90% of stigmatics, making it predominantly a female experience?  
**Answer:** Stigmata largely affect women  
**Taglines:**  
- “Holy wounds: gendered edition.”  
- “Stigmata: a woman’s mystic badge.”  
- “80% female—this pain leans goddess.”  
- “Miracles with estrogen flair.”  
- “Femme power, but from nail holes.”

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## ✍️ Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### Q6: The 1999 supernatural horror film about wounds, Vatican secrets, and holy possession is called ________.  
**Answer:** *Stigmata*  
**Taglines:**  
- “Demons, doves—and a stunning Arquette.”  
- “When body horror meets Bible lore.”  
- “Catholic chic never looked so possessed.”  
- “Click wheel to crucifix in 2 hours.”  
- “Ritz crackers cameo and devils included.”

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### Q7: In the film *Stigmata*, the protagonist is an atheist hairdresser from ________, Pennsylvania.  
**Answer:** Pittsburgh  
**Taglines:**  
- “Steel City to spirit city.”  
- “Not just steel beams, spiritual screams.”  
- “Allegheny Archangel auditions.”  
- “Pittsburgh gets possessed.”  
- “Hair today, holy wounds tomorrow.”

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### Q8: In *Stigmata*, who investigates Frankie’s wounds—a Jesuit priest turned skeptic named Father ________ Kiernan.  
**Answer:** Andrew  
**Taglines:**  
- “Science meets scripture in black robes.”  
- “He traded lab coats for holy water.”  
- “From skeptic to spiritual sidekick.”  
- “Father Kiernan: parachuting into possession.”  
- “Rosary in one hand, camera in the other.”

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### Q9: On what date was the film *Stigmata* released in theaters in the United States?  
**Answer:** September 10, 1999  
**Taglines:**  
- “Right after Labor Day—and your soul regrets it.”  
- “1999: not just Y2K anxiety.”  
- “Ticket stub or exorcism manual?”  
- “Vinyl of doves and devil voices.”  
- “Holy release date, Batman.”

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### Q10: Production on the film *Stigmata* began in September 1998 and finished principal photography in ________.  
**Answer:** April 1999  
**Taglines:**  
- “Seven months of holy terror.”  
- “From wedding-ring drama to sinner’s sinema.”  
- “Exorcising scenes, not demons.”  
- “Filmed before actual demonic possessions skyrocketed.”  
- “Completed just in time to baptize VHS copies.”

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## 🧠 Multiple Choice Questions

### Q11: Stigmata wounds commonly appear in all the following locations EXCEPT:  
A) Hands  
B) Feet  
C) Side  
D) Ears  
**Answer:** D) Ears  
**Taglines:**  
- “No Jesus did *not* get pierced earlobes.”  
- “Body piercing, spiritual edition.”  
- “It’s selective stigmata licensing.”  
- “Earlobes: not part of the sacred five.”  
- “Crucifix wounds > lobes.”

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### Q12: Which of these Church-acknowledged stigmatics is known for allegedly bleeding perfume-scented wounds?  
A) Therese Neumann  
B) Padre Pio  
C) Maria of Oignies  
D) Gemma Galgani  
**Answer:** B) Padre Pio  
**Taglines:**  
- “Blood that smelled like lilies—literal holy fragrance.”  
- “Aroma of sanctity? More like candle aisle chic.”  
- “Smells like heaven... with a side of questionable science.”  
- “Rosewater vibes from the nails.”  
- “Perfumed pain, Pope-approved (eventually).”

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### Q13: Which academic suggests stigmata often stem from dissociative states or self-inflicted wounds?  
A) Ted Harrison  
B) Michael Freze  
C) Ian Wilson  
D) Joe Nickell  
**Answer:** A) Ted Harrison  
**Taglines:**  
- “Mysticism meets psychology: mind over miracles?”  
- “He says stigmata = medieval mind games.”  
- “Marks aren’t always miracles, folks.”  
- “Crucifixion cosplay, centuries later.”  
- “Think before you bleed.”

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### Q14: The “Five Holy Wounds” include nails in hands and feet and the spear wound in the ________.  
A) Arm  
B) Back  
C) Side  
D) Head  
**Answer:** C) Side  
**Taglines:**  
- “Not head, back, or hip—side only, Jesus style.”  
- “Spear game strong.”  
- “Stigmata 101: flank edition.”  
- “That’s the side note you never saw coming.”  
- “Five wounds, one is residential.”

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### Q15: In the 1999 film, visual symbolism like candles, water, and doves highlight religious themes—according to analysis from Little Worlds blog, this use is especially associated with ________.  
A) Redemption  
B) Resurrection  
C) Sanctity  
D) Sin  
**Answer:** C) Sanctity  
**Taglines:**  
- “Holy aesthetics: smoke, flame, and feathers.”  
- “Water cleans, candles glow, doves sanctify.”  
- “Symbolism overkill? Blessed.”  
- “Divine décor in a horror package.”  
- “Grace disguised as camera tricks.”

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