(Leo XIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope. Some sources give the baptismal name as Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci.) 1) When was Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci born? a) 7 March 1812 b) 4 October 1814 c) 22 June 1815 d) 2 March 1810 2) Where was…
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Marcellus II Quiz
1. When was Marcello Cervini Degli Spannochi born?
a) 15 February 1500
b) 6 May 1501
c) 8 July 1498
d) 9 October 1462
2. Where was Marcello Cervini Degli Spannochi born?
a) Frascati
b) Albano
c) Brindisi
d) Montepulciano
3. Who appointed Marcello Cervini Degli Spannochi prothonotary apostolic?
a) Alexander VI
b) Adrian IV
c) John II
d) Paul III
Paul VI Quiz
1) When was Paul VI crowned as pope?
a) 30 June 1963
b) 17 December 1962
c) 22 October 1978
d) 25 December 1978
2) Which council did Paul VI continue?
a) Lateran IV
b) Vatican I
c) Vatican II
d) Lateran III
3) When did Paul VI visit India?
a) 1978
b) 1964
c) 1974
d) 1970
Clement XI Quiz
1. When was Giovanni Francesco Albani born?
a) 6 January 1642
b) 4 May 1648
c) 23 July 1649
d) 31 October 1650
2. Where was Giovanni Francesco Albani born?
a) Florence
b) Naples
c) Rome
d) Urbino
3. Which college did Giovanni Francesco Albani attend?
a) French College
b) German College
c) Dutch College
d) Roman College
Innocent V Quiz
(Innocent V is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1. Where was Pierre De Tarentaise born?
a) Nantes
b) Amiens
c) Somma
d) Tarentaise
2. Which order did Pierre De Tarentaise join?
a) Carmelite
b) Dominican
c) Franciscan
d) Benedictine
3. Which university did Pierre De Tarentaise attend?
a) Pavia
b) Paris
c) Padua
d) Pisa
Gregory XI Quiz
1) Where was Pierre-roger De Beaufort born?
a) Libreville
b) Limoges-Fourche
c) Kampala
d) Harare
2) Who created Pierre-roger De Beaufort cardinal?
a) John XII
b) Gregory VII
c) Clement VI
d) Leo X
3) When was Gregory XI elected pope?
a) 5 February 1372
b) 8 April 1368
c) 11 August 1366
d) 30 December 1370
John Paul II Quiz
1) When was John Paul II installed as pope?
a) 6 August 1978
b) 28 August 1978
c) 22 October 1978
d) 25 December 1978
2) Which encyclical did John Paul II issue first?
a) Laborem Excercens
b) Dives in Misercordia
c) Mater Redemptoris
d) Redemptor Hominis
3) When did John Paul II introduce the new Code of Canon Law for Latin Rite?
a) 1979
b) 1981
c) 1983
d) 1990
Paul IV Quiz
1. When was Giovanni Pietro Caraffa born?
a) 28 June 1476
b) 27 February 1475
c) 7 August 1472
d) 5 November 1471
2. Where was Giovanni Pietro Caraffa born?
a) Carpriglio
b) Detroit
c) Ostia
d) Avignon
3. Which order or congregation did Giovanni Pietro Caraffa join?
a) Order of Preachers
b) Order of St. Benedict
c) Congregation of Clerics Regular
d) Congregation of Mary Immaculate
Benedict XIV Quiz
1) When was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini born?
a) 31 March 1675
b) 1 June 1670
c) 7 August 1678
d) 11 December 1680
2) Where was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini born?
a) Bologna
b) Naples
c) Barcelona
d) Venice
3) How old was Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini when he received the Doctorate in Theology, Canon Law and Civil Law?
a) 30
b) 27
c) 24
d) 19
Clement IX Quiz
1. When was Giulio Rospligiosi born?
a) 28 January 1600
b) 1 April 1599
c) 3 September 1603
d) 14 December 1604
2. Where was Giulio Rospligiosi born?
a) Milan
b) Pistoja
c) Venice
d) Geneva
3. Of which archdiocese was Giulio Rospligiosi made titular archbishop?
a) Theodosia
b) Nicomedia
c) Cranganore
d) Tarsus