Category: Popes

Gregory XV Quiz

1. When was Alessandro Ludovici born? a) 1 May 1563 b) 9 January 1554 c) 12 June 1552 d) 7 November 1546 2. Where was Alessandro Ludovici born? a) Mantua b) Bologna c) Avignon d) Lausanne 3. From which university did Alessandro Ludovici graduate in civil and canon law? a) University of Bologna b) University of Pisa c) University of Padua d) St. Thomas University

Nicholas III Quiz

1. Where was Giovanni Gaetano Orsini born? a) Mantua b) Bologna c) Avignon d) Rome 2. When was Giovanni Gaetano Orsini created cardinal? a) 7 March 1241 b) 28 May 1244 c) 9 September 1236 d) 18 October 1234 3. Who created Giovanni Gaetano Orsini cardinal? a) Leo IX b) Sixtus V c) Innocent IV d) Adrian V

Clement X Quiz

1. Where was Emilio Altieri born? a) Milan b) Berne c) Rome d) Geneva 2. Of which diocese was Emilio Altieri bishop? a) Madrid b) Cameroni c) Barcelona d) Amsterdam 3. Where was Emilio Altieri auditor? a) Sweden b) Norway c) Finland d) Poland

Julius III Quiz

1. When was Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte born? a) 26 January 1486 b) 22 April 1482 c) 10 September 1487 d) 31 October 1485 2. Where was Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte born? a) Verona b) Rome c) Fena d) Carpriglio 3. Of which archdiocese was Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte archbishop? a) Milan b) Florence c) Manfredonia d) Caracas

Pius X Quiz

(Pius X is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1) When was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto born? a) 19 August 1840 b) 14 May 1836 c) 2 June 1835 d) 22 February 1838 2) Where was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto born? a) Riese b) Desio c) Fribourg d) Etna 3) When was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto ordained a priest? a) 31 May 1857 b) 18 September 1858 c) 7 April 1856 d) 30 June 1855

Clement XII Quiz

1) When was Lorenzo Corsini born? a) 4 March 1650 b) 7 April 1652 c) 3 August 1648 d) 11 December 1642 2) Where was Lorenzo Corsini born? a) Florence b) Naples c) Parma d) Bologna 3) Which University did Lorenzo Corsini attend? a) La Sapienza b) St. Thomas c) Pisa d) Urban

Adrian V Quiz

(Adrian V is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1. Where was Ottobano Fieschi born? a) Genoa b) Athens c) Skopje d) Belgrade 2. Where was Ottobano Fieschi appointed archdeacon in 1250? a) Cologne b) Munich c) Rheims d) Bratislava 3. Where was Ottobano Fieschi legate? a) Sweden b) England c) Poland d) Bavaria

Benedict XII Quiz

1) Where was Jaques Fournier born? a) Ottoville b) Monrovia c) Nairobi d) Saverdun 2) Which order did Jaques Fournier join? a) Cistercian b) Carthusian c) Franciscan d) Dominican 3) Where did Jaques Fournier become doctor of theology? a) Padua b) Paris c) Vienna d) Barcelona

Clement XIII Quiz

(Clement XIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1) When was Carlo della Torre Rezzonico born? a) 7 March 1693 b) 4 July 1700 c) 15 September 1694 d) 21 November 1701 2) Where was Carlo della Torre Rezzonico born? a) Florence b) Naples c) Rome d) Venice 3) Where did Carlo della Torre Rezzonico get his degree in law? a) Mantua b) Padua c) Vienna d) Ostia

Innocent IX Quiz

1. When was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti born? a) 1 January 1501 b) 3 April 1515 c) 22 July 1519 d) 14 November 1526 2. Where was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti born? a) Naples b) Florence c) Bonn d) Bologna 3. Of which diocese was Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti bishop? a) Mantua b) Pistoia c) Nicastro d) Madrid