John XXIII Quiz

(John XXIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)

1) When was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli born?
a) 1 January 1891
b) 12 May 1900
c) 4 July 1876
d) 25 November 1881

2) Where was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli born?
a) Sotto il Monte
b) Rocca Secca
c) Madrid
d) Barcelona

3) When did Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli become the Patriarch of Venice?
a) 1942
b) 1944
c) 1953
d) 1956

4) When was John XXIII elected pope?
a) 1 November 1956
b) 19 July 1957
c) 28 October 1958
d) 18 February 1959

5) Which council did John XXIII summon?
a) Lateran IV
b) Vatican I
c) Vatican II
d) Lateran III

6) John XXIII increased the number of cardinals to 87. What was the limit on the number of cardinals fixed before John XXIII?
a) 78
b) 64
c) 74
d) 70

7) John XXIII made three important announcements in the beginning of his reign. Which of the following was not one of them?
a) Summoning Ecumenical Council
b) Convening Roman Synod
c) Setting up a committee for Revision of Code of Canon Law
d) Setting up of Pontifical Biblical Commission

8) John XXIII blessed the athletes taking part in Rome Olympics 1960. Which country’s athletes did not join in receiving his blessings?
a) UK
b) USA
c) USSR
d) UAE

9) What is the meaning of Mater et Magistra, an encyclical by John XXIII?
a) God and Man
b) Father and Mother
c) Mother and Teacher
d) Jury and Judge

10) When did John XXIII die?
a) 27 May 1964
b) 15 August 1968
c) 1 May 1965
d) 3 June 1963

John XXIII Quiz Answers
1) When was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli born?
d) 25 November 1881

2) Where was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli born?
a) Sotto il Monte

3) When did Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli become the Patriarch of Venice?
c) 1953

4) When was John XXIII elected pope?
c) 28 October 1958

5) Which council did John XXIII summon?
c) Vatican II

6) John XXIII increased the number of cardinals to 87. What was the limit on the number of cardinals fixed before John XXIII?
d) 70

7) John XXIII made three important announcements in the beginning of his reign. Which of the following was not one of them?
d) Setting up of Pontifical Biblical Commission

8) John XXIII blessed the athletes taking part in Rome Olympics 1960. Which country’s athletes did not join in receiving his blessings?
c) USSR

9) What is the meaning of Mater et Magistra, an encyclical by John XXIII?
c) Mother and Teacher

10) When did John XXIII die?
d) 3 June 1963