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Pietro Ottoboni (Pope Alexander VIII) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) (Alexander VIII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) Alexander VIII Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was Pietro Ottoboni born? a) 6 January 1605 b) 22 April 1610 c) 8 September 1620 d) 30 November 1600 2. Where was Pietro Ottoboni born? a) Venice b) Gravina c) Spinazzolo d) Geneva 3. From which university did Pietro Ottoboni get doctorate? a) Florence b) Padua c) Naples d) Turin 4. When was Pietro Ottoboni created cardinal? a) 19 February 1652 b) 9 April 1656 c) ... Read more

1) Where was the South Africa versus West Indies match on 27/2/2015 of Cricket World Cup 2015 held? a) Adelaide b) Brisbane c) Melbourne d) Sydney 2) Who took the wickets of Hashim Amla and Francois du Plessis on 27/2/2015 in Cricket World Cup 2015? a) Jerome Taylor b) Darren Sammy c) Christopher Henry Gayle d) Andre Russell 3) Who scored 162* for South Africa against West Indies on 27/2/2015 in Cricket World Cup 2015? a) David Miller b) Abraham Benjamin de Villiers c) Quinton de Kock d) Kyle Abbott

1) When was St. Vincent Pallotti born? a) 21 April 1795 b) 4 May 1790 c) 14 July 1789 d) 6 October 1786 2) Where was St. Vincent Pallotti born? a) Vienna b) Moscow c) Warsaw d) Rome 3) Where was St. Vincent Pallotti ordained a priest? a) St. Peter’s Basilica b) St. John Lateran Basilica c) St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica d) St. Mary Major Basilica

1) Where was St. Vincent Ferrer born? a) Avignon b) Bordeaux c) Valencia d) Marseilles 2) Which order did St. Vincent Ferrer join? a) Capuchin b) Dominican c) Franciscan d) Carthusian 3) Where did St. Vincent Ferrer receive his doctorate? a) Rome b) Lerida c) Paris d) London

1) Who is the sister of Moses? a) Ruth c) Naomi c) Miriam d) Delilah 2) Who is the brother of Moses? a) Nadab b) Abihu c) Aaron d) Joshua 3) Where did God speak to Moses for the first time? a) Near Nile River b) At burning bush c) Giza d) Palestine

(Frederick Barbarossa is also known as Frederick I.) 1. When was Frederick Barbarossa first elected German king and Holy Roman Emperor? a) 4 March 1152 b) 10 May 1151 c) 26 July 1145 d) 18 December 1148 2. Which concordat did Frederick Barbarossa violate? a) Concordat of Bologna b) Concordat of Tonsberg c) Concordat of Worms d) Concordat of Zurich 3. Who crowned Frederick Barbarossa emperor on 18 June 1155? a) Eugene III b) Lucius II c) Celestine V d) Adrian IV

Samson destroys the temple (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Samson is the last of the judges of Israel(Judges 16:31). Samson was granted supernatural strength by God in order to combat his enemies. His heroic feats: killing a lion with his bare hands, killing a company of the men of Ashdod, setting fire to their fields and orchards, and slaughtering a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass. Samson Quiz Questions 1. Who was Samson’s father? a) Abihu b) Nadab c) Ezekiel d) Manoah 2. Which was Samson’s tribe? a) Judah b) Dan c) Benjamin d) Asher 3. Where was Samson born? ... Read more

(Nicholas V is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1. When was Tommaso Parentucelli born? a) 11 January 1401 b) 3 April 1402 c) 15 November 1397 d) 18 October 1405 2. Where was Tommaso Parentucelli born? a) Corsignano b) Bristol c) Sarzana d) Verona 3. Of which diocese was Tommaso Parentucelli appointed bishop? a) Corsica b) Bologna c) Elba d) Monaco

1) Where was the England versus Sri Lanka match on 1/3/2015 of Cricket World Cup 2015 held? a) Cairns b) Darwin c) Ballarat d) Wellington 2) Who scored 121 for England against Sri Lanka on 1/3/2015 in Cricket World Cup 2015? a) Ian Bell b) Joseph Edward Root c) Eoin Morgan d) Stuart Broad 3) How many runs was the first wicket partnership between Lahiru Thirimanne and Tillakaratne Dilshan for Sri Lanka against England on 1/3/2015 in Cricket World Cup 2015? a) 100 b) 102 c) 98 d) 117

A conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect athe Pope. Conclave Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was the first conclave? a) 1451 b) 1241 c) 1517 d) 1565 2. Who was elected pope in the first conclave? a) Boniface VIII b) Alexander VI c) Celestine IV d) Leo XII 3. How long was the papal vacancy between Clement IV and Gregory X? a) 48 months b) 15 months c) 23 months d) 33 months