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Anastasius IV Quiz

(Anastasius IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1. Where was Corrado Di Suburra born? Corsignano Rome Sarzana VeniceCorrect Answer: Rome 2. Who created Corrado Di Suburra cardinal? Julius II Pascal II Callixtus II Clement VIICorrect Answer: Pascal II 3. What was Corrado Di Suburra in 1147-1149? Patriarch of Venice Archbishop of Milan Vicar of Rome Mayor of LondonCorrect Answer: Vicar of Rome 4. Of which diocese was Corrado Di Suburra bishop? Albano Pisa Sabina SienaCorrect Answer: Sabina 5. When was Anastasius IV crowned pope? 5 March 1131 18 June 1132 12 July ... Read more

Adrian IV Quiz

(Adrian IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 11. Where was Nicholas Breakspear born? London Abbot’s Langley Sandringham BristolCorrect Answer: Abbot’s Langley 12. Which order did Nicholas Breakspear join? Augustinian Capuchin Dominican FranciscanCorrect Answer: Augustinian 13. Of which diocese was Nicholas Breakspear bishop? Albano Palestrina Sabina YorkCorrect Answer: Albano 14. Who created Nicholas Breakspear cardinal? Urban II Damasus II Eugene III Gregory VCorrect Answer: Eugene III 15. Where was Nicholas Breakspear legate? Russia Turkey Mongolia ScandinaviaCorrect Answer: Scandinavia 16. When was Adrian IV elected pope? 24 March 1125 9 June 1142 8 July ... Read more

Lucius III Quiz

(Lucius III is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 21. Where was Ubaldo Allucingoli born? Siena Padua Lucca AmiensCorrect Answer: Lucca 22. To which order did Ubaldo Allucingoli belong? Carthusian Dominican Benedictine CistercianCorrect Answer: Cistercian 23. Who created Ubaldo Allucingoli cardinal? Urban II Sixtus I Innocent II Gregory IXCorrect Answer: Innocent II 24. Of which diocese was Ubaldo Allucingoli bishop? Ostia Palestrina Sabina RufinaCorrect Answer: Ostia 25. When was Lucius III elected pope? 29 March 1177 3 June 1174 1 September 1181 4 December 1180Correct Answer: 1 September 1181 26. Why Lucius III had ... Read more

Celestine III Quiz

(Celestine III is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 31. When was Giacinto Bobone born? 11 February 1535 6 May 1526 25 August 1528 23 October 1540Correct Answer: 11 February 1535 32. Where was Giacinto Bobone born? Valetta Tbilisi Somma HelsinkiCorrect Answer: Somma 33. Who of the following taught Giacinto Bobone? Duns Scotus Peter Abelard St. Thomas Aquinas St. AlbertCorrect Answer: Peter Abelard 34. Who created Giacinto Bobone cardinal? Urban II Sixtus I Innocent III Gregory IXCorrect Answer: Innocent III 35. Of which diocese was Giacinto Bobone bishop? Algiers Tripoli Rabat CremonaCorrect Answer: Cremona ... Read more

Innocent III Quiz

(Innocent III is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 42. Where did Lotario di Segni study law? Bologna Padua Cadiz ZurichCorrect Answer: Bologna 43. Who made Lotario di Segni subdeacon? Formosus Alexander II Pius III Gregory VIIICorrect Answer: Gregory VIII 44. Who created Lotario di Segni cardinal? Urban IV Sixtus V Clement III Leo IXCorrect Answer: Clement III 45. When was Innocent III elected pope? 8 January 1198 24 June 1203 12 September 1206 28 November 1210Correct Answer: 8 January 1198 46. When was the Fourth Crusade? 1196-1198 1202-1204 1206-1208 1210-1212Correct Answer: 1202-1204 47. ... Read more

Gregory IX Quiz

(Gregory IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 52. Which pope was Ugolino Di Segni’s uncle? Urban III Innocent III John IX Benedict VCorrect Answer: Innocent III 53. Which university did Ugolino Di Segni’s attend? Bologna Paris Milan VeniceCorrect Answer: Paris 54. Of which diocese was Ugolino Di Segni bishop? Winchester Rochester Ostia SabinaCorrect Answer: Ostia 55. Where was Ugolino Di Segni legate? Finland Latvia Poland GermanyCorrect Answer: Germany 56. To whom was Ugolino Di Segni’s cardinal protector? Carthusians Redemptorists Franciscans BenedictinesCorrect Answer: Franciscans 57. Who took a cross from Ugolino Di Segni ... Read more

Celestine IV Quiz

(Celestine IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 62. Where was Goffredo Castiglioni born? Genoa Lausanne Milan FribourgCorrect Answer: Milan 63. Which monastery did Goffredo Castiglioni join in 1187? Cistercian Dominican Franciscan AugustinianCorrect Answer: Cistercian 64. Which pope was Goffredo Castiglioni’s uncle? Urban III Sixtus V Gregory IX Benedict XVCorrect Answer: Urban III 65. Of which diocese was Goffredo Castiglioni bishop? Albenga Pisa Padua SabinaCorrect Answer: Sabina 66. Who created Goffredo Castiglioni cardinal? Urban II Sixtus I Celestine III Gregory IXCorrect Answer: Gregory IX 67. Which church was assigned to Goffredo Castiglioni in ... Read more

Innocent IV Quiz

(Innocent IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 72. Where was Sinibaldo Fieschi born? Genoa Lausanne Berne FribourgCorrect Answer: Genoa 73. Which subject did Sinibaldo Fieschi master? Sociology Physics Canon Law ZoologyCorrect Answer: Canon Law 74. Of which diocese was Sinibaldo Fieschi bishop? Albenga Pisa Padua SienaCorrect Answer: Albenga 75. Who created Sinibaldo Fieschi cardinal? Urban II Sixtus I Innocent III Gregory IXCorrect Answer: Gregory IX 76. When was Innocent IV elected pope? 7 March 1235 25 June 1243 14 July 1236 24 November 1240Correct Answer: 25 June 1243 77. Where did the ... Read more

Alexander IV Quiz

(Alexander IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 82. Where was Rinaldo Conti born? Anagni Paris Barcelona LisbonCorrect Answer: Anagni 83. Which pope was Rinaldo Conti’s uncle? Callixtus III Sixtus V Gregory IX Benedict XVCorrect Answer: Gregory IX 84. When was Rinaldo Conti camerlengo? 1195-1201 1204-1214 1216-1218 1227-1231Correct Answer: 1227-1231 85. Of which diocese was Rinaldo Conti bishop? Mantua Padua Ostia ViennaCorrect Answer: Ostia 86. When was Alexander IV elected pope? 14 March 1260 3 June 1259 19 August 1256 12 December 1254Correct Answer: 12 December 1254 87. To which country did Alexander ... Read more

Urban IV Quiz

(Urban IV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 92. Where was Jacques Pantaleon born? Florence Genoa Troyes NantesCorrect Answer: Troyes 93. Where was Jacques Pantaleon professor of canon law? Amsterdam Paris Zurich PragueCorrect Answer: Paris 94. Where did Jacques Pantaleon go on a mission in 1247? Estonia Bulgaria Turkey GermanyCorrect Answer: Germany 95. Of which diocese was Jacques Pantaleon bishop? Verdun Grenoble Auxerre ToursCorrect Answer: Verdun 96. Of which patriarchate was Jacques Pantaleon patriarch? Lisbon Venice Constantinople JerusalemCorrect Answer: Jerusalem 97. When was Urban IV elected pope? 31 January 1268 29 August 1261 ... Read more