Tag: Popes
Sixtus IV Quiz
1. When was Francesco della Rovere born? a) 8 January 1416 b) 9 May 1418 c) 21 July 1414 d) 14 December 1412 2. Where was Francesco della Rovere born? a) Abisola b) Florence c) Genoa d) Verona 3. Which university did Francesco della Rovere attend? a) University of Paris b) University of Pavia c) University of Belgrade d) University of Athens
Adrian VI Quiz
1. When was Adrian Dedel born? a) 2 March 1459 b) 3 May 1460 c) 22 August 1455 d) 16 October 1462 2. Where was Adrian Dedel born? a) Amsterdam b) Rotterdam c) The Hague d) Utrecht 3. Which university did Adrian Dedel attend? a) Louvain University b) Parma University c) Padua University d) Florence University
Gregory X Quiz
1. Where was Tedaldo Visconti born? a) Loreto b) Pompey c) Herculaneum d) Piacenza 2. Where did Tedaldo Visconti go on crusade in 1270? a) Algeria b) Palestine c) Ethiopia d) Angloa 3. How long was the vacancy of pope after the death of Clement IV? a) 12 days b) 10 weeks c) 14 months d) 33 months
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
Nicholas IV Quiz
1. When was Girolamo Masci born? a) 26 October 1209 b) 6 April 1218 c) 19 August 1226 d) 30 September 1227 2. Which order did Girolamo Masci join? a) Dominican b) Benedictine c) Franciscan d) Redemptorist 3. Who sent Girolamo Masci to Constantinople in 1272? a) Leo X b) Gregory X c) Benedict XV d) Adrian VI
Pius XII Quiz
1) When was Pius XII elected pope? a) 21 November 1938 b) 2 March 1939 c) 14 August 1940 d) 22 February 1942 2) There were 62 cardinals in the conclave that elected Pius XII pope. How many votes did Pius XII get? a) 61 b) 62 c) 36 d) 43 3) What was the motto of Pius XII? a) Semper Idem b) Deus Caritas Est c) Opus Justitiae Pax d) Christus Regnus
Urban VI Quiz
1. Where was Bartolomeo Prignano born? a) Athens b) Naples c) Acropolis d) Nicosia 2. Of which archdiocese was Bartolomeo Prignano appointed archbishop in 1363? a) Dublin b) Acerenza c) Baltimore d) Caracas 3. Of which archdiocese was Bartolomeo Prignano appointed archbishop in 1377? a) Quito b) Asmara c) Bari d) Cordoba
Paul III Quiz
1. When was Alessandro Farnese born? a) 29 February 1468 b) 1 April 1464 c) 27 August 1472 d) 3 October 1460 2. With which diocese was Alessandro Farnese invested in 1509? a) Vicenza b) Moderna c) Perugia d) Parma 3. Who sent Alessandro Farnese as legate to Lateran Council V in 1512? a) Leo X b) Alexander VI c) Julius II d) Adrian IV
Pius IV Quiz
1. When was Giovanni Angelo Medici born? a) 28 April 1497 b) 31 March 1499 c) 5 July 1494 d) 7 December 1495 2. Where was Giovanni Angelo Medici born? a) Venice b) Florence c) Hamburg d) Milan 3. When was Giovanni Angelo Medici consecrated bishop? a) 17 February 1536 b) 20 April 1546 c) 2 September 1551 d) 5 December 1525