Tag: Popes

John XXII Quiz

1) Where was Jaques Duese born? a) Cahors b) Orleans c) Monts d) Calais 2) To whom was Jaques Duese chancellor? a) Charles II of England b) Charles II of France c) Charles II of Naples d) Charles II of Spain 3) When was John XXII elected pope? a) 29 February 1324 b) 28 May 1322 c) 7 August 1316 d) 10 October 1326

Pius VI Quiz

1) When was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born? a) 12 January 1720 b) 15 May 1719 c) 27 December 1717 d) 2 July 1718 2) Where was Giovanni Angelo Braschi born? a) Pegli b) Cesena c) Sotto il Monte d) Turin 3) Where did Giovanni Angelo Braschi study law? a) Florence b) Venice c) Ferrara d) Padua

Leo X Quiz

1. When was Giovanni de Medici born? a) 29 February 1468 b) 1 April 1464 c) 27 August 1472 d) 11 December 1475 2. Where was Giovanni de Medici born? a) Hampshire b) Florence c) Kent d) Naples 3. How old was Giovanni de Medici when he received tonsure? a) Nineteen b) Eighteen c) Twelve d) Seven

Julius II Quiz

1. When was Giuliano della Rovere born? a) 16 January 1428 b) 3 May 1444 c) 8 July 1434 d) 5 December 1443 2. Where was Giuliano della Rovere born? a) Albissola b) Viterbo c) Milan d) Sabina 3. When was Giuliano della Rovere created cardinal? a) 9 March 1476 b) 29 June 1475 c) 15 December 1471 d) 11 August 1468

Boniface IX Quiz

(Boniface IX is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1. Where was Pietro Tomacelli born? a) Naples b) Geneva c) Sulmona d) Verona 2. When was Pietro Tomacelli created cardinal? a) 17 March 1412 b) 9 May 1418 c) 23 September 1409 d) 21 December 1381 3. When was Boniface IX elected pope? a) 9 February 1406 b) 14 May 1426 c) 22 July 1415 d) 2 November 1389

Gregory XIV Quiz

1. When was Niccolo Sfondrati born? a) 11 February 1535 b) 6 May 1526 c) 25 August 1528 d) 23 October 1540 2. Where was Niccolo Sfondrati born? a) Valetta b) Tbilisi c) Somma d) Helsinki 3. Of which diocese was Niccolo Sfondrati bishop? a) Algiers b) Tripoli c) Rabat d) Cremona

Pius III Quiz

1. When was Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini born? a) 19 March 1438 b) 29 May 1439 c) 4 August 1426 d) 6 December 1452 2. Where was Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini born? a) Berne b) Viterbo c) Milan d) Siena 3. Where did Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini study law? a) Mantua b) Berlin c) Perugia d) Padua

Alexander VII Quiz

1. Where was Fabio Chigi born? a) L’Aquila b) Turin c) Sienna d) Guzman 2. From which university did Fabio Chigi get doctorates in law, philosophy and theology? a) Urban University b) University of Pisa c) University of Sienna d) St. Thomas University 3. Where was Fabio Chigi vice-legate? a) Tunisia b) Libya c) Sweden d) Ferrara

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