1. When was St. John Bosco born?
a) 18 February 1802
b) 12 May 1808
c) 16 August 1815
d) 9 September 1816
2. Where was St. John Bosco born?
a) Becchi
b) Trent
c) Naples
d) Verona
3. Who was the first boy in St. John Bosco’s oratory?
a) Aloysius Gonzaga
b) Bartolomeo Garelli
c) Dominic Savio
d) Stanislaus Kostka
1. Who appointed Simon de Brion chancellor of France in 1260?
a) Clovis II
b) Louis IX
c) Philip IV
d) Charles Martel
2. Who created Simon de Brion cardinal?
a) Alexander V
b) Pius II
c) Urban IV
d) John V
3. When was Martin IV elected pope?
a) 22 February 1281
b) 5 August 1269
c) 22 April 1260
d) 19 November 1278
1. When was Celestine V elected pope?
a) 4 March 1290
b) 2 June 1288
c) 5 July 1294
d) 17 October 1286
2. Where was Celestine V elected pope?
a) Perugia
b) Avignon
c) Dover
d) Viterbo
3. When was Celestine V crowned pope?
a) 7 January 1291
b) 29 August 1294
c) 9 June 1288
d) 10 November 1286
1. When was Enea Silvio de’ Piccolomini born?
a) 11 January 1401
b) 3 April 1402
c) 1 July 1408
d) 18 October 1405
2. Where was Enea Silvio de’ Piccolomini born?
a) Corsignano
b) Bristol
c) Halifax
d) Verona
3. Which university did Enea Silvio de’ Piccolomini attend?
a) University of Paris
b) University of Pavia
c) University of Siena
d) University of Perugia
1. When was Rodrigo Borgia born?
a) 1 January 1431
b) 4 May 1434
c) 9 June 1436
d) 6 November 1438
2. Where was Rodrigo Borgia born?
a) La Mancha
b) Pamplona
c) Barcelona
d) Xativa
3. Which pope was Rodrigo Borgia’s uncle?
a) Callixtus III
b) Sixtus V
c) Innocent VIII
d) Benedict XV
In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is the son of Isaac and Rebekah, the grandson of Abraham and Sarah and of Bethuel, and the younger twin brother of Esau. He had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah. The children named in Genesis were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, daughter Dinah, Joseph, and Benjamin.
Source: Wikipedia
1. What does Bethel mean?
a) Glory of God
b) House of Bread
c) House of God
d) Wrestled with God
2. How many years did Jacob work under Laban?
a) 14 years
b) 20 years
c) 40 years
d) 18 years
3. Who was Jacob’s second wife?
a) Leah
b) Rachel
c) Bilhah
d) Zilpah
(John XXI is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.)
1. Where was Pedro Juliao born?
a) Faro
b) Porto
c) Coimbra
d) Lisbon
2. Which university did Pedro Juliao attend?
a) University of Paris
b) University of Pisa
c) University of Padua
d) Gregorian University
3. Where did Pedro Juliao teach medicine?
a) University of Moscow
b) University of Warsaw
c) University of Siena
d) Copenhagen University
A quiz on Pope Urban VII. He was Pope for thirteen days in September 1590. He was of Genoese origin, although born in Rome. He was chosen successor of Pope Sixtus V, but died of malaria before consecration.
1. When was Pietro Barbo born?
a) 23 February 1417
b) 9 May 1418
c) 21 July 1414
d) 14 December 1412
2. Where was Pietro Barbo born?
a) Naples
b) Florence
c) Genoa
d) Venice
3. Where was Pietro Barbo archdeacon?
a) Bologna
b) Nicosia
c) Valetta
d) Skopje