Tag: trivia quizzes

1. Where were Sts. Cyril and Methodius born? a) Berlin b) Thessalonica c) Alexandria d) Jerusalem 2. Where was St. Cyril professor of philosophy? a) Constantinople b) Padua c) Lyon d) Viterbo 3. Among whom did Sts. Cyril and Methodius work? a) Goths b) Franks c) Slavs d) Angles

(Innocent XII is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1. Where was Antonio Pignatelli born? a) Florence b) Gravina c) Spinazzolo d) Bologna 2. Where was Antonio Pignatelli vice-legate? a) Lombardy b) Prussia c) Corsica d) Urbino 3. Where was Antonio Pignatelli governor? a) Saxony b) Perugia c) Burgundy d) Finland

1) Where was Football World Cup 1930 held? a) Bolivia b) Peru c) Mexico d) Uruguay 2) Which stadium was built for Football World Cup 1930? a) Stade de France b) Eden Gardens c) Estadio Centenario d) Maracana 3) Who defeated Brazil 2-1 in Football World Cup 1930? a) Austria b) Belgium c) Yugoslavia d) Italy

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

(Pius XI is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1) When was Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti born? a) 4 April 1856 b) 31 May 1857 c) 6 June 1866 d) 29 November 1822 2) Where was Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti born? a) Turin b) Desio c) Bombay d) Lisbon 3) To which country was Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti sent as Apostolic Visitor in 1918? a) Ireland b) Holland c) Poland d) Germany

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

(Benedict XV is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1) When was Giacomo Giovanni Battista Della Chiesa born? a) 4 April 1856 b) 31 May 1857 c) 6 June 1866 d) 21 November 1854 2) Where was Giacomo Giovanni Battista Della Chiesa born? a) Lausanne b) Berne c) Pegli d) Ostia 3) Which society did Giacomo Giovanni Battista Della Chiesa found in 1901 to spread the Gospels? a) Bible Believers b) The Pious Society of St. Jerome c) Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier d) Society of the Divine Word

(John Paul I is referred by his baptismal name for the times before he became pope.) 1) When was Albino Luciani born? a) 6 January 1902 b) 26 December 1904 c) 17 October 1912 d) 14 September 1914 2) Where was Albino Luciani born? a) Forno di Canale b) Naples c) Florence d) Ostia 3) When did Albino Luciani become Patriarch of Venice? a) 1969 b) 1965 c) 1964 d) 1966