Catholic Pope Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers
What has been the most common name for Popes through the
millennium?
A: John.
Pope Clement VIII officially recognized a beverage as a Christian
drink in an edict issued in 1592. What was that beverage?
A: Coffee, which had been introduced to Europe by Arab traders and
was considered by many Roman Catholics to be the
wine of infidels.
Pope John Paul II succeeded who as Pope?
A: John Paul I.
What was the name of the Pope with died in 1978 after only 33
days in office?
A: John Paul I.
In the 20th century, who has been Pope the longest?
A: John Paul II.
What did Pope Pius V do to Elizabeth I and Pope Paul III do to
Henry VIII?
A: Excommunicate.
Pope John Paul II comes from what eastern European country?
A: Poland.
In 1980 the Pope made a triumphant homecoming visit to his home
country. What is the name of the country?
A: Poland.
Henry VIII created what church when the Pope refused to give him
a divorce in 1534?
A: The Church of England.
Who addressed the U.N. in Chinese, Arabic,
Russian, Spanish,
French, and English in 1995?
A: Pope John Paul II.
The real name of the Pope who succeeded John Paul I was what?
A: Karol Wojtyla.
In 1798 Napoleon sent Pope Pius VI to the south of France when he
occupied what city?
A: Rome.
Where did cantaloupe get its name?
A: The cantaloupe was named after the Pope's
summer residence of Cantalupo.
The Pope is delighted by what European country that has the
lowest divorce rate in the western world?
A: Italy.
Pope John Paul II supported what Polish political movement in the
1980s?
A: Solidarity.
What caused the deaths of Charles V of France, Emperor Claudius
and Tiberius, Czar Alexander I, and Pope Clement VII?
A: Mushroom poisoning.
What baseball announcer said Pope Paul VI's death "puts a damper
on even a Yankees win"?
A: Phil Rizzuto.