Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Pope Benedict XVI?

Beliefnet ^ | April 2008

[NYer]

Before he became pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was well-known at the Vatican, but he remains a bit unknown to those outside Rome. Test your knowledge of the pontiff, including his favorite soft drink.

Q1. How many popes preceded Benedict? 1. 264 2. 150 3. 450
Q2. Pope Benedict is the first pope to: 1. Snowboard in his papal robes 2. Write a book 3. Own an iPod Nano
Q3. Which writer and thinker is a favorite of Pope Benedict's and was also the subject of his dissertation? 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 2. St. Augustine 3. St. Teresa of Avila
Q4. In a 2007 apostolic letter, Pope Benedict made what change regarding the Latin Mass? 1. He restricted its use 2. He authorized expanding its use 3. He declared it mandatory
Q5. In his previous role as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, then-Cardinal Ratzinger earned what nickname? 1. God's Rottweiler 2. The Lion 3. The Lamb
Q6. Pope Benedict is rumored to have a fondness for what luxury item? 1. Calvin Klein cologne 2. Russian caviar 3. Prada shoes
Q7. In his second encyclical, "Saved by Hope," Pope Benedict describes "the incisive language and intellect" of: 1. Charles Darwin 2. Karl Marx 3. Isaac Newton
Q8. In his years as Cardinal, Ratzinger was known to feed what animals around Rome? 1. Pigeons 2. Stray dogs 3. Stray cats
Q9. What's Pope Benedict's favorite soft drink? 1. Diet Coke 2. 7Up 3. Orange Fanta
Q10. Which of the following is the title of a book written by Pope Benedict? 1. St. Francis of Assisi 2. Jesus of Nazareth 3. Hope, Faith and Love
Q11. In a 2007 ceremony, Pope Benedict spoke at a beatification ceremony for a record-setting 498 martyrs. When did those martyrs die? 1. During the Spanish Civil War 2. During the Crusades 3. During World War I
Q12. Pope Benedict has NOT done which of the following? 1. Called on industrialized nations to share green technologies 2. Authorized the Popemobile to run on ethanol 3. Allowed a plan for the Vatican to become the first carbon-neutral state

[NYer]

Too easy.

[fatima]

There are a few I don’t know.:)

[Onelifetogive]

FReerepublic must have a bug. Stuff like this pops up in News/Activism instead of Religion...

[Notwithstanding]

How sad that the newsworthy visit of such a great man raises your ire - and sadder still that you choose to share your ire about this with us.

Let us know what to pray for so that you can be healed of this sad compulsion.

[KarlInOhio]

Answers (highlight to see): 132213233212

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Sorry folks, I am not trying to pour cold water on this.

The Pope was at least 23-24 plus years an advisor to the Pope. As a matter of fact, he tried to retire 2 or 3 times but his boss told him he was needed and would not let him retire.

I used to be an Episcopalian until my church left me. This does not mean I do not have great admiration for the Pope.

On the contrary.

I was baptized in the RC church, but I liked the Episcopalian church better. I tried returning to the RC Church, but I had to go through an unbelievable level of incompetence (Latin America). I therefore I left it alone.

And by the way, NYer, I find your post more than just a tad sick.

[Romulus]

The Prada shoes rumor is bogus.

[NYer]

I tried returning to the RC Church, but I had to go through an unbelievable level of incompetence (Latin America). I therefore I left it alone.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience. You are not alone. When Jewish author Roy Schoeman decided to become a Catholic, he approached several priests; all turned him away telling him to be a "better Jew". He never gave up!

Roy Schoeman's Conversion Story

I was baptized in the RC church

Which makes you a Catholic. I believe you will find answers to some of your questions at this site.

Catholics Come Home

God bless you on your journey.

PS - do you mind telling me where in South America you reside?

[SAMS]

I got 8/12 correct...not too bad for me!

[SevenofNine]

I got he fed the stray cat wrong come think of it I thought he fed birds

He is cat person I like that

[monkapotamus]

I just missed #7.

[SevenofNine]

OH MAN everybody miss 7

Well we really don’t know alot about this POPE just YET I think it US tour getting to know youuuuuu Americans LOL!