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Including the present Pope, can you name the last 10? Take the Quiz and find out. (No need to type the word Pope. e.g. Pope St. Peter would just be “St. Peter”)
I can only name the last 2. After that I just start typing Beatles. There was a Pope Ringo, right?
posted by Dwayne on 1-30-2009 at 1:18 pm
I don’t think this was a very fair quiz. I typed in the names but it didn’t accept because I didn’t list them as “Saint” or “blessed”
posted by Will on 1-30-2009 at 2:13 pm
Why does one have to type “Blessed” for one of the answers and “St.” for another? I knew those Popes’ names.
Fun fact! Two of the letters in Blessed are BS.
posted by Jeremy on 1-30-2009 at 2:33 pm
I got 4… And considering there have only been two popes in my lifetime, I’m considering that not bad. Thanks for allowing numerals instead of Roman Numbers (a weak spot in my education).
posted by Lindsey on 1-30-2009 at 3:10 pm
brutal. who knew that there was never a Pope Frank, or St. Ted? I ran out of options after that.
posted by erik on 1-30-2009 at 3:18 pm
I’m with Will. I missed two because of the title thing. I may be a cradle Catholic with a minor in theology, but I don’t know which ones are saints or blessed, besides good ol’ St. Peter.
posted by nutmeag on 1-30-2009 at 3:32 pm
Thanks for the feedback! Though I’m sure the Saints wouldn’t be too happy, I’ve changed those two answers to include correct variations without the word Saint or Blessed.
posted by David K. Israel on 1-30-2009 at 3:38 pm
So am I the only one who finds humour in the fact that the author of this quizz’s last name is Israel?
posted by Blanziflor on 1-30-2009 at 9:25 pm
wow….i got all but 3….sometimes I amaze myself (but not often)
posted by Ian on 1-31-2009 at 9:08 am