Her-story of the Vatican
Popes Rule!
REALigion (Abrahamic)
Hawk-TI
Freakademia
100

This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512

Michelangelo

100

This phrase meaning “we have a pope” is proclaimed after a successful papal election.

Habemus Papam

100

Which term refers to foods that are permissible under Islamic dietary law?

Halal

100

According to Luca, It is GAY to eat this fruit. 

Kiwi

100

In what year did the first woman receive the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?

2009.

Elinor Ostromwas awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her "analysis of economic governance, especially the commons", which she shared with Oliver E. Williamson.


200

He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, elected in 1978

Pope John Paul II

200

Which of the following is not a requirement to be elected pope under canon law?

A) Male
B) Baptized Catholic
C) Cardinal
D) Of sound mind

C) Cardinal
(Technically, any baptized Catholic male can be elected, though it's almost always a cardinal.)

200

Which prophet is recognized in all three Abrahamic religions?

Jesus

(Note: Recognized as Messiah in Christianity, a prophet in Islam, and a historical figure in some Jewish traditions.)


200

In the study room, there is a photo wall containing various images of people present in this conclave. Which person shows up most often on this wall?

Paolo


200

What are the names of the two guest lecturers teaching this years TI lectures?

Isaiah Andrews, Peter Hull

300

This German monk’s 95 Theses, nailed in 1517, directly challenged Vatican practices like indulgences

Martin Luther

300

Which one these video games are NOT set in the Vatican

1. World War Z

2. Apex Legends

3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

4. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Apex Legends

300

Which city is considered holy by all three Abrahamic religions?

Jerusalem

300

In Micro I, Prof. Vladimir famously presented a stand-up clip of a comedian discussing child molesters. What was the name of the comedian?

  1. Dave Chappelle

  2. Jerry Stienfield 

  3. Louis C.K

  4. Bill Burr

3. Louis C.K

300

TI’s funniest, sexiest, most intelligent student recently got a paper accepted for publication into Expert Systems With Applications. What is the title of this paper? 


  1. SPIN: Sparse Input Neural Summarization
  2. Investigating the impact of sentiments on stock market using digital proxies

  3. A Neural Kernel Framework for Relation Extraction

  4. LATS: Low Resource Abstractive Text Summarization

LATS: Low Resource Abstractive Text Summarization


400

Which of the following is not an official title of the Pope?

A) Bishop of Rome
B) Vicar of Christ
C) Patriarch of the West
D) Supreme Pontiff

Patriarch of the West was once an official title of the Pope but was officially dropped in 2006

400

At what age do cardinals lose the right to vote in a papal conclave?

80

400

Which day of the week is considered the holiest day in Islam?

Friday

400

Igo Dobbe was spotted in June of 2022 at a club, in a widely-viewed Tiktok. What is the name of this club?

  1. Annabel

  2. Bubbles

  3. Villa Thalia

  4. Dolly’s

4. Dolly's

400

How old is Peter Wakker?

69 

500

Which of these names has never been taken by a pope?
A) Urban
B) Hilarius
C) Felix
D) Michael

D) Michael

500

This Latin phrase, meaning "from the chair," refers to the rare occasions when the pope speaks infallibly.

ex cathedra


500

Which of the following is part of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)?
A) Gospels
B) Psalms
C) Hadith
D) Epistles

B) Psalms

500

In the TI PhD matching document, Andrea and Justin put EXACTLY the same set of interests and PhD supervisors. Except 2 topics, which are switched in the order between the two. Which of these two topics do not show up in the same order for the couple?

1. Experimental economics, Behavioral Economics

2. Education economics, Labor economics

3. Family economics, Human Capital

Experimental, Behavioral Economics

500

What is the name of Peter Wakkers 1986 PhD Thesis?

  1. The Repetitions Approach to Characterize Cardinal Utility

  2. Representations of Choice Situations

  3. Expected Utility and Mathematical Expectation

  4. A Graph-Theoretic Approach to Revealed Preference

Representations of Choice Situations

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