Early Life
JPII was born in this country.
What is Poland.
JPII was the first Pope in 455 years not from this country.
What is Italy?
JPII became Pope in this year.
What is 1978?
He loved to perform in these as a young man.
What are plays?
JPII died in this year.
What is 2005?
This was JPII's given name before he became Pope.
Who is Karol Wojtyla?
JPII visited this many countries as Pope.
What is 129?
He wrote many letters about faith called these.
What are encyclicals?
As Pope, he was sometimes seen doing this winter activity.
What is skiing?
JPII was canonized a saint in this year.
What is 2014?
He loved this sport, often called the “sport of the mountains.”
What is skiing?
JPII started this global youth event still held today.
What is World Youth Day?
He emphasized these two virtues as the foundation of Christian life.
What are faith and reason?
He was fluent in more than this many languages.
What is 10?
He is the patron saint of this group.
What is World Youth Day / young people?
He studied this subject in university before entering the seminary.
What is theater/acting?
JPII was Pope from this year until 2005.
What is 1978?
He forgave the man who did this to him in 1981.
What is an assassination attempt?
Besides encyclicals, he also enjoyed writing these.
What are poems?
His feast day is celebrated on this date.
What is October 22?
He survived this major historical event as a young man.
What is World War II?
He was nicknamed this because of his love for adventure and youth.
What is “the Pilgrim Pope” or “Uncle Karol”?
This pope canonized more saints than all the popes of the last 500 years combined.
Who is Pope Saint John Paul II?
He once snuck out of the Vatican disguised as this.
What is a regular priest?
This is the title of his most famous book, written in 1994.
What is “Crossing the Threshold of Hope”?