Facts
What is the official and most used language in the Vatican?
Italian
Who painted La Pieta?
Michelangeloooooooooooooo
Who was the first pope?
St. Peter
Who finished building the circus near the Vatican?
Emperor Nero.
What name did cardinal Joseph Ratzinger take as pope?
Benedict (XVI)
How big is the Vatican? (km²)
0.49km²
What is the Porta Santa?
The Porta Santa (Holy Door) is a door in St. Peter's Basilica which is opened only during a Jubilee Year.
Who was Pope in 2006?
Pope Benedict XVI
When was St. Peter's Basilica built? (bro, at least the century)
In the 4th century.
True or False: there's a restaurant with a Latin menu in the Vatican.
FALSE (there's an ATM with latin instructions lol)
Vatican's Population
882 people (as of 2024)
Who brought the Obelisk to the Vatican?
Emperor Caligula
What was Pope Francis' secular (original) name?
Jorge Bergoglio
In what year did Pius XII create unusually many cardinals? (hint: it was after WWII)
1946
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What is the pope's summer residence called?
Castel Gandolfo
Name a Vatican monument which wasn't listed in the presentation.
Vatican Museums, Vatican Grottoes, Tomb of Urban VIII, St Peter's Square Fountain, etc.
Leon XIV is the ___th Pope.
267th.
Where in France did Popes live in the 14th century?
Avignon
Which is the official name of the country:
The Vatican
Vatican City State
Vatican City
Roman Catholic State of Vatican
Vatican City State (Stato della Città del Vaticano)
What is the pope's security called?
Swiss Guard
Who designed St. Peter's Square? (Last name at least)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
How long was John Paul I Pope?
33 days.
How many cardinals did Pius XII create after the war?
32 (lowkirkenuinely too much)
What is unusual about the Vatican Obelisk, which makes it different from normal egyptian obelisks?
It has no hieroglyphs (not even jk bro)