| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | POPES UNDER THE SCOPE $200: The pope alone creates Catholic clergy of this rank, in a private assembly in which they receive their red hats cardinal |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | POPES UNDER THE SCOPE $400: The pope's official titles include Vicar of Christ & this of Rome Bishop |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | POPES UNDER THE SCOPE $600: Pope Francis has likened traveling by this conveyance to being in a sardine can the popemobile |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | POPES UNDER THE SCOPE $800: Called the world's smallest army, this corps of 135 has officially protected the pope since 1506 the Swiss Guard |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | POPES UNDER THE SCOPE $1000: In 1492, Pinturicchio worked blue & other colors decorating apartments for Alexander VI, named for this family of Alexander's a Borgia |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | POPES $400: One theory says the first pope, St. Peter, had nerve damage that led to the traditional gesture of this with 2 fingers curled in a blessing |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | POPES $800: Alexander III convoked 1179's Third Lateran Council, which gave this "College" the task of electing a new pope the College of Cardinals |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | POPES $1200: In 993 John XV was the first pope to take this step, honoring Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg, dead just 20 years bestowing sainthood |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | POPES $1600: Pope Francis is the first pontiff to have been a member of this religious order that pope Clement XIV abolished in 1773 Jesuits |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | POPES $2000: Pius XI revived the custom of giving this blessing whose Latin name means "to the city and to the world" Urbi et Orbi |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | POPES $200: Architect Giovanni dei Dolci built this Vatican chapel for Pope Sixtus IV the Sistine Chapel |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | POPES $400: In 1057 Victor II was the last German pope before Joseph Ratzinger took the job under this name in 2005 Benedict (XVI) |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | POPES $800: Pius IX served for nearly 32 years & promulgated this doctrine that the pope cannot err in matters of faith or morals infallibility |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | POPES $1,000 (Daily Double): Before entering a seminary, Pope Francis once held a job as a bouncer in this capital city Buenos Aires |
| #8319, aired 2021-01-21 | POPES $1000: Pope from 1492 to 1503, Alexander VI was a member of this prominent family the Borgias |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE POPES $200: His resignation was the first since that of Gregory XII about 600 years earlier Pope Benedict |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE POPES $400: Family name of Renaissance-era Pope Leo X, born in Florence to proud papa Lorenzo the Medici |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE POPES $600: In 1302 Boniface VIII took none of this in affirming authority over secular rulers in a papal this a bull |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE POPES $800: He was the first pope to choose a double name but, sadly, only had 34 days on the job John Paul |
| #6424, aired 2012-07-19 | POPES' NAMES $800: The XVIth pope of this name followed a Polish guy Benedict |
| #6424, aired 2012-07-19 | POPES' NAMES $1200: Pope XXIII of this name excommunicated Fidel Castro John |
| #6424, aired 2012-07-19 | POPES' NAMES $1600: The first of these "municipal" popes reigned from 222 to 230 Urban |
| #6424, aired 2012-07-19 | POPES' NAMES $2000: Roar if you know there have been XIII popes with this name, including the X, the last non-priest to be elected pope Leo |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | INNOCENT POPES $200: Innocent VIII sent inquisitors to Germany in the 1480s to root out & try those practicing this "craft" witchcraft |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | INNOCENT POPES $400: Innocent IV used his power to knock Frederick II off this empire's throne the Holy Roman Empire |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | INNOCENT POPES $600: Innocent XIII distrusted this group, founded by St. Ignatius, which modified Catholic dogma the Jesuits |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | INNOCENT POPES $800: Innocent II condemned this man for his writings, not for the thing with Heloise Abelard |
| #5414, aired 2008-03-06 | INNOCENT POPES $1000: Innocent I was strangely absent when Alaric I of this ancient German group had Rome sacked the Visigoths |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | THE POPES $400: A papal edict or decree isn't called a papal cow but this a papal bull |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | THE POPES $800: The last non-Italian Pope before John Paul II was Adrian VI from this low country the Netherlands |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | THE POPES $1200: Pius X's original name was Giuseppe Sarto; sarto means this, one of the first craftsmen a new pope sees tailor |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | THE POPES $1600: This doctrine of papal non-errancy was first promulgated in 1870 infallibility |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | THE POPES $2000: It's the "national" name of the small military unit that escorts & protects the Pope the Swiss Guards |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | POPES NAMED LEO $200: Leo I's Petrine Theory established that the popes inherit this man's authority Saint Peter |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | POPES NAMED LEO $400: In an 1895 letter Leo XIII wrote against this country's separation of church & state USA |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | POPES NAMED LEO $600: Leo IV rebuilt Rome after it was sacked by the Saracens, people of this religion Islam |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | POPES NAMED LEO $800: After being attacked on the streets of Rome in 799, Leo III took refuge with this king of the Franks Charlemagne |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | POPES NAMED LEO $1000: Term for the buying of religious offices; Leo IX was the pope who put a stop to it Simony |
| #3612, aired 2000-04-25 | SCRAMBLED POPES $200: OLE! Leo |
| #3612, aired 2000-04-25 | SCRAMBLED POPES $800: ELM CENT Clement |
| #3612, aired 2000-04-25 | SCRAMBLED POPES $1000: FOE IN CAB Boniface |
| #3355, aired 1999-03-19 | POPES $200: Pius IX convened the "First Vatican" one of these & it declared him infallible Council |
| #3355, aired 1999-03-19 | POPES $400: Little is known of the second pope who bore this name, but we doubt he sucked his thumb & carried a blanket Linus |
| #3355, aired 1999-03-19 | POPES $600: The photo of John Paul I seen here shows how he earned this nickname "The Smiling Pope" |
| #3355, aired 1999-03-19 | POPES $800: Paul VI's anti-birth control encyclical was called "Humanae Vitae", or "On" this Human Life |
| #3218, aired 1998-09-09 | POPES & HORSERACING $100: Affirmed won the Triple Crown the same year this man became pope John Paul II |
| #3218, aired 1998-09-09 | POPES & HORSERACING $200: The occupation of Pope Pius X's father, or the last name of a 4-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Shoemaker |
| #3218, aired 1998-09-09 | POPES & HORSERACING $300: When the pope visited the U.S. in 1995, one of his first stops was this Queens, New York racetrack Aqueduct (to say mass) |
| #3218, aired 1998-09-09 | POPES & HORSERACING $400: Not far from Hot Springs, Pope County in this state is home to several thoroughbred horse farms Arkansas |
| #3218, aired 1998-09-09 | POPES & HORSERACING $500: A horseracing "chase", or the highest part of a church where the pope might worship the steeple |
| #3096, aired 1998-02-02 | POPES NAMED CLEM $200: Clement I was the fourth bishop of this city; Saint Peter was the first Rome |
| #3096, aired 1998-02-02 | POPES NAMED CLEM $400: Clement VI, pope from 1342 to 1352, gave sanctuary to Jews accused of starting this "dark" plague the Black Death |
| #3096, aired 1998-02-02 | POPES NAMED CLEM $600: Clement XIII praised this religious order, his successor Clement XIV was chosen to suppress it Jesuits |
| #3096, aired 1998-02-02 | POPES NAMED CLEM $800: In 1309 Clement V became the first pope to reside in this French town Avignon |
| #3096, aired 1998-02-02 | POPES NAMED CLEM $1,000 (Daily Double): Clement VIII ordered revisions of the breviary, the missal & this standard Latin bible the Vulgate Bible |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | BEFORE THEY WERE POPES $200: Alexander VI was formerly a high-living nobleman of this family & the father of Cesare & Lucrezia Borgia |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | BEFORE THEY WERE POPES $400: Giovanni Ganganelli was educated by this teaching society; as Clement XIV, he suppressed it Jesuits (Society of Jesus) |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | BEFORE THEY WERE POPES $600: This pope who called the Second Vatican Council was a quiet church conformist until his 1958 election Pope John XXIII |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | BEFORE THEY WERE POPES $800: This Dutch Renaissance humanist was a pupil of Adrian VI, the only Dutch pope Erasmus |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | BEFORE THEY WERE POPES $1000: Pius XII previously held this Vatican office that, like its U.S. cabinet counterpart, requires travel Secretary of State |
| #2785, aired 1996-10-11 | POPES $200: During the reign of Callistus III, this Frenchwoman's trial was revised & she was declared innocent Joan of Arc |
| #2785, aired 1996-10-11 | POPES $400: Adrian IV crowned Frederick I emperor of this after Frederick delivered foe Arnold of Brescia to him the Holy Roman Empire |
| #2785, aired 1996-10-11 | POPES $800: In 1540 Paul III confirmed this order founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 the Jesuits |
| #2785, aired 1996-10-11 | POPES $1,000 (Daily Double): Alexander VI, a member of this notorious family, used bribery to secure his election the Borgias |
| #2785, aired 1996-10-11 | POPES $1000: In 1309 Clement V decided to reside in this French city; the papacy remained there until 1377 Avignon |
| #2752, aired 1996-07-16 | POPES NAMED LEO $100: Leo I asserted that papal power was granted by Christ only to this man & his successors St. Peter |
| #2752, aired 1996-07-16 | POPES NAMED LEO $200: During Leo IX's reign, they became important papal counselors; soon, they formed a sacred college cardinals |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | POPES $200: Innocent III promoted the fourth of these: it captured Constantinople in 1204 a crusade |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | POPES $400: Giovanni de Dolci built this official papal chapel for Pope Sixtus IV the Sistine Chapel |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | POPES $600: Fabian was elected pope when one of these peaceful birds landed on his head at the election a dove |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | POPES $800: Paul VI weakened the Italian vote in this "College" by expanding it with members from the Third World the College of Cardinals |
| #2527, aired 1995-09-05 | POPES $1000: In 1960 he created the Secretariat for Christian Unity Pope John XXIII |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | POPES $200: He was ordained a priest in 1946 in Krakow, Poland Pope John Paul II |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | POPES $400: Dubbed "The Smiling Pope", he reigned for 34 days in 1978 Pope John Paul I |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | POPES $600: In 1964 he became the first pope in almost 2000 years to visit the Holy Land Paul VI |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | POPES $800: Clement VI, the 4th of 7 popes based in this French city, purchased it from Joan of Provence in 1348 Avignon |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | POPES $1,000 (Daily Double): Paul III approved the formation of this order by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540 the Jesuits (the Society of Jesus) |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | POPES NAMED LEO $200: Leo I persuaded this Hun not to attack Rome, but couldn't keep Gaiseric the Vandal from sacking it Attila |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | POPES NAMED LEO $400: In 1535 Pope Leo XI was born Alessandro de Medici in this city Florence |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | POPES NAMED LEO $600: Leo X excommunicated this German religious reformer in 1521 Luther |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | POPES NAMED LEO $800: Leo XIII reached an agreement with this "Iron Chancellor", ending Germany's Kulturkampf against Catholics Bismarck |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | POPES NAMED LEO $1000: During the Pontificate of Leo IX, the Schism between Rome & this Byzantine city became final Constantinople |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POPES NAMED GREGORY $200: Gregory I's name lives on in this musical form Gregorian Chant |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POPES NAMED GREGORY $400: Gregory XIII is famous for his revision of this in 1582 The Calendar |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POPES NAMED GREGORY $600: Not even a member of the priesthood, Gregory X was on one of these with Edward I when elected Crusade |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POPES NAMED GREGORY $800: In September 1376, Gregory XI moved the papacy from this city back to Rome Avignon |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POPES NAMED GREGORY $1000: Gregory XV canonized Teresa of Avila and this man of Loyola, among others (St.) Ignatius |
