Popes in the first two centuries List as many of the popes who began their papacy during the first two centuries as possible.
List as many of the popes who began their papacy during the first two centuries (01-199 AD – both years included). Be aware, that the term pope in this question refers to the head of the Catholic Church. The list used for this question is that given in Annuario Pontificio which is published annually by the Roman Curia. Listing names that are not on the list in the given period will deduct a point. Listing names of popes that were in opposition to the officially recognized pope will also deduct a point. You can answer several times until 9 o’clock CET tonight (23 May). You answer by sending a chat message to the page. There will be no continuous update of who has the most correct answers, nor will the quizmaster answer whether or not an answer is correct or incorrect when it has been submitted. Players are allowed to delete submitted answers, if they realize an answer given might be incorrect. The Quizmaster will appreciate it, if you will tell him when you have submittet your final list.
If two or more players finish with the same number of tie-break points, the player who has given the most correct answers (but also more incorrect answers) is the winner. If the players are still tied, they will get a new question, where they will be asked for one answer to a question, they will not know the exact answer to. The player who comes closest to the correct answer will then be declared the winner.
Everybody can play along of course, but it will not give anybody additional points - the-tie break is only meant to sort out the ranking of the top players.
Example:
Player one names the following popes:
A, B, C and D and X, Y and Z
Player two names the following popes:
A, B, and C and X
A, B, C and D are correct answers
X, Y and Z are wrong answers
Therefore
Player one has a score of 1 (4 correct minus 3 incorrect)
and
Player two has a score of 2 (3 correct minus 1 incorrect)
Thus Player two wins with a score of 2 even if player one had more correct answers overall.
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