Daily
Question Response

Home

Member

The Daily Question


Considering that Pope Francis is the 266th Pope, how many Popes had there been when George Washington took office as the first president of the United States?

   200
   235
   250
   260

Your answer was: 235.


Answer: George Washington first took office as President of the United States on April 30, 1789. At that time Pope Pius VI was the 250th reigning Pope.

References
Thomas F. X, Noble,, Popes and the Papacy: A History (Course Guidebook), The Teaching Company, Copyright 2006, page 3


Pope Pius VI
Scott # 11461 (2000)


Question or comment about the question today?