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Religion 182 questions.
Mythology for those with more than a few followers.
Pub quiz question 6911 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What city was Terry Waite kidnapped in?
  2. Answer: A: Beirut
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1980s (4) 1990s (4) Geography (4) Politics (4) Religion (5) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 250 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which was the fourth largest reported religion according the the 2001 UK census, accounting for almost 0.8% of the population (390,000 people.)
  2. Answer: A: Jedi
  3. Categories: Religion (3) Politics (3)
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Pub quiz question 7213 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who is depicted on medallions as the patron saint of travellers?
  2. Answer: A: Saint Christopher
  3. Categories: Religion (2)
Pub quiz question 8011 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which barefoot preacher cried, "Woe to the bloody city of Lichfield"?
  2. Answer: A: George Fox
  3. Notes: *: 1650s
  4. Categories: 1600s (8) Religion (8) People (9)
Pub quiz question 7201 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name was adopted in 2005 by Joseph Alois Ratzinger when he became the first German Pope since Adrian VI in 1523?
  2. Answer: A: Pope Benedict XVI
  3. Categories: Religion (3) 2000s (3)
Pub quiz question 4184 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: To the nearest thousand, how many brides walked down the aisle in Britain last year?
  2. Answer: A: Zero.
  3. Notes: *: 1x02 Klaxon answer: Anything that isn't zero. The aisles in a church are either side of the nave, not down the middle.
  4. Categories: Religion (6) QI (3) GI (3)
Pub quiz question 5772 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the birthstone for May?
  2. Answer: A: Emerald
  3. Notes: *: From the standardised list from 1912
  4. Categories: Religion (4) Superstitions (4)
Pub quiz question 6103 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the Egyptian Gods of The Ennead
  2. Answer: A: Atum, his children Shu and Tefnut, their children Geb and Nut and their children Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys.
  3. Categories: MultiAnswer9 (8) Mythology (9) Religion (9)
Pub quiz question 6105 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many deities comprise a group called an ennead?
  2. Answer: A: Nine
  3. Categories: Language (7) Religion (8)
Pub quiz question 7658 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Favourite of Edward II; Langland allegory; editor turned talent judge?
  2. Answer: A: Piers
  3. Notes: *: Gaveston; Plowman; Morgan.
  4. Categories: Connections (6) People (6) Entertainment (7) Royalty (7) Religion (8)