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Religion 182 questions.
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Pub quiz question 5336 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who founded the Académie Française to preserve the purity of the French language?
  2. Answer: A: Cardinal Richelieu
  3. Categories: Language (5) Religion (5)
Pub quiz question 6142 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which of the accepted nine planets at the start of the 21st century was named after a Greek god?
  2. Answer: A: Uranus
  3. Categories: Space (6) Language (6) Religion (6)
Pub quiz question 7636 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which national anthem is mentioned in 1 Samuel 10:24?
  2. Answer: A: God Save The King.
  3. Categories: Religion (5) Royalty (5) Music (4)
Pub quiz question 423 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In the Bible, whose parents were Zacharias and Elizabeth?
  2. Answer: A: John the Baptist
  3. Categories: Literature (5) Religion (4)
Pub quiz question 6720 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What connects St Cuthbert's shrine, Bede's tomb, Coal Miners' Memorial?
  2. Answer: A: In Durham Cathedral
  3. Categories: Connections (8) Religion (8)
Pub quiz question 4780 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What charge did the Christian Institute organisation attempt to bring against the BBC for screening 'Jerry Springer: The Opera?'
  2. Answer: A: Blasphemy
  3. Categories: Art (4) Entertainment (4) Religion (4)
Pub quiz question 3835 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In The Bible, which Book immediately follows Genesis?
  2. Answer: A: Exodus
  3. Categories: Religion (3) Literature (3)
Pub quiz question 7212 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to Saints who died in the service of the Lord, as opposed to Confessors who died natural deaths?
  2. Answer: A: Martyrs
  3. Categories: Religion (3)
Pub quiz question 7419 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Angela Berners-Wilson (1994) and Libby Lane (2014)?
  2. Answer: A: First female priest and bishop of the Church Of England
  3. Categories: Connections (7) Religion (5)
Pub quiz question 1222 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Before Angel Gabriel Appeared to Mohammed in 634 AD, to which city did the prophet and other muslims pray?
  2. Answer: A: Jerusalem
  3. Categories: Religion (7) Geography (8)