People 1
Saint for whom a holiday in February is named
Who is St. Valentine?
Roman city destroyed by a volcano in AD 79.
What is Pompeii?
An evil Roman emperor who played the lyre while Rome burned
Who is Nero?
Well preserved bible documents found by a shepherd boy.
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
His name was changed to Paul and he was temporarily blinded by God.
Who was Paul?
Captured by pirates as a boy he returned the country he had escaped from to tell them about Jesus
Who was St Patrick?
What is a Gladiator?
A king who has a popular Christmas song written about his kind and generous deeds.
Who was Good King Wenceslas?
A Viking built home is called this.
What is a longhouse?
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome.
Who is The Pope?
Dante had strong feelings and composed a poem for a girl by this name.
Who was Beatrice?
How was the bubonic plague actually spread?
What are fleas? (Will also accept Rats with fleas)
Celtic king who has many tales surrounding his life including his knights and their round table and the search for the Holy Grail.
Who was King Arthur?
Who is Robin Hood?
A famous story supposedly written after The Children's Crusades, when Nicolas "heard from God" and led thousands of children away from their homes never to be seen again.
What is The Pied Piper
Fierce warrior who attacked the Roman Empire and who's people relied on horses for their livelihood.
Hint: Made an appearance in Mulan
Who was Attila the Hun?
Served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years.
What is The Forbidden City?
The mother to King Richard the Lionheart and Prince John.
Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Legend says this woman made up stories of The Arabian Knights every night as a clever way to keep herself alive.
Who was Scheherazade?
Well known creed passed down by the early church and still used today.
Hint: You might say this every week at your own church!
What is The Apostle's Creed?
Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years. Known for telling stories of his great travels.
Who is Marco Polo?
During the Song Dynasty foot binding was quite popular. What were these tiny feet called?
What is Lily Feet or Lotus Feet.
a national heroine of France. She was a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years' War.
Who was Joan of Arc?
Bar-Kokba was the legendary leader of the Second Jewish Revolt who claimed to be the Messiah but was killed in battle. What did he require his first warriors to do in order to prove they were both fierce and loyal enough to follow him?
What is cut off their little finger?
St. Boniface, apostle to Germany who is credited with the tradition of this popular Christmas decoration.
What is the Christmas Tree?