Madison's History
The sacrifice of 100 oxen performed by the Ancient Greeks
Hecatomb
The patron saint of comedians who was barbecued alive
St. Lawrence
He made England a Protestant country after the Pope refused to annul his arriage
Henry VIII
The Ancient Athenian practice that allowed citizens to remove dangerous politicians
Ostracism
A man
Featherless biped and/or a plucked chicken
The place where the Gnostic scrolls were found in 1945
Nag Hammadi
The name of the symbol Constantine supposedly saw in his famous dream
the Chi-Ro
The first European country to colonize South Africa
The Dutch Republic
The metal used by Sparta as currency to keep citizens from becoming corrupted
Iron
Napoleon used part of this important artifact to cover his cannons
The Bayeux Tapestry (about thirty yards of it, to be precise)
The Arian controversy that outraged the early Christian church in the 4th century AD taught this about the nature of Christ
That Christ and God are separate, material beings
Six translations of the Old Testament compiled by Origen of Alexandria
The Hexapla
The first explorer to circumnavigate the world and was killed by islanders
Ferdinand Magellan
The Greek patron god of hospitality
Zeus
An old folk tradition in Wales has men proposing with this
spoons
The Ancient Greek mystery cult of Demeter and Persephone had its headquarters here
Eleusis
The Islamic dynasty who went to great lengths to preserve literature and knowledge throughout the known world and founded the House of Baghdad
The Abbasid Caliphate
The conflict between Russia and Sweden in the early 18th century
The Great Northern War
This Greek philosopher started a math cult in Southern Italy
Pythagoras
The original intended use of a mace
Throwing
The dualistic gods of Zoroastrianism
Ahura Mazda and Ahriman
The 5 pillars of Islam (100 points for each)
1. Profession of faith (shahada)
2. Prayer (salat)
3. Alms (zakat)
4. Fasting (sawm)
5. Pilgrimage (haj)
The event that triggered the Thirty Years' War
The Defenestration of Prague
The island from which Greek culture arguably originated
Crete
The Bishop of Ireland blesses these every year
Airplanes