- Which author created the religious detective Father Brown?
- The title character in Father Ted lives on Craggy Island. But on which island does his perennial rival Dick Byrne live?
- What was the name of the legendary figure said to have ruled over a lost Christian community in the Orient? He was first thought to be in India, then China, while Portuguese explorers believed he had been active in Ethiopia.
- Franciscan friar William of Baskerville is a major figure in which world famous mystery novel centring on a series of murders in an Italian monastery in 1327, by which author?
- Who plays the priest Father Karras sent to deal with the case of possession in the film “The Exorcist”?
- What is the name of Robin Hood’s religious companion?
- In the Blackadder II episode “Money”, the bishop of which diocese terrorizes Blackadder over an unpaid debt?
- Deloris Wilson is the protagonist of which 1992 film set in a religious establishment?
- Who played the crime-fighting monk Cadfael in the tv series of the same name?
- What is the name of the Simpsons’ local vicar?
Answers below (scroll down)
- Which author created the religious detective Father Brown?
A: GK Chesterton - The title character in Father Ted lives on Craggy Island. But on which island does his perennial rival Dick Byrne live?
A: Rugged Island - What was the name of the legendary figure said to have ruled over a lost Christian community in the Orient? He was first thought to be in India, then China, while Portuguese explorers believed he had been active in Ethiopia.
A: Prester John - Franciscan friar William of Baskerville is a major figure in which world famous mystery novel centring on a series of murders in an Italian monastery in 1327, by which author?
A: The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco - Who plays the priest Father Karras sent to deal with the case of possession in the film “The Exorcist”?
A: Max von Sydow - What is the name of Robin Hood’s religious companion?
A: Friar Tuck - In the Blackadder II episode “Money”, the bishop of which diocese terrorizes Blackadder over an unpaid debt?
A: Bath and Wells - Deloris Wilson is the protagonist of which 1992 film set in a religious establishment?
A: Sister Act - Who played the crime-fighting monk Cadfael in the tv series of the same name?
A: Derek Jacobi - What is the name of the Simpsons’ local vicar?
A: Reverend Lovejoy
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