Memorize these and recognize 30.7% of all Churches & Cathedrals clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Paul's | 6 | In the whispering gallery in the dome of this London cathedral, one can hear whispered words over 100' across the dome |
| 2 | St. Basil's | 6 | This world-famous landmark on Red Square is actually a combination of 9 chapels |
| 3 | the Old North Church | 5 | On April 18, 1975 President Ford inaugurated the USA's bicentennial celebrations in this appropriate church |
| 4 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 5 | On February 9, 1941 Churchill said he would tell this leader, "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job" |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | Victor Hugo described its sculptured facade as "a vast symphony in stone" |
| 6 | the Hagia Sophia | 3 | For more than 1,000 years, it was the cathedral of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| 7 | St. Mark's | 3 | Church authorities recently imposed complete silence on visitors to this Venetian basilica |
| 8 | Moscow | 3 | 6 golden domes were added to this capital's Annunciation Cathedral during the reign of Ivan the Terrible |
| 9 | Gothic | 3 | Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence was begun in this architectural style, like Chartres |
| 10 | Churchill | 3 | He died last |
| 11 | the National Cathedral | 3 | George Dewey, Cordell Hull & Woodrow Wilson are all interred at this cathedral |
| 12 | the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | 3 | The final 4 Stations of the Cross are inside this Jerusalem church, said to be located on the site where Jesus was crucified |
| 13 | an iron curtain | 3 | In 1945, 5 months before Churchill, St. Vincent Troubridge told us about one of these "across Europe" |
| 14 | Westminster Abbey | 2 | Prince William & Kate Middleton tied the knot at this London church on April 29, 2011 |
| 15 | Victory | 2 | This "at all costs," this "in spite of all terror," this "however long and hard the road may be" (V is for...) |
| 16 | Victor Hugo | 2 | Oct. 12, 1822 was a romantic day for this French romantic novelist: he got married at St. Sulpice |
| 17 | The Sistine Chapel | 2 | It was erected by Giovanni Dei Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV, for whom it was named |
| 18 | the Shroud of Turin | 2 | Since 1578 this ancient piece of linen has been preserved & venerated in the cathedral of Turin |
| 19 | sweat | 2 | In his first statement as prime minister, Winston Churchill said he had "nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears &" this |
| 20 | Stalin | 2 | He was Caucasian by birth & birthplace |
| 21 | St. Peter's Basilica | 2 | It was the largest Christian church until 1989, when it was surpassed by one in Côte d'Ivoire |
| 22 | St. Patrick's | 2 | It's the seat of the archbishop of New York |
| 23 | painting | 2 | Winnie didn't take up this hobby, at which he excelled, until he was in his forties |
| 24 | London | 2 | The Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in this city has been called James Gibbs' masterpiece |
| 25 | Iceland | 2 | Astatueof Leif Eriksson is out front of the Hallgrmskirkja Church—one of this country's tallest buildings |
| 26 | Gandhi | 2 | He became a lawyer in London in 1891 |
| 27 | Florence | 2 | Giuliano de Medici was assassinated inside Il Duomo, the magnificent cathedral in this city |
| 28 | Dunkirk | 2 | In a speech on this town in northern France: "We shall fight on the beaches... we shall never surrender" |
| 29 | Canterbury | 2 | You can see the Black Prince's knightwear, as well as his tomb, at this English cathedral & pilgrimage site |
| 30 | Aimee Semple McPherson | 2 | Her Angelus Temple, which was completed in L.A. in 1923, was said to look like a giant spaceship |
| 31 | the steeple | 2 | At Ulm, Germany, here is the church & here is this structure, a towering 528 feet |
| 32 | the altar | 2 | The mensa is the top slab or surface of one of these |
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