General Knowledge Quiz

[Welshman]

Absolutely correct.
Back to you.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What role did the family of Marmion of Scrivelsby perform at the Coronations of Kings of England from the time of William I to Edward I?

 

[johnnychips]

No idea, Paul, but I wish my name was 'Marmion of Scrivelsby'

Did they carry the crown on a cushion?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

No idea, Paul, but I wish my name was 'Marmion of Scrivelsby'

Did they carry the crown on a cushion?

It was a title that once had great historical significance and one that was usually hard won. I cannot give more of a hint.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I can't remember the title even though I saw something about this on telly only a couple of weeks ago ( serves me right for being half asleep! ) but they used to have a bloke whose role was to defend the King's honour during a Coronation should the need arise - was it this?

( If I'm right then as I can't remember the title we should wait until someone offers it correctly and they should take the next question ).

 

[Marton]

King's Champion in case of challenge he fought for the king.

Also a standard bearer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

King's Champion in case of challenge he fought for the king.

Also a standard bearer.

King's Champion is the correct title which my conundrum sought.

Please set a new one to test us all.

 

[Marton]

In two parts of Italy the Catholic Church starts Lent on different days.

Where, why and how?

 

[theageofthetra]

There are Orthodox Catholic churches in Italy (think there is one in Venice) & they follow a different calendar.

 

[Marton]

One why correct.
On the way to the associated how.
The where is not right. I am looking for general geography on this one, but a city for the other where.


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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Harking back to some 50 years or more to my time at St Bede's College, Manchester, when theology was able to be studied by those boarders who hoped to train for the priesthood, I can remember having certain dates in history of the Church impressed on my memory. I feel that at the Council of Nicea in 325AD, a decree was made that the start of Lent (Quaresima) would in future be celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon of the Spring Equinox. Some in the Church followed the Julian calendar and others followed the Gregorian calendar.

In Britain, in 664AD, the Synod of Whitby was convened to decide which of the two calendars should be followed here.

 

[Marton]

Sorry no. Easter is the Sunday you describe.

Lent is 40 days. But it depend how you count them an that depends on what I seek.


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[Welshman]

The Western church does not count Sundays, so you have 6 weeks of 6 days plus the 4 days from Ash Wednesday-Saturday of the week prior to Lent 1, making 40 days.
Does the Eastern Tradition include Sundays in its calculations? If it does, Lent would start a week or so later.

 

[Marton]

Closer. It's about one particular western rite which is not Roman and one eastern one.


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[Xenophon PCDGS]

I think that a 56 day Lentan observance is de rigueur in both the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ethiopean Orthodox Church

 

[Welshman]

Laetare Sunday in the Roman Rite is known as Mothering Sunday in other churches. That day is also known as Refreshment Sunday, as it was a day when the Lenten Fast was relaxed.

 

[Strat-tastic]

I think it odd that Lent doesn't include Sundays. Christ Jesus didn't interrupt his 40-day fast in the desert every week so why do we?

 

[Marton]

Do you want a further hint?


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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Do you want a further hint?


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I think, that noticing the original question posed, that would be advisible...

 

[Welshman]

Yes, please.

 

[Marton]

One of the places is Milan.

The other was known historically as, as has broadly been said, Magna Graecia, although the current area is rather smaller.



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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Milan has a following of the Ambrosian Rite of Christianity.

Naples had been part of the Greek-settled Magna Graecia that the Greek Orthodox Church was pre-eminent in the early part of Christianity after the division between the two parts of the religion.

 

[JamesCardiff]

Another hint please!

 

[Marton]

It was a bit of a mean one so here's the answer. I will be less obscure in future.

Ash Wednesday is the usual start of Lent in the Western Rite, in italy that is the Roman Rite

However

In Milan the church is not Roman but Ambrosian and Lent starts on the following Monday

In the parts of the south there is, in parallel to the Roman Rite, the Greek Catholic Rite Church which starts Lent on the Monday before Ash Wednesday.

I think Paul got nearest to the answer, so its his chance if he wants it

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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thank you...that was indeed a most excellent last conundrum.....I will now revert back to my far more youthful days when my voice was much better when it came to folk-singing, when the "Child" compilation of ballads of folk songs were having somewhat of a revival.

The "Child" ballads included the sad story of "Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard" and a modern version of that was written and the best known recorded version of this was a 19-verse rendition by Fairport Convention.

What was the name given to the folk song when they recorded it?

 

[Welshman]

Matty Groves?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Most correct...It was one of longest folk-songs that I had ever heard.

Over to you.

 

[Welshman]

What links the following:-
1] An ancient cure for kidney disorders
2] A small community near Huddersfield, and
3] An R.S.C. actor (in the singular) ?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I have got:-
Dissolve for the first part
Flush House for the second part
David Mark Rylance Waters for the third part.

 

[fowler9]

What links the following:-
1] An ancient cure for kidney disorders
2] A small community near Huddersfield, and
3] An R.S.C. actor (in the singular) ?

Leach?