Here is a light hearted quiz about St George as we celebrate St George’s Day. See how you do.
St George’s Day is celebrated in which of the following countries?
Canada Croatia Portugal Cyprus Greece Georgia Serbia Bulgaria Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Macedonia
St. George is the patron saint of which of the following?
Freemasons Scouts Athletes Farmers Shepherds
The red cross on the St. George’s cross represents martyrdom?
TRUE or FALSE
In which year did St. George die?
303 AD (on April 23rd) 404 AD 504 AD 604 AD
Which of the following died on St George’s Day?
William Shakespeare Rupert Brooke (World War I war poet 1887-1915)
Minnie Cauldwell (of CORONATION STREET) played by Margot Bryant from 1960 to 1976. Minnie was bossed around by Ena Sharples, and lived at No 5 Coronation Street, with her cat, Bobby.
Sir Billy Butlin (1899-1980) who opened his first British holiday camp at Skegness in 1936
Which group of people brought the story of Saint George and the Dragon to western Europe?
The English Squad
Knights Templar (of the Temple of Solomon – recognised by the Pope in 1129)
Crusaders of the First Crusade (1096–1099)
In which modern-day country did the legend of Saint George and the Dragon supposedly take place?
Turkey Palestine Iraq Libya
Askalon is the name of the lance used by St George to kill the Dragon. How is Askalon a connection between St George and Winston Churchill?
Name of Churchill’s favourite cigar
Name of Churchill’s favourite landscape painting (that he painted)
Churchill’s personal aircraft during World War II
Name of Churchill’s favourite cat
The capital of which Caribbean island is called “St. George’s”?
Grenada St Kitt’s Trinidad
Which island was awarded the ‘George Cross’ after World War II?
Cyprus Singapore Malta
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QUIZ: ST. GEORGE – ANSWERS
St George’s Day is celebrated in which of the following countries?
Canada Croatia Portugal Cyprus Greece Georgia Serbia Bulgaria Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Macedonia
ANSWER: All of them. (Yes, I know – a trick question, in a way.)
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St. George is the patron saint of which of the following:
Freemasons Scouts Athletes Farmers Shepherds
ANSWER: St George is the PATRON SAINT of Scouts, Farmers, and Shepherds.
Athletes (PATRON SAINT – St. Christopher) Cobblers (PATRON SAINT – Crispin and Crispinian)
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The red cross on the St. George’s cross represents martyrdom:
ANSWER: TRUE
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In which year did St. George die?
ANSWER: 303 AD (on April 23rd)
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Which of the following died on St George’s Day:
William Shakespeare Rupert Brooke (World War I war poet 1887-1915)
Minnie Cauldwell (of CORONATION STREET) played by Margot Bryant from 1960 to 1976. Minnie was bossed around by Ena Sharples, and lived at No 5 Coronation Street, with her cat, Bobby.
Sir Billy Butlin (1899-1980) who opened his first British holiday camp at Skegness in 1936
ANSWER: William Shakespeare AND Rupert Brooke (World War I war poet 1887-1915) died on St George’s Day.
Sir Billy Butlin died on 12 June 1980.
Interestingly, we don’t know exactly when Minnie Cauldwell (of CORONATION STREET) died.
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Which group of people brought the story of Saint George and the Dragon to western Europe?
The English Squad
Knight Templars (of the Temple of Solomon – recognised by the Pope in 1129)
Crusaders of the First Crusade (1096–1099)
ANSWER: Crusaders of the First Crusade (1096–1099). Yes, “The English Squad” was intended as a joke.
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In which modern-day country did the legend of Saint George and the Dragon supposedly take place?
Turkey Palestine Iraq Libya
ANSWER: Modern Cyrene in Libya or the city of Lydda in the Holy Land.
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Askalon is the name of the lance used by St George to kill the Dragon. How is Askalon a connection between St George and Winston Churchill?
Name of Churchill’s favourite cigar
Name of Churchill’s favourite landscape painting (that he painted)
Churchill’s personal aircraft during World War II
ANSWER: Askalon was a marmalade-coloured cat with white bib and socks, the favourite of Churchill in his old age.
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The capital of which Caribbean island is called “St. George’s”?
Grenada St Kitt’s Trinidad
ANSWER: Grenada
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Which island was awarded the ‘George Cross’ after World War II?
Cyprus Singapore Malta
ANSWER: Malta