pilgrim
Pilgrimages visit sacred places. This topic is part of Culture within History. This page currently draws on 12 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
pilgrim trivia questions
A pilgrim is a person who travels for what kind of purpose?
Answer: Religious or spiritual purpose
Bonus fact: Pilgrimages visit sacred places.
In U.S. history, the Pilgrims are associated with which colony?
Answer: Plymouth
Bonus fact: They established Plymouth Colony in 1620.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote which novel featuring Billy Pilgrim?
Answer: Slaughterhouse-Five
Bonus fact: Billy becomes 'unstuck in time.'
The Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory written by whom?
Answer: John Bunyan
Bonus fact: It was first published in 1678.
What is the name of the main pilgrim?
Answer: Christian
Bonus fact: Christian travels from the City of Destruction toward the Celestial City.
What ship carried the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?
Answer: Mayflower
Bonus fact: The Mayflower passengers established Plymouth Colony.
What shared destination links the storytellers in The Canterbury Tales?
Answer: Shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury
Bonus fact: The pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury Cathedral.
La Peregrina is what kind of gemstone?
Answer: Pearl
Bonus fact: Its name means 'the Wanderer' or 'the Pilgrim' in Spanish.
The Camino Frances begins traditionally near which French border town?
Answer: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Bonus fact: Pilgrims cross the Pyrenees into Spain.
What symbol commonly marks the Camino?
Answer: Scallop shell
Bonus fact: The shell has been associated with Saint James pilgrims for centuries.
The title "Mr Standfast" echoes a character from which classic Christian allegory?
Answer: The Pilgrim's Progress
Bonus fact: Buchan draws on John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress," where Mr. Stand-fast is a steadfast pilgrim.
Which president popularized the term "muckraker" in a 1906 speech?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Bonus fact: Roosevelt borrowed the image from "Pilgrim's Progress" and used it somewhat critically.