monastery
Monasteries house religious communities. This topic is part of Religion within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
monastery trivia questions
A monastery is a community or building where who traditionally live?
Answer: Monks
Bonus fact: Monasteries house religious communities.
What is a female counterpart to a monastery often called?
Answer: Convent
Bonus fact: Convents traditionally house communities of nuns.
What medieval monastery room was used by scribes to copy manuscripts?
Answer: Scriptorium
Bonus fact: Scriptoria were centers of manuscript copying and preservation.
The Lindisfarne Gospels were created in which country?
Answer: England
Bonus fact: They were made on the island monastery of Lindisfarne.
Sanctuaries of which three religions are found together at the Ellora Caves?
Answer: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism
Bonus fact: Ellora contains 34 monasteries and temples cut into a basalt cliff over a stretch of more than two kilometers.
Who commonly produced illuminated manuscripts in medieval Europe?
Answer: Scribes and artists in monasteries or workshops
Bonus fact: Book production required specialized hand labor.