In keeping with the cover story, this week we look at the world of crusaders.

1 Many superheroes and heroines use capes, but which superhero is also known as the ‘Caped Crusader’?

2 Chivalric folklore has nine figures who are considered the epitome of knightly virtues and known as ‘The Nine Worthies.’ They are divided into the ‘Three Pagan Knights’ (Hector, Alexander and Julius Caesar), the ‘Three Jewish Knights’ (Joshua, David and Judas Maccabeus) and the ‘Three Christian Knights’, of whom King Arthur and Charlemagne are the first two. Which famous warrior and crusader is regarded the third ‘Christian Knight?’

3 The original children’s crusade was supposed to be a disastrous attempt made in 1212 by a band of children to march to Jerusalem and convert Muslims. Most accounts of it are now regarded a myth. But in 1963, who led a movement that successfully recruited children for demonstrations in what is known as the modern ‘Children’s Crusade’ in the state of Alabama?

4 In the 1820s, to which Governor of Bengal did Raja Ram Mohan Roy appeal to end the practice of sati?

5 To what was Emily Davison trying to get attention when she died under the King’s horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby in 1913?

6 Jody Williams is the founding coordinator of a group that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, and had the late Lady Diana among its supporters. In which area does the group work?

7 On October 31, 1517, who posted 95 theses on the doors of the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, regarded as the start of the Protestant Reformations?

8 In 19th-century England, in which specific area did Quaker Elizabeth Fry campaign for widespread reform, and succeed. She now appears on the Bank of England five pound note.

9 Which well-known crusader, depicted in a 2000 Hollywood film, wrote the bestseller Take It From Me: Life’s a Struggle But You Can Win in 2012?

10 According to her son, she was greeted by the American President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 with the line “So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war?” Who was she?

Answers

1. Batman

2. Godfrey of Bouillon. In 1099, he became the first ruler of the kingdom of Jerusalem

3. Martin Luther King Jr. After his arrest, other members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, especially James Bevel, took the lead in getting more children involved

4. William Bentinck. The Bengal Presidency passed the anti-sati law in 1829, followed by the Madras and Bombay Presidencies in 1830

5. Voting rights for women. Women in the UK got the vote in 1928

6. Eradication of anti-personnel mines. The Ottawa Treaty brought a ban on these mines

7. Martin Luther. He was excommunicated by the Pope four years later

8. Prisons. She was moved after a visit to the notorious Newgate prison

9. Erin Brockovich. The film with the same name records her crusade against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company

10. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the book that did a lot to spread awareness about slavery

Joy Bhattacharjyais a quizmaster and Project Director, FIFA U-17 World Cup

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