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Answer: Silas

Silas played an important part in helping to spread the Gospel to different regions. He is mentioned multiple times in the book of the Acts of the Apostles. Along with others like Timothy, he accompanied Paul on his missions. In one instance, Paul and Silas are in a jail in Philippi, condemned for their act of preaching the Gospel, when an earthquake strikes, freeing them of their chains. Silas is thus sometimes depicted as carrying chains.

Answer: Czech Republic

Bohemia is one of the most important historical regions of the Czech Republic. The name is sometimes used to refer to the entire country as the Czech Republic traces its history to the Duchy of Bohemia that was established in the late ninth century.

In "The Winter's Tale", Shakespeare describes Bohemia as having a sea coast and a desert area, both of which are geographically incorrect. Some possible explanations that have been put forth in defence of the bard include the kingdom of Bohemia as ruled over by Ottokar II of Bohemia also covered territory along the coast of the Adriatic Sea and that Bohemia could be a misspelling of Bithynia, an ancient region found in Asia Minor, with the error made during printing.

The photograph is of Prague, the capital of Czech Republic.

Answer: Tibet

Tibet is now considered an autonomous region of China after the Chinese invaded and took over control of the area in the 1950s. Prior to that, it was an independent kingdom with Lhasa as its capital. The Potala Palace was the residence of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual, and before the invasion also the sovereign leader, of the Tibetan people. Built in 637, the palace sits at a height of 12,100 feet on top of Marpo Ri, known as the Red Hill.

In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is any being who is moved greatly by compassion. The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is considered to be an embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas.

Answer: Hadith

The Hadith are an important part of the Islamic faith and along with the Quran form the basis for Islamic law. To ascertain that the Hadith is authentic, the entire chain of narrators is scrutinized to determine how dependable their testimony is. Only once the entire chain was found reliable was the narrative included in the hadith. Thus, the hadith comprises two parts - the matn which is the actual incident or report and the isnad, the entire chain of narrators which provide support of authenticity.

Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar, Halaqah is a religious gathering for studying about Islam and the Quran and darud means blessing.

Answer: Kirk

Kirk means church in the Scottish language while 'The Kirk' is an informal term that refers specifically to the Church of Scotland, the country's national church which falls under the Protestant denomination of Christianity. Kirk has now also come to be used as a common first name and well known people bearing that name are the American film actor, Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch) and the television actor, Kirk Cameron, famous for appearing on the sitcom "Growing Pains".

Answer: St. Louis

"Meet Me in St. Louis" is a musical film that covers the span of around a year and explores facets of the Smith family living in St. Louis, Missouri. The city hosted the 1904 World's Fair, an event that forms the backdrop for the movie. Judy Garland played the Smiths' second oldest daughter, Esther, and won public and critical acclaim for her performance. One of the songs made famous by her in this movie was "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", later also recorded by Frank Sinatra.

The photograph shows the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

Answer: Anatolia

Found in the central part of Anatolia, Cappadocia (also called Kapadokya) is an important historical and cultural centre. It was an important bastion of early Christianity and the historical churches of this area continue to be of interest to historians and tourists. The area is now mainly Muslim after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1922 when the Christians of this region were moved to Greece in exchange for Muslims from that country.

Cappadocia is also home to geological marvels called the fairy chimneys. These structures are known as hoodoos elsewhere and are tall, thin sprires of rock left behind when the lower layers are eroded by the wind. The unique landscape of this region makes it an ideal place to take a hot air balloon ride and enjoy the sights not entirely appreciated at ground level.

Answer: Swans

Titled "The Six Swans", this German fairy tale has a wicked stepmother turn six of the sons born to her husband by his first wife into swans. To turn them back into human beings, their sister must knit six shirts from nettles, one for each of the brothers. She must also maintain a vow of silence for seven years or risk having the spell continue forever.

Answer: Arizona

Arizona is found in the southwestern part of the United States. It was the last of the contiguous states to join the union and is nicknamed the Valentine State as it joined on the 14th of February, 1912. The Grand Canyon is a gorge formed by the Colorado River and is often included in the lists of Natural Wonders of the World.

The Havasu Falls is found within Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon National Park. The Antelope Canyon is divided into Upper and Lower parts. It is a slot canyon with the walls lit up by beams of sunlight shining down into the area making it a delight for tourists and photographers.

Answer: The Scapegoat

Daphne Du Maurier is well known for writing gothic novels with ambiguous endings. While "Rebecca" may be the best known, there are other well written works by her. "The Scapegoat" starts with a chance meeting between an Englishman and a French aristocrat who are shocked to discover how similar they look. The Frenchman almost forces his English counterpart to switch places with him propelling him headlong into a situation where nothing is as it seems.

This trope of two identical looking, seemingly unrelated people has been used to varied effect by other authors, most notable Mary Stewart in "The Ivy Tree" and Josephine Tey in "Brat Farrar".