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Quiz about Curled Up in a Comfy Chair

Curled Up in a Comfy Chair Trivia Quiz


Potentates and dignitaries have sat in these "comfy chairs". So let's see what we can find out about thrones.

A multiple-choice quiz by DarklonMystik. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,568
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
634
Last 3 plays: Kiwikaz (3/10), Guest 75 (8/10), bigwoo (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What flower is the English title that is used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the cathedral at Aachen, Germany stood the throne of this man, sometimes called the "Father of Europe". Whose throne was it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Popes were carried on shoulders using this ceremonial silk-covered armchair until 1978. What is the name of this throne? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1654 Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated from this throne which is still the formal seat of the Swedish monarch. From what precious metal does this throne take its name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of the throne located in Westminster Abbey, London, where British monarchs are crowned? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The emblem of divine imperial power of China, this is the English term used to identify the throne of the Emperor. What is this throne's mythical animal name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Historically used by Dalai Lamas at Potala Palace in Lhasa, we find another throne. What animal is this throne named after? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Made some time between 1820 to 1830 out of wood and resin, and covered with engraved gold, this octagonal throne was made by the goldsmith Hafiz Muhammad Multan for the founder of the Sikh Empire. What Maharaja's name does this throne bear? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Tsar Ivan IV had a throne made of this precious substance. What was this throne named after? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold ... The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom." 1 Kings 10:18-20. Whose throne was this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What flower is the English title that is used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan?

Answer: The Chrysanthemum Throne

The Chrysanthemum Throne can refer to the Takamikura, the oldest surviving throne used by the Japanese emperor. However, it is mainly used rhetorically to refer to the Japanese monarchy itself, in much the same way as the term 'Sublime Porte' was used to denote the Ottoman Sultan and his government, though there was also an actual gate called the 'Sublime Porte'.
2. In the cathedral at Aachen, Germany stood the throne of this man, sometimes called the "Father of Europe". Whose throne was it?

Answer: Charlemagne

The Throne of Charlemagne built for the Palatine chapel in Aachen in 790 served the Kings of Germany as their seat of coronation until 1531. It is a simple plain throne almost entirely free of any decoration other than four marble plates held together with bronze clamps on the seat. Oddly enough, Charlemagne was not crowned on this throne.
3. Popes were carried on shoulders using this ceremonial silk-covered armchair until 1978. What is the name of this throne?

Answer: Sedia gestatoria

Sedia gestatoria or chair for carrying is a sedan chair which is richly adorned and covered in silk. It was originally used to carry popes to and from papal ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica and the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Pope Leo XIII however used it to carry the sick who were unable to come to the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in the 1800s.
4. In 1654 Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated from this throne which is still the formal seat of the Swedish monarch. From what precious metal does this throne take its name?

Answer: Silver

A gift from Count Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie to Queen Christina for her coronation in 1650, the Silver Throne is now located in the Hall of State in the Palace of Stockholm. Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated from The Silver Throne on June 5th, 1654, having converted to Roman Catholicism, something that was incompatible with her role as head of the church in Sweden, which was Lutheran.
5. What is the name of the throne located in Westminster Abbey, London, where British monarchs are crowned?

Answer: St. Edward's Chair

Commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I and named after Edward the Confessor, St. Edward's Chair once contained the coronation stone of Scotland known as the Stone of Scone. The kings and queens of England sat in this throne after their coronation beginning in 1308. Queen Mary II (April 30, 1662 - December 28, 1694) is the only monarch of Great Britain since the Union of the Crowns in March 25, 1603 not to have sat in it at coronation, as her husband was crowned at the same time, and it would have been undignified to have one monarch sitting on another's lap.
6. The emblem of divine imperial power of China, this is the English term used to identify the throne of the Emperor. What is this throne's mythical animal name?

Answer: The Dragon Throne

The Dragon Throne was the seat of power in Imperial China. The Dragon Throne was a hereditary monarchy. Chinese tradition states that The Dragon Throne and Imperial China started with the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC continuing unbroken until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912.
7. Historically used by Dalai Lamas at Potala Palace in Lhasa, we find another throne. What animal is this throne named after?

Answer: The Lion

The Lion Throne is the English term used to for the throne of the Tibetan Dalai Lama. Since the Chinese takeover of Tibet it is not known what has happened to the actual throne.
8. Made some time between 1820 to 1830 out of wood and resin, and covered with engraved gold, this octagonal throne was made by the goldsmith Hafiz Muhammad Multan for the founder of the Sikh Empire. What Maharaja's name does this throne bear?

Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Throne

Maharaj Ranjit Singh's throne is bedecked with elegant gold sheets on an octagonal base. When the British annexed the Punjab in 1849 they took possesion of the Maharaja's throne and is on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
9. Tsar Ivan IV had a throne made of this precious substance. What was this throne named after?

Answer: Ivory

The history of the Ivory Throne only dates back to Ivan IV but some believe it may have been around since the marriage of Ivan III to Byzantine princess Sophia Palaeologus in 1469. It is a wooden, high backed chair and pedestal covered with plates of relief carvings of mythological, every day, and historical scenes in ivory.
10. "Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold ... The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom." 1 Kings 10:18-20. Whose throne was this?

Answer: King Solomon's

The throne of Solomon is described in 1 Kings as part of the Bible sometimes referred to as "Solomon's Splendor". It comes directly after the story of Queen of Sheba's visit during which she tested him with hard questions.
Source: Author DarklonMystik

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