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1. What flower is the English title that is used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan?
2. In the cathedral at Aachen, Germany stood the throne of this man, sometimes called the "Father of Europe". Whose throne was it?
3. Popes were carried on shoulders using this ceremonial silk-covered armchair until 1978. What is the name of this throne?
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?
5. What is the name of the throne located in Westminster Abbey, London, where British monarchs are crowned?
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?
7. Historically used by Dalai Lamas at Potala Palace in Lhasa, we find another throne. What animal is this throne named after?
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?
9. Tsar Ivan IV had a throne made of this precious substance. What was this throne named after?
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?
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