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1. This Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated in May, 1879, receives millions of visitors per year. Interred in the crypt is Pierre Toussaint. Which of the following is it?
2. This Episcopal cathedral is affectionately referred to as "the Unfinished," because of long-term construction work on some of its towers. It stands at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in New York. It is the locus of an arts consortium including poets and writers in residence. What is it?
3. This Orthodox cathedral in Tarpon Springs, Florida, is the center of one of the largest Greek-American communities in the U.S. Every year on the holiday of the Epiphany, in January, it hosts an event in which a cross is thrown into a nearby bayou and retrieved by one lucky person among a group of divers. Which of the following is it?
4. This Episcopal cathedral in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is home to a bell tower with a 1,200-pound bell, which was made in 1867. The artwork in the altar area was crafted by Eugene Mason, Jr. Which of the following is it?
5. This Roman Catholic cathedral stands in Honolulu, Hawaii. It shares with the nearby Our Lady of Peace Cathedral the status of being one of two places in the same diocese to be considered the seat of the bishop. Which is it?
6. This Roman Catholic cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut, was rebuilt after a 1956 fire; a new facility on the site was dedicated in 1962. Its towers reach a height of 281 feet. The twelve bells of the tower were made in the Netherlands. A mural of "Christ in Glory" is behind the altar. Which of these places is it?
7. This cathedral in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is the first such facility in the denomination of the Metropolitan Community Church. It is associated with Light University, which held its first graduation in 2007. It is also affiliated with the Center for Progressive Christianity. Which of the following is it?
8. This cathedral is part of the United Church of Christ. Located in Dallas, Texas, it is home to over 3,500 parishioners. The Rev. Dr. Jo Hudson was elected senior pastor in 2005. In 2006 and 2007, the cathedral won the "Dallas Voice" Reader's Award for Best Place of Worship. What is it?
9. This cathedral is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. It is part of a group founded by followers of Emanuel Swedenborg after his death in the late 1700s. It is also home to the Academy of the New Church, a publishing house, a divinity school and a library. Which of the following is it?
10. This cathedral stands in Anchorage, Alaska. It was named after a late Bishop of Irkutsk; this man spent a number of years in the 1700s in poverty because the commission which had approved of his appointment then neglected to pay him. The building on Turpin Street is topped by a series of blue onion domes. Which cathedral is this?
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