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1. The Bible only records the deaths of 2 of the apostles, Judas Iscariot, and which other apostle?
2. Which apostle, generally accepted as the author of The Book of Revelation, is believed to have been the only one to die a natural death?
3. Many paintings depict the crucifixion of which apostle, patron saint of Scotland, on a diagonal or X shaped cross?
4. Which apostle and evangelist is believed to have been martyred in Ethiopia?
5. Believed to have been flayed and crucified in historical Armenia, which apostle is the patron saint of tanners and often depicted being skinned alive in works of art?
6. Which apostle survived being thrown from a Jerusalem temple roof resulting in his attackers beating him to death with a fullers club to the head?
7. Which previously doubting apostle stood firm in his faith and is believed to have been martyred by being thrust through with pine spears, tormented with red-hot plates, and burned alive?
8. Simon the Zealot was an extensive traveller who was put to death by the Governor of Syria. His bones are believed to be buried in the left transept of St. Peter's Basilica under the main altar of St. Joseph in one tomb with which other apostle?
9. In 2011, it was reported that the tomb of which apostle, who had been crucified upside down, was found in the ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis?
10. Which apostle did Origen record "was crucified at Rome with his head downwards, as he himself had desired to suffer."
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