Test your knowledge about the legendary Catholic military order, prominent during the Middle Ages, known for its wealth and role in the Crusades.·0 takes
01·Who was the first Grand Master and a co-founder of the Knights Templar?
02·The Knights Templar were given a headquarters in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount, in a structure Christians referred to as the Temple of Solomon. What is this building known as today?
03·Which French king was deeply in debt to the Knights Templar and orchestrated their downfall in the early 14th century?
04·On what infamous date in October 1307 were hundreds of Knights Templar in France arrested under the orders of King Philip IV, contributing to modern superstitions?
05·Who was the 23rd and last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, executed by burning at the stake in Paris in 1314?
06·Which 1139 papal bull, issued by Pope Innocent II, granted the Knights Templar extraordinary privileges, including being answerable only to the Pope?
07·The Knights Templar's extensive network across Christendom allowed them to pioneer an early form of what modern practice by issuing letters of credit?
08·At the Council of Vienne in 1312, which Pope issued the papal bull *Vox in excelso*, formally dissolving the Knights Templar?
09·After the dissolution of the Knights Templar, most of their extensive properties and assets were transferred to which other military order?
10·The Knights Templar were a Catholic military order founded in the aftermath of which major historical event?
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