another problem with the Strigolniki question (although the drowning incident is well-known)....is that the question does not fully differentiate them from the Bogomils (some historians believe that they were the last Bogomil sect in Russia)....I wouldn't be surprised if there was some connection to the Old Believers as well (paging R. Hentzel....who would know). > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "quizbelgium" <andessurvivors_at_h...> > wrote: > > > Here some questions, as I said not terribly difficult, but not too > > easy I guess (well you can all judge for yourselves): > > > > In the middle of the 14th century, a Russian sect was established in > > Pskov by deacon Karp. Later the centre of the sect moved to Novgorod. > > The followers, mostly tradespeople and low-ranking clergy, renounced > > hierarchy, priesthood and baptism, for which large fees had to be > > paid. Their sermons were full of social motifs. The Russian Orthodox > > Church dealt with them by having most people of the sect drowned in > > the Volkhov River in 1376. What was the name of that sect? > > > > > > Born in Strasbourg in 1906, he attended the universities of Frankfurt > > and Munich, taking a PhD in theoretical physics. In 1935 he accepted a > > position at Cornell University in New York State where he has stayed > > ever since. His main work is concerned with the theory of atomic > > nuclei. His work on nuclear reactions led him to the discovery of the > > reactions that supply the energy in the stars, the carbon-nitrogen > > cycle. He received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1967. What is his > name? > > > > > > The answers are (of course): Strigolniki and Hans Bethe.
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