The (Episcopal) cathedral of Saint John the Devine is larger than the largest Catholic cathedral in New York, which is the one listed as the answer to the question about the largest "cathedral" in New York. Maybe reword the question to refer to the largest Catholic cathedral? Or change the answer?
Slight issue: since the quiz accepts the answers without "Saint", when you start typing "Fernando", you are accidentally credited for Santa Fe. Maybe switch the order of the answers?
Interesting how many of these answers are in the New World compared to, say, Europe. Presumably those explorers used saints' names when they had no other inspiration as to what to call this island or that, er, chunk of Brazil.
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is larger than St. Patrick's. I know one is Episcopal and the other is Catholic, but they both are called cathedrals. That's not to say that I didn't immediately try St. Patrick's when St. John's wasn't accepted.
For information - the name Santorini for the island of Thera is actually a shortening for Santa Irini, named after the church of Santa Irini on the island. (There are 2 Santa Irini churches on the island and there is some argument over which is the island's namesake but whatever!) Incidentally - Santorini is the italian name from when the island was part of the Venetian empire.
Yup. There also are half-hearted efforts by Greek authorities to get more people to use the Greek name, but since Santorini has become such a big, globally recognised brand, they're not really following through on it.
Anyway, for people who haven't been to Santorini, you absolutely should! And yes, obviously, go see the caldeira, the volcano, the sunset from Oia... but the island has sooo much more to offer! The prehistoric Thera museum is one of my all-time favourites, the archeological finds at Akrotiri are awesome (think of Pompei, but over a thousand years earlier, with frescoes, three-story stone houses and indoor plumbing!), the view from Profitis Ilias is breathtaking, the food is fantastic (absolutely try the tomato balls), the wine is very distinctive and delicious... Even though it's a really small islands, it's definitely possible to escape the crowds, even in August - just not at sunset in Oia!
Clue for St. Augustine could be reworded. Amerindian cities like Cahokia were certainly older. Maybe "oldest still-occupied city in the US" or "oldest European city" or something like that.
Soo... what's the difference between santo/santa and san in Spanish? I thought that san meant saint whereas santo/santa meant holy, but obviously this isn't entirely true (e.g. San Salvador or Santa Monica). Can someone explain the difference between santo and san? Santo Domingo definitely does not seem to belong on this quiz, as the meaning is not "saint".
there is no difference of meaning, the only rule of thumb is that in most male saints it is apocopated to San, unless the name of the saint starts with To- or Do-.
Could you please accept Sint Maarten as well, in addition to Saint Martin? As you say in the clue, the island is half French, half Dutch, so the Dutch name should be correct too.
that still exists".
New word of the day: apocopated!
Also, do we really need to type the apostrophe S on the end of some answers? Given how tight the time is, surely the singular is enough?