Round 3: Tossup 10

The Feast of [this object], which Ethiopians call Meskel, is celebrated annually in September. Due to a disagreement about the translation of the Greek word stauros, (10[1])Jehovah’s Witnesses do not venerate this object. A church’s transept (-5[1])used to often form (10[1])the shape of the Tau type of these objects, (10[1])but was later (10[1])moved to form the shape of the Latin kind (10[1])of these objects. (10[3])Simon of Cyrene was forced to (10[1])carry one of these objects (10[1]-5[1])along the Via Dolorosa. Catholic rosaries consist of beads and a silver or gold one of these objects. (10[1])Touching one’s forehead, chest, and shoulders is referred to as the “sign of” this object. For 10 points, to what object was Jesus nailed when he was killed? (10[1])■END■

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