Round 4: Tossup 10

The Feast of [this object], which Ethiopians call Meskel, is celebrated annually in September. (10[1])Due (-5[1])to a disagreement about the translation of the Greek word stauros, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not (-5[1])venerate this (10[1])object. (-5[1])A church’s (-5[1])transept (10[1])used to often form the shape of the Tau type of these objects, but was later moved to form the shape of the Latin kind of these objects. (10[1]-5[1])Simon of Cyrene was forced to carry one of these (10[1])objects (10[1])along the Via Dolorosa. Catholic rosaries consist of beads and a silver (10[1])or gold one of these (10[1])objects. 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? ■END■ (10[4])

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