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Name the English Cathedral Trivia Quiz

You will get a couple of clues as to the identity of the Cathedral, and then you must pick from the four available choices. It's not as difficult as it sounds.

A multiple-choice quiz by mjws1968. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
mjws1968

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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296,702

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. This cathedral in the northwest of England was originally the abbey church of the Benedictine monastery of St Werburgh. It is surrounded by a walled Roman city formerly known as Deva. Hint

Liverpool Cathedral

Chester Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral

Lancaster Cathedral

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Question 2 of 10

2. This cathedral in the southwest of England is dedicated to St Peter. It was completed in the decorated Gothic style at the start of the 15th Century and has the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England. Hint

Truro Cathedral

Chichester Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral

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Question 3 of 10

3. The first cathedral on this site in the southeast of England was dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle in the 7th Century. The Norman cathedral was founded by Bishop Gundulf, and was consecrated in 1130.
Hint

Canterbury Cathedral

Chichester Cathedral

Chelmsford Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral

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Question 4 of 10

4. This cathedral in the northeast of England was founded in 1093 and contains the shrine of St Cuthbert, the tomb of the venerable Bede and the head of St Oswald. The bishops of this diocese were known as Prince-Bishops until the reforms of the 19th century. Hint

Ripon Cathedral

Newcastle Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

Carlisle Cathedral

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Question 5 of 10

5. This cathedral in the Midlands, dedicated to St Michael, was almost completely destroyed by bombing on the night of November 14th 1940. The replacement structure was designed by Basil Spence, and was consecrated on May 25th 1962. Hint

Wolverhampton Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral

Birmingham Cathedral

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Question 6 of 10

6. This cathedral is actually known as a Minster and is the seat of the northernmost of the two English archdioceses. This cathedral is said to be the largest Gothic minster in Northern Europe and is dedicated to St Peter. Hint

York Minster

Southwell Minster

Beverley Minster

Minster-in-Thanet

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Question 7 of 10

7. This cathedral in the west of England is the home of the Mappa Mundi. It is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and St Ethelbert the King, and the Norman replacement of the ruined Saxon cathedral was begun by Robert of Lorraine in 1079. Hint

Worcester Cathedral

Hereford Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral

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Question 8 of 10

8. This cathedral in East Anglia is dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. The 315 foot high spire is the second tallest in England and was finished in 1465. Hint

Ely Cathedral

Norwich Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral

Cambridge Cathedral

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Question 9 of 10

9. This cathedral in the southwest of England is dedicated to St Andrew, and was completed in 1490. The interior has an unique inverted arch and a famous astronomical clock and the West Front has niches for 500 statues, of which over 300 survive. Hint

Bath Cathedral

Wells Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral

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Question 10 of 10

10. This cathedral in southern England is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul and St Swithun. Construction of the Norman cathedral was begun in 1093 by Bishop Wakelin, and the waterlogged foundations were shored up by a diver named William Walker between 1906 and 1912. Hint

Brighton Cathedral

Guildford Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

Chichester Cathedral

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This cathedral in the northwest of England was originally the abbey church of the Benedictine monastery of St Werburgh. It is surrounded by a walled Roman city formerly known as Deva.

Answer: Chester Cathedral

This cathedral is now dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The current building contains every major style of English cathedral architecture.
The cathedral is a famous local venue for concerts and exhibitions.

Answer: Exeter Cathedral

Even though the present building was finished in the decorated Gothic style, the cathedral is flanked by two sturdy Romanesque towers from an earlier structure on the site. The bishopric was transferred from Crediton in around 1050 because of the threat of Viking raids on the area.

Answer: Rochester Cathedral

This cathedral is considered to be one of the finest Norman cathedrals in England. It survived fires in 1137 and 1179, and was looted by King John in 1215 and Simon de Montfort in 1264. The cathedral contained the shrine of St Paulinus and the relics of St Ithamar. The Saxon cathedral was founded by Justus, a missionary who accompanied St Augustine.

Answer: Durham Cathedral

This cathedral is famed as an example of Romanesque or Norman cathedral architecture, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in combination with the nearby castle. The original see was founded by monks who had fled Lindisfarne when the Vikings started their destructive raids in the 9th Century.

Answer: Coventry Cathedral

The current cathedral is the third structure to be given cathedral status in Coventry. St Mary's Priory was the centre of a see between 1095 and 1102.
The second structure was the largest parish church in England until Coventry was made a diocese again in 1918. The modern cathedral has on its exterior the famous statue "St Michael's Victory Over the Devil" by Sir Jacob Epstein.

Answer: York Minster

This cathedral is famed for the stained glass it contains. The Lady Chapel contains the famous Great East Window, the largest expanse of stained glass in the world. The north transept contains the Five Sister Window, which has 16 metre high lancets. The south transept contains the world famous Rose Window.

Answer: Hereford Cathedral

Saint Ethelbert was beheaded by the infamous King Offa of Mercia in 792. Hereford has been a diocese since the 6th Century, was refounded by Putta in the 7th Century, and a stone structure was placed on the site by Milfrid in the 9th Century. Most of the current structure was built under the guidance of Bishop Robert de Betun in the 12th century.

8. This cathedral in East Anglia is dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. The 315 foot high spire is the second tallest in England and was finished in 1465.

Answer: Norwich Cathedral

The cathedral has the only surviving two-storey cloister in England. The current structure is 461 feet long and is built of flint and faced with Caen limestone.
There are no bells within the cathedral, and the vault contains over a thousand bosses.

Answer: Wells Cathedral

The diocese is know as the Bishopric of Bath and Wells, although the church in Bath has the status of an abbey. There is a famous Bishop's Palace attached to the cathedral, which contains extensive gardens and former fishponds. The first church was established by Ine of Wessex in 705, and there is a Roman mausoleum on the site.

Answer: Winchester Cathedral

The old Saxon Minster, founded in 642, was the burial place of St Swithun and numerous Saxon kings of Wessex and England. The Old Minster was demolished in 1093, and all the remains and relics transferred to the Norman Cathedral. Many of the remains and repositories of the Saxon kings were damaged by Cromwell's armies during the time of the Commonwealth, and the shrines were lost during Henry VIII's Reformation.

The cathedral is now more famous as the burial place of Jane Austen, the famous English novelist.

Source: Author mjws1968

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