CANTERBURY and KENT Past Paper Out Of London

Question 1

What is the badge of Kent?

Answer 1

The white horse of Kent is the old symbol for the Jutish Kingdom of Kent, dating from the 6th–8th century. The white horse relates to the emblem of Horsa, the brother of Hengest, who according to legend defeated the King Vortigern near Aylesford.

Question 2

Name the river in Canterbury.

Answer 2

The River Stour flows through the heart of Canterbury

Question 3

Name TWO of the THREE properties in Canterbury which form the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Answer 3

i) Canterbury Cathedral
ii) St Augustine’s Abbey
iii) St Martin’s Church

Question 4

Who brought Christianity to England in 597AD?

Answer 4

Saint Augustine

The official and most common story is that Saint Augustine came in 597 AD on a Pope-sanctioned mission to convert the pagans. This is the date we most commonly associate with the arrival of Christianity in Britain and the eventual conversion of Anglo-Saxons

Question 5

Which English king is buried in Canterbury Cathedral?

Answer 5

Henry IV

This is Canterbury’s only tomb of a monarch. It holds the remains of Henry IV (1336-1413) who reigned 1399 until his death, and his second wife the Queen Consort Joan of Navarre (1370-1437)

Question 6

Which crop, used in the production of beer, is Kent known for?

Answer 6

Hops

Question 7

Name Sir Winston Churchill’s Kent country residence.

Answer 7

Chartwell had been the much-loved home of the Churchill family since they moved there in 1924. It was a playground for the Churchills’ children and a treasured private country recluse for a very public man.

Question 8

In which castle in Kent did Anne Boleyn spend her childhood?

Answer 8

Hever Castle

Set in 125 acres of glorious grounds, Hever Castle was once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. During your visit you will discover award-winning gardens and a rich and varied history.

Question 9

In which Kent seaside town is the Turner Contemporary Gallery located?

Answer 9

Margate

The gallery is housed in a striking David Chipperfield-designed building, on a beautiful sandy-beached coastline, in the vibrantly-creative town of Margate

Question 10

Near which town is the terminus of the Channel Tunnel?

Answer 10

The station is located in Cheriton, a northern suburb of the town of Folkestone in the county of Kent. It is the terminal for the United Kingdom. On the French side is the Eurotunnel Calais Terminal located at Coquelles, near Calais.

Question 11

Name Charles Dickens’ Kent home.

Answer 11

Gad’s Hill Place.
The home of Charles Dickens in Higham, Kent

Gad’s Hill Place was the country home of Charles Dickens for the last 14 years of his life, and the only house he ever owned. He first saw it as a small child, living in Chatham and walking in the Kent countryside with his father.

Question 12

Name TWO of the THREE
universities in Canterbury.

Answer 12

(i) University of Kent
(ii) Canterbury Christ Church University
(iii) University for the Creative Arts

Question 13

In which Kent historic dockyard is the TV series ‘Call the Midwife’ filmed?

Answer 13

The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent

Question 14

Name the American heiress who restored Leeds Castle in the early 20th century.

Answer 14

Olive, Lady Baillie.

Olive, Lady Baillie (24 September 1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England.

Question 15

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Answer 15

Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400.
The Canterbury Tales is a framing device for the collection of stories round a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Kent.

Question 16

Name the current Archbishop of Canterbury.

Answer 16

Currently vacant

Question 17

In what year was Thomas Becket:
a) martyred
and
b) made a saint?

Answer 17

a) 29 December 1170 (aged 50 or 51) Canterbury Cathedral

b) On 21 February 1173 Pope Alexander III made Becket a saint

Question 18

Name the central tower of
Canterbury Cathedral.

Answer 18

Bell Harry

The great crossing tower (or Angel Steeple) of Canterbury Cathedral, which later become known as ‘Bell Harry’ Tower (probably after a bell named after Prior Henry of Eastry, that was first hung in the tower in 1498). The tower is one of the finest and largest towers in England.

Question 19

The Black Prince took part in which long conflict with France?

Answer 19

The Hundred Years’ War

Question 20

Name the king and queen credited with bringing Christianity to Kent.

Answer 20

Queen Bertha of Kent and her husband King Æthelberht of Kent

She brought her chaplain, Liudhard, with her to England. A former Roman church was restored for Bertha just outside Canterbury and dedicated to Martin of Tours. It was the private chapel of Queen Bertha before Augustine arrived from Rome. The present St Martin’s Church, Canterbury continues on the same site, incorporating Roman walling of the original church in the chancel. It is acknowledged by UNESCO as the oldest church in the English-speaking world where Christian worship has taken place continuously since 580. St Martin’s (with Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine’s Abbey) make up Canterbury’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Question 21

Name the river that divides Kent into two parts.

Answer 21

The Medway is said to divide the county of Kent into two parts: this may allude to the two dioceses into which Kent has been divided since the year 604: Canterbury and Rochester.

Question 22

Give ONE set down point for coaches in Canterbury.

Answer 22

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Question 23

What does the wooden horse in the Canterbury Cathedral Precinct commemorate?

Answer 23

The “warhorse” was installed in the Cathedral Precincts in 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Question 24

What is the material used to make the artwork “Transport” by Antony Gormley?

Answer 24

Transport is a sculpture by Antony Gormley in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral in Kent. It was installed in 2011 and is made from nails from the roof of the cathedral.

The sculpture is in the shape of a human body and is 6ft in length.It is constructed from iron nails removed from the roof of the south-east transept of the cathedral as it was undergoing repairs.
Transport is suspended from the ceiling of the crypt of the cathedral, and hangs above the location of the first tomb of Thomas Becket.

Question 25

The Roman Museum in Canterbury is in which street?

Answer 25

Canterbury Roman Museum Butchery Lane Canterbury CT1 2JR

Question 26

What was Thomas Becket’s position before he became Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 26

Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his death in 1170.

Question 27

Name the Archbishop of Canterbury martyred by the Danes in 1012.

Answer 27

Ælfheah (c. 953 – 19 April 1012), more commonly known today as Alphege, was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 28

What are the themes of the modern stained-glass windows in the south transept of Canterbury Cathedral?

Answer 28

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Question 29

Name the town in Kent which was a favourite with Charles Dickens, and where he wanted to be buried.

Answer 29

Rochester Cathedral?

Question 30

Name the house and garden where Vita Sackville West and Harold Nicholson lived.

Answer 30

Sissinghurst Castle Vita and Harold purchased Sissinghurst Castle in 1930, a then run-down Elizabethan mansion in Kent, and began immediately to renovate both house and garden.

Question 31

Which castle was described as the “Key to England”?

Answer 31

Dover Castle has been described as 'the Key to England' for the major role it has played in Britain's history.

Question 32

Name the Queen who was granted Leeds castle in 1422, she was the last Queen personally to own the Castle.

Answer 32

Queen Catherine de Valois Henry V died in 1422 and bequeathed Leeds Castle to his young Queen as part of a much larger inheritance. Catherine was the youngest daughter of Charles VI of France and mother to the infant Henry VI, and she held the Castle until her death in 1437.

Question 33

(i) Who brought Christianity to England? (ii) in which year?

Answer 33

(i) St Augustine arrived in England to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Virtually every modern description of this mission mentions Queen Bertha of Kent. (ii) 597

Question 34

Which much-photographed Canterbury attraction received calls to be removed and destroyed in 2020?

Question 35

Who has been called “the father” of English literature?

Answer 35

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 36

Name the Canterbury museum which organises an annual Medieval Pageant and Trail.

Answer 36

? Canterbury Christ Church University sponsors the event, and will be hosting a number of things to see and do. Find out more on the Canterbury Medieval Pageant website. Ost Centingas reenactors will set up an encampment, with living history displays, demonstrating skills and activities from the period.

Question 37

Name the style of roof used in the Chapter House of Canterbury cathedral.

Answer 37

Wagon-Vault roof? Wagon roofs can be open (formed by a lattice of individual wooden braces) or closed (enclosed with boards). The only local wagon roof we've noted is the magnificent boarded example covering the Cathedral Chapter House.

Question 38

What is the subject of the stained-glass windows in the Trinity Chapel?

Answer 38

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Question 39

Which Kent seaside town is a favourite with artists including JMW Turner and Tracy Emin?

Answer 39

Margate Tracey Emin also grew up in Margate

Question 40

Name the Canterbury church considered to be the oldest in the UK.

Answer 40

St Martin's Church, Canterbury Built before AD 597 UNESCO World Heritage Site St Martin's is the oldest church in the English-speaking world that is still in use. It's architecture is part Roman,Saxon, Norman and mediaeval

Question 41

In which street is the new statue of Geoffrey Chaucer located, which was unveiled in 2016?

Answer 41

On the corner of Best Lane and the High Street. The sculptor of the Chaucer figure was Kent-based Sam Holland ARBS, whilst the designer of the large plinth, sculpted in bas-relief, was Yorkshire-based Lynn O’Dowd.

Question 42

Name the architect of Bell Harry Tower.

Answer 42

The present central tower was designed by the architect John Wastell and completed in 1498

Question 43

Give the exact date of Thomas Becket’s assassination.

Answer 43

29th December 1170

Question 44

Why is Kent called “the Garden of England”?

Answer 44

The geography of the county lends itself to the cultivation of fruit orchards, and it has been nicknamed "the Garden of England".

Question 45

Which charity owns Knole House?

Answer 45

The National Trust

Question 46

What code name was given to the Dunkirk evacuation in WWII?

Answer 46

The evacuation was code-named Operation Dynamo. Admiral Bertram Ramsay directed the evacuation. Ramsay had retired before the war but was recalled in 1939. He and his staff worked in a room deep in the Dover cliffs that had once contained a dynamo, a type of electrical generator, giving the operation its name.

Question 47

Name the TWO wives of King Henry VIII associated with Hever castle.

Answer 47

(i) Anne Boleyn (ii) Anne of Cleves

Question 48

Who said: “A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted”?

Answer 48

Sir Winston Churchill, about his family home near Westerham in Kent, which has been in the care of the National Trust since his death in 1965

Question 49

Why is the stained-glass window of “Adam Delving” famous?

Answer 49

The stained-glass panel in the South Window depicting Adam delving is believed to be the earliest representation of gardening in English art

Question 50

In which century were the cathedral nave and transepts rebuilt under the direction of Henry Yevele?

Answer 50

From the late 14th century the nave and transepts were rebuilt, on the Norman foundations in the Perpendicular style under the direction of the noted master mason Henry Yevele.

Question 51

How was Edward of Woodstock more commonly known?

Answer 51

Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England. Edward is renowned as one of the most successful English commanders during the Hundred Years' War against France, and one of the greatest knights of the age.

Question 52

To which monastic order did the Greyfriars belong?

Answer 52

Greyfriars in Canterbury was the first Franciscan friary in England

Question 53

Name the 16th century author, born in Canterbury, who wrote “Doctor Faustus”.

Answer 53

Christopher Marlowe Notable works: Hero and Leander Tamburlaine the Great Edward the Second The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus Dido, Queen of Carthage

Question 54

Which Pope sent St Augustine to England?

Answer 54

Pope Gregory the Great Augustine was the prior of a monastery in Rome when Pope Gregory the Great chose him in 595 to lead a mission, usually known as the Gregorian mission, to Britain to Christianize King Æthelberht and his Kingdom of Kent from Anglo-Saxon paganism.

Question 55

Where is St Augustine of Canterbury reputedly buried?

Answer 55

Augustine's body was originally buried in the portico of what is now St Augustine's, Canterbury, but it was later exhumed and placed in a tomb within the abbey church, which became a place of pilgrimage and veneration.

Question 56

Which English King was the father of the Black Prince?

Answer 56

King Edward III

Question 57

In which Canterbury church is the head of Thomas More said to be buried?

Answer 57

St Dunstan's church

Question 58

The main theatre in Canterbury is named after which Elizabethan playwright?

Answer 58

The Marlowe Theatre is a 1,200-seat theatre in Canterbury named after playwright Christopher Marlowe, who was born and attended school in the city.

Question 59

What now marks the location of the destroyed shrine of St Thomas Becket?

Answer 59

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Question 60

Name the river that flows through Rochester.

Answer 60

River Medway

Question 61

Name the author who died at Gad’s Hill Place.

Answer 61

Charles Dickens

Question 62

Invicta is the motto of the county of Kent. Why?

Answer 62

The "Invicta" motto is associated with the story of the Treaty of Swanscombe of 1067. According to local legend, William the Bastard, (later known as William the Conqueror), having seized the English throne was traveling to Dover. William was met by the Cantware (the People of Kent), they demanded from him their ancient laws and rights. These stated that he would have their loyalty, or else "battle most deadly". William granted the request, and Kent acceded to his reign by treaty, hence getting the motto "Invicta" (unconquered).

Question 63

Name the series of coastal defensive towers built across Kent in the early 19th century.

Answer 63

Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards. Most were coastal forts.

Question 64

Name the Archbishop who began building Canterbury Cathedral in 1070.

Answer 64

the first Norman archbishop, Lanfranc (1070–1077)

Question 65

Name TWO of the Canterbury Tales.

Answer 65

(i) The Knight’s Tale (ii) The Wife of Bath’s Tale The Canterbury Tales consists of the General Prologue, The Knight’s Tale, The Miller’s Tale, The Reeve’s Tale, The Cook’s Tale, The Man of Law’s Tale, The Wife of Bath’s Tale, The Friar’s Tale, The Summoner’s Tale, The Clerk’s Tale, The Merchant’s Tale, The Squire’s Tale, The Franklin’s Tale, The Second Nun’s Tale, The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale, The Physician’s Tale, The Pardoner’s Tale, The Shipman’s Tale, The Prioress’s Tale, The Tale of Sir Thopas, The Tale of Melibeus (in prose), The Monk’s Tale, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale, The Manciple’s Tale, and The Parson’s Tale (in prose), and ends with “Chaucer’s Retraction.” Not all the tales are complete; several contain their own prologues or epilogues.

Question 66

In which month are hops normally harvested?

Answer 66

September Hops are the green cone-shaped flowers of the Humulus lupulus plant. These tiny flowers give beer its distinctive flavour, bitterness and aroma. These perennial plants need to be harvested once a year and in Kent, the harvest time usually falls in September.

Question 67

Name ONE of the writer Vita Sackville-West’s homes in Kent.

Answer 67

Sissinghurst In 1913 she married the diplomat and journalist, Harold Nicolson. The couple bought Sissinghurst Castle in 1930 She was born in 1892 at Knole House in Kent.

Question 68

Give the full name of the 20th-century owner of Hever Castle, responsible for the restoration of the castle and the creation of the gardens we see today.

Answer 68

William Waldorf Astor, enobled as Baron Astor in 1956, bought Hever in 1903, restoring the Castle and laying out the present gardens and grounds.

Question 69

Which school in Canterbury did William Harvey and Christopher Marlowe attend?

Answer 69

The King’s School Canterbury Christopher Marlowe, William Harvey and Thomas Linacre are historic and famous alumni from King's School Canterbury.

Question 70

Name the first Franciscan friary in England, established in Stour Street, Canterbury.

Answer 70

Greyfriars in Canterbury was the first Franciscan friary in England. The Order of Friars Minor or ‘Greyfriars’ were so named because their habit was of grey cloth with the traditional belt of rope with three knots symbolising their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

Question 71

Name the only surviving medieval gatehouse in Canterbury’s city wall.

Answer 71

The Westgate is a medieval gatehouse in Canterbury, Kent, England. This 60-foot (18 m) high western gate of the city wall is the largest surviving city gate in England. Built of Kentish ragstone around 1379, it is the last survivor of Canterbury's seven medieval gates, still well-preserved and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks.

Question 72

For which ceremony is the St Augustine’s Chair used?

Answer 72

The Chair of St Augustine or Cathedra Augustini (Latin) is the ceremonial enthronement cathedra chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. Since an early period, it has always had a place in the triple enthronement of an Archbishop of Canterbury. He is seated on the throne in the choir as Diocesan Bishop, in the chapter house as titular abbot, and in St. Augustine's chair as Primate of All England. This and the Lambeth Conference are the only occasions in which this cathedra is used. The choir throne is used for other occasions in which the archbishop is present.

Question 73

Name TWO of the knights who murdered Thomas Becket.

Answer 73

i) Reginald FitzUrse ii) Hugh de Morville iii) William de Tracy iv) Richard le Breton (Richard Brito)

Question 74

Which part of the hop plant is used for brewing beer?

Answer 74

Hops used in beer making are a flower of the plant called the common hop, or Humulus lupulus to give the scientific name.

Question 75

In which Dickens novel does one of the characters say: “Kent Sir - everybody knows Kent - apples, cherries, hops and women”?

Answer 75

Pickwick Papers (1837) ch. 2

Question 76

In which Canterbury church did Henry II prepare for his penance?

Answer 76

St Dunstan’s church

Question 77

Name the English King and Queen who, in the 16th century, stayed in Leeds castle on their way to France to meet the French King.

Answer 77

Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon on their way to the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Question 78

Name the Queen whose statue stands in Lady Wootton’s Garden, Canterbury.

Answer 78

The statue of Queen Bertha, imagined bringing the news of St Augustine’s mission to Ethelbert, in clothes copied from contemporary archaeological finds and images

Question 79

Which church in Canterbury is associated with Sir Thomas More?

Answer 79

St Dunstan’s Church Margaret, his beloved daughter, retrieved his head from a stake on London Bridge where it had been ‘displayed’ after the execution. She preserved the head in spices and was buried with it in Chelsea when she died in 1544. Her husband William Roper was buried in the Roper Chapel at St Dunstan’s Church in 1578. Their son, another Thomas, had his mother reinterred here along with the skull of his grandfather, St Thomas More. The skull was set in a niche in the family vault

Question 80

For what purpose were oast houses built?

Answer 80

An oast, oast house (or oasthouse) or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process

Question 81

What was the original purpose of the Eastbridge Hospital?

Answer 81

Eastbridge Hospital, also known as The Hospital of Saint Thomas Becket the Martyr, is a Hospital in the old sense of the word short for Hospitality and was founded in the 12th century in Canterbury, England, to provide overnight accommodation for poor pilgrims who were travelling to the shrine of St Thomas Becket. It is now one of the ten almshouses still providing accommodation for elderly citizens of Canterbury and is a grade I listed building.

Question 82

The building of Christchurch Gate was started to celebrate which event?

Answer 82

A highly decorated ceremonial gatehouse originally built to celebrate the marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales, to Catherine of Aragon in 1502

Question 83

What is the width of the narrowest part of the Straits of Dover between England and France?

Answer 83

21 miles (34 kilometers)

Question 84

Name ONE of the people responsible for creating Sissinghurst Garden.

Answer 84

Vita Sackville-West Harold Nicolson

Question 85

Where is Princess Pocahontas reputedly buried?

Answer 85

St George’s Church Gravesend

Question 86

What was the Roman name for Canterbury?

Answer 86

Durovernum Cantiacorum was a town and hillfort (Latin: oppidum) in Roman Britain at the site of present-day Canterbury in Kent

Question 87

Which architect began rebuilding Canterbury cathedral after the fire of 1174?

Answer 87

William of Sens or Guillaume de Sens (died 11 August 1180) was a 12th-century French master mason and architect, believed to have been born at Sens, France. He is known for rebuilding the choir of Canterbury Cathedral between 1174 and 1177, counted as the first important example of the Early Gothic Style of architecture in England, finished in 1184. Before Canterbury, he worked on Sens Cathedral. According to one English source, he died at Canterbury on 11 August 1180.

Question 88

i) In what year did the Christian missionary, Augustine, arrive in Kent? ii) Which king met him?

Answer 88

i) ii)

Question 89

Between what hours is the interior of Canterbury Cathedral open to paying visitors on Sundays?

Answer 89

12:30 until 17:00

Question 90

After the destruction of the Reformation, which group of immigrants brought new life to Canterbury?

Answer 90

The Huguenots Of the refugees who arrived on the Kent coast, many gravitated towards Canterbury, then the county's Calvinist hub. Many Walloon and Huguenot families were granted asylum there. Edward VI granted them the whole of the western crypt of Canterbury Cathedral for worship. In 1825, this privilege was reduced to the south aisle and in 1895 to the former chantry chapel of the Black Prince. Services are still held there in French according to the Reformed tradition every Sunday at 3pm.

Question 91

What river divides men and women of Kent from Kentish men and maids?

Answer 91

Medway

Question 92

What is William the Conqueror called in Kent?

Answer 92

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Question 93

To what use was Leeds Castle put during World War II?

Answer 93

A hospital During the early part of World War II the castle was used as a hospital where Lady Baillie and her daughters hosted burned Commonwealth airmen as part of their recovery. Survivors remembered the experience with fondness.

Question 94

Name the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

Answer 94

St Augustine The first archbishop of Canterbury was Saint Augustine of Canterbury (not to be confused with Saint Augustine of Hippo), who arrived in Kent in 597 AD, having been sent by Pope Gregory I on a mission to the English.

Question 95

From which London inn did the pilgrims in ‘The Canterbury Tales’ leave?

Answer 95

The Tabard Inn, later known as the Talbot Inn Chaucer's pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales gather in the Tabard Inn, in Southwark, London, before making their journey to Canterbury

Question 96

What is (i) the motto and (ii) the symbol of Kent?

Answer 96

(i) Invicta (ii) The prancing white horse

Question 97

Name TWO places where coaches can drop off in Canterbury.

Answer 97

(i) Coaches can drop off passengers in Canterbury at the St George's Lane drop-off point, in front of Whitefriars Shopping Centre (ii) and at the Canterbury Coach Park

Question 98

Where is the Klaus Ringwald sculpture ‘Welcoming Christ’?

Answer 98

Over the main arch of Christ Church Gateway

Question 99

Name the TWO historic buildings in Rochester that you can see from the coach as you pass on the M2.

Answer 99

(i) Rochester Cathedral (ii) Rochester Castle

Question 100

Name the Archbishop who began building Canterbury Cathedral in Caen stone in 1070.

Answer 100

Caen Stone has been the principal building stone for Canterbury Cathedral since the major rebuilding that started in 1070 under Archbishop Lanfranc.

Question 101

To which royal person was the Christchurch gate in Canterbury a memorial?

Answer 101

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Question 102

Which part of Canterbury Cathedral was designed by John Wastell?

Answer 102

Bell Harry Tower. The present central tower was designed by the architect John Wastell and completed in 1498. It is known as Bell Harry by virtue of the original bell given in 1288 by Prior Henry of Eastry, to be hung on the roof of the tower as it then stood.

Question 103

There are the three royal persons buried in Canterbury Cathedral - name TWO of them.

Answer 103

a) Edward “The Black Prince” b) Henry IV King of England C) Joan of Navarre Queen of England

Question 104

Where are the four knights who murdered Thomas Becket thought to have stayed the night before his martyrdom?

Answer 104

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Question 105

Which Pope visited Canterbury Cathedral in the 20th century?

Answer 105

Pope John Paul II

Question 106

In which church was Christopher Marlowe baptised?

Answer 106

Christopher Marlowe was baptised at the church of St. George the Martyr, Canterbury, on Saturday 26 February, 1564

Question 107

Name the area of Canterbury Cathedral in which there are stained glass windows depicting Thomas Becket's healing miracles.

Answer 107

Trinity Chapel

Question 108

Where precisely in the precincts of the Cathedral are the ruins of the Infirmary Chapel and Hall?

Answer 108

?

Question 109

Name ONE of the two kings depicted in the stained glass windows of the northwest transept.

Answer 109

Edward IV Edward V

Question 110

Dover contains the oldest building in England. Name it.

Answer 110

? The Dover Pharos is the most complete standing Roman building in England. It’s also one of only three lighthouses to survive from the whole of the former Roman empire.

Question 111

Which town or city in Kent provides the best opportunity for a Dickens-themed walking tour?

Answer 111

? Rochester or Gravesend

Question 112

Which 2024 Canterbury artwork has been criticised?

Answer 112

The artwork called The Alluvia and inspired by Shakespeare’s Ophelia from Hamlet, was commissioned by the Canterbury Commemoration Society and created by award-winning artist Jason deCaires Taylor.

Question 113

Name the tribe living in Kent at the time of the Roman conquest

Answer 113

The Cantiaci or Cantii were an Iron Age Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest, and gave their name to a civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Their capital was Durovernum Cantiacorum, now Canterbury.

Question 114

Name the first Norman Archbishop of Canterbury (AD 1070) (Surname only)

Answer 114

Lanfranc

Question 115

King Henry IV is buried in Canterbury Cathedral with his second wife. Name her.

Answer 115

Joan of Navarre

Question 116

What do the Miracle windows portray in Canterbury cathedral

Answer 116

The power of Saint Thomas Becket. The Miracle Windows are a group of stained-glass window panels; they depict a group of miracles from the Miracles of St. Thomas of Canterbury (The Miracula Sancti Thomae Cantuariensis; 1171–73), written by Benedict of Peterborough and William of Canterbury

Question 117

Name the religious group which has worshipped in part of the crypt of Canterbury cathedral since 1568

Answer 117

The Huguenots

Question 118

Which famous writer is associated with Chatham

Answer 118

Charles Dickens

Question 119

What is the student population of Canterbury?

Answer 119

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Question 120

What are the people born east of the River Medway known as?

Answer 120

Those born in East Kent are Men (or Maids) of Kent