CANTERBURY and KENT Past Paper Out Of London

Question 1

What is the badge of Kent?

Question 2

Name the river in Canterbury.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

i)
ii)

Question 4

Who brought Christianity to
England in 597AD?

Question 5

Which English king is buried in
Canterbury Cathedral?

Question 6

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

Question 7

Name Sir Winston Churchill’s Kent
country residence.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

Near which town is the terminus of the Channel Tunnel?

Question 11

Name Charles Dickens’ Kent
home.

Question 12

Name TWO of the THREE
universities in Canterbury.
(i)
(ii)

Answer 12

(i)
(ii)

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Question 16

Name the current Archbishop of
Canterbury.

Question 17

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

Answer 17

a)
b)

Question 18

Name the central tower of
Canterbury Cathedral.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

Name the town nearest to the
entrance to the Channel Tunnel.

Question 22

Name the river that divides Kent
into two parts.

Question 23

Give ONE set down point for
coaches in Canterbury.

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

The Roman Museum in
Canterbury is in which street?

Question 27

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

Question 28

What is the name of Charles
Dickens’ house in Rochester?

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

Name the river dividing Kent into
“Kentish Men” and “Men of Kent”.

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

Name the last queen to own Leeds
Castle.

Question 36

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

Answer 36

(i)
(ii)

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

Name the architect of Bell Harry
Tower.

Question 46

Give the exact date of Thomas
Becket’s assassination.

Question 47

Why is Kent called “the Garden of
England”?

Question 48

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

Question 49

Which charity owns Knole House?

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Answer 51

(i)
(ii)

Question 52

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

Question 53

Name the river which flows
through Canterbury.

Question 54

In 2020 Canterbury cathedral
celebrated the 800th anniversary of
which event?

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

Name the major 5 year plan to
develop, conserve and safeguard
the cathedral for the future, including building a new welcome centre.

Question 58

How was Edward of Woodstock
more commonly known?

Question 59

To which monastic order did the
Greyfriars belong?

Question 60

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

Question 61

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

Question 62

Which Pope sent St Augustine to
England?

Question 63

Where is St Augustine of Canterbury
reputedly buried?

Question 64

Which English King was the father of
the Black Prince?

Question 65

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

Question 66

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

Question 67

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

Question 68

Name the river that flows through
Rochester.

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

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

Question 72

Name the Archbishop who began
building Canterbury Cathedral in
1070.

Question 73

Name TWO of the Canterbury
Tales.

Answer 73

(i)
(ii)

Question 74

Name the present Archbishop of
Canterbury.

Question 75

In which month are hops normally
harvested?

Question 76

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

Question 77

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.

Question 78

Name the last private owner of Leeds Castle.

Question 79

Draw an Oast House.

Question 80

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

Question 81

Name TWO of the UNESCO World
Heritage Sites in Canterbury.

Answer 81

i)
ii)

Question 82

Name the American-born Viscount
(surname/family name only required) who purchased Hever Castle in 1903.

Question 83

Name Winston Churchill’s country
home in Kent.

Question 84

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

Question 85

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

Question 86

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

Question 87

Name TWO of the knights who
murdered Thomas Becket.

Answer 87

i)
ii)

Question 88

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

Question 89

Name ONE honorary position held by Admiral Lord Boyce.

Question 90

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

Question 91

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

Question 92

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.

Question 93

What is Operation Stack?

Question 94

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

Question 95

Which church in Canterbury is
associated with Sir Thomas More?

Question 96

For what purpose were oast
houses built?

Question 97

What was the original purpose of
the Eastbridge Hospital?

Question 98

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

Question 99

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

Question 100

Name ONE of the people
responsible for creating Sissinghurst
Garden.

Question 101

Give the exact date of the murder
of Thomas Becket
(day/month/year).

Question 102

Where is Princess Pocahontas
reputedly buried?

Question 103

What was the Roman name for
Canterbury?

Question 104

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

Question 105

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

Answer 105

i)
ii)

Question 106

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

Question 107

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

Question 108

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

Question 109

What is William the Conqueror
called in Kent?

Question 110

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

Question 111

By tradition, where is the head of Thomas More buried?

Question 112

Name the only King to be buried in
Canterbury Cathedral.

Question 113

Name the present Archbishop of
Canterbury.

Question 114

Name the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 115

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

Question 116

What was the exact date (day/month/year) of the murder of Thomas Becket?

Question 117

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

Answer 117

(i)
(ii)

Question 118

Name the central tower of Canterbury Cathedral which was completed in around 1500.

Question 119

Name TWO places where coaches can drop off in Canterbury.

Answer 119

(i)
(ii)

Question 120

Name the river that runs through
Canterbury.

Question 121

Where is the Klaus Ringwald sculpture ‘Welcoming Christ’?

Question 122

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

Answer 122

(i)
(ii)

Question 123

After which famous playwright is
Canterbury’s Theatre named?

Question 124

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

Question 125

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

Question 126

Name the first medieval Queen of England to own Leeds Castle.

Question 127

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

Question 128

Which part of Canterbury Cathedral was designed by John Wastell?

Question 129

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

Answer 129

a)
b)

Question 130

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

Question 131

Which Pope visited Canterbury Cathedral in the 20th century?

Question 132

In which church was Christopher Marlowe baptised?

Question 133

What was the original purpose of the Eastbridge Hospital?

Question 134

Name the oldest church in Canterbury, thought to date back to Roman times and containing Anglo-Saxon features.

Question 135

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

Question 136

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

Question 137

With which French religious sect are the Weavers’ Cottages associated?

Question 138

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

Question 139

Name the nearest coach drop-off point for visitors to the Cathedral.

Question 140

Dover contains the oldest building in England. Name it.

Question 141

Name one major garden in Kent other than Leeds Castle.

Question 142

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