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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Stowe House and Gardens I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


A circular temple with a gilted Venus, designed by Vanburgh, found in Stowe Landscape Gardens is

 

The Rotondo
The Menagerie
The Congreve Monument
Dido's Cave

 In the Temple of British Worthies at Stowe, which of these figures was an English Philosopher ?

 

Inigo Jones
The Black Prince
John Milton
John Locke
Who bought the Manor of Stowe in 1589 ?

 

Richard Temple
John Temple
Richard Temple-Grenville
Thomas Temple

 Stowe House lies 3 miles North West of which Buckinghamshire Town ?

 

Aylesbury
Wendover
Buckingham
Milton Keynes
Stowe School within the grounds of Stowe was founded by JF Roxburgh in which year ?

 

1823
1923
1973
1723

 The Octagon Lake can be crossed by which bridge, that is a copy of one from Wilton House ?

 

Doric Arch
Shell Bridge
Palladian Bridge
Oxford Bridge
Which impressive large rusty ginger ironstone building has been renovated & today is a holiday home?

 

The Bourbon Tower
Gothic Temple
The Temple of Friendship
The Fane of Pastoral Poetry

 Stowe Landscape Gardens were acquired by the National Trust in which year ?

 

1990
2005
1970
1950
Which room in Stowe House is considered the most elaborate and is modelled on the Pantheon ?

 

The Marble Saloon
The State Dining Room
The Large Library
The North Hall

 Which Stowe Garden Landmark includes sculptures that give their names to the days of the week ?

 

Boycott Pavillion
Temple of British Worthies
Hermitage
The Saxon Deities


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