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


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

 

2005
1950
1970
1990

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

John Temple
Thomas Temple
Richard Temple-Grenville
Richard Temple

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

 

The Menagerie
Dido's Cave
The Congreve Monument
The Rotondo
Stowe School within the grounds of Stowe was founded by JF Roxburgh in which year ?

 

1923
1723
1973
1823

 Which room in Stowe House is considered the most elaborate and is modelled on the Pantheon ?

 

The State Dining Room
The North Hall
The Large Library
The Marble Saloon
Stowe House lies 3 miles North West of which Buckinghamshire Town ?

 

Wendover
Milton Keynes
Buckingham
Aylesbury

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

 

Temple of British Worthies
The Saxon Deities
Hermitage
Boycott Pavillion


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