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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Gloucester History III
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


In 1998 what was re-opened after restoration as a Heritage Centre ?

 

Gloucester Docks
Berkeley Castle
Gloucester Castle
Gloucester Cathedral

 Who was famously born in Gloucester in 1350 ?

 

Dr Foster
Queen Mary
William Shakespeare
Dick Whittington
St Peters Abbey bacame a Cathedral under

 

Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
Henry III
Henry V

 During the middle ages declined as a port mainly with the growth of

 

Plymouth
Liverpool
Hull
Bristol
In 1642 the main obstacles to the King & 30 000 men taking the City were

 

Parliamentary Forces
2 miles of ancient walls
Moat
Gloucester Castle

 During the Civil War the Puritan town withstood how long a Royalist siege ?

 

1 year
3 month
3 day
26 day
The fortunes of Gloucester docks revived in 1827 due to

 

Industrial Revolution
Gloucester Sharpness Canal
Demand for Wool
Decline of Bristol

 In 2003 the City of Gloucester had a population of

 

110 000
75 000
55 000
210 000
King George III first visited Gloucestershire in 1788 to visit

 

Fox Hunting
Gloucester Cathedral
Cheltenham Spa
Cheltenham Racecourse

 During WWII Gloucester became important for the production of

 

Guns
Tanks
Shells
Aircraft


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