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Quiz
- On July 9 1984, the people of which English city saw flames engulfing the roof of its massive cathedral?
- Which cathedral held the title of world's tallest building for 238 years until its spire collapsed in 1548?
- St Giles' Cathedral is in which city?
- Which cathedral would you visit to see both the largest library of chained books in the world and the famous medieval Mappa Mundi?
- Thomas Becket was murdered in which cathedral in 1170?
- Which French cathedral sustained serious damage on 15 April 2019 when its roof caught fire?
- Which German cathedral, one of the country's most visited attractions, was the tallest building in the world between 1880 and 1884?
- Which city's St Michael's cathedral remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War?
- Which cathedral has had the tallest church spire in the UK since 1549 and also houses the world's oldest working clock?
- In the 12th Century Pope Calixtus II declared which cathedral in Wales to be a place of pilgrimage?
- What is unique about Lichfield Cathedral, Truro Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh?
- Which city's cathedral is the largest religious building in the UK?
- After the Great Fire of London the task of designing the new St Pauls Cathedral was given to which architect?
- Which cathedral was built in Moscow between 1555 and 1561 by Ivan the Terrible?
- It's claimed there are more statues on which European city's gothic-style cathedral than any other building in the world?
- The tomb of the Venerable Bede can be seen in the Galilee Chapel in which cathedral?
- Which cathedral in North Wales is reputed to be the smallest ancient Cathedral in the UK?
- Who was buried in Winchester Cathedral on 24 July 1817?
- Which cathedral was used in the Harry Potter movies as a stand-in for Hogwarts?
- The term Paddy’s Wigwam is a nickname given to which city's Metropolitan Cathedral?
- Sir Basil Spence designed which city's new cathedral, which was consecrated on 25 May 1962?
- St Anne's Cathedral is a cathedral in which UK city?
- The tomb of St. Mungo is in the crypt of which British cathedral?
- Built between 1175 and 1490, which Somerset cathedral has been described as "the most poetic of the English Cathedrals"?
- Which British city has two cathedrals, St Chad's and St Philip's?
Answers
- York (York Minster)
- Lincoln Cathedral
- Edinburgh
- Hereford Cathedral
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Notre-Dame
- Cologne Cathedral
- Coventry's
- Salisbury Cathedral
- St Davids Cathedral
- All have three spires
- Liverpool Cathedral
- Sir Christopher Wren
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
- Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano)
- Durham Cathedral
- St Asaph Cathedral
- Jane Austen
- Gloucester Cathedral
- Liverpool's
- Coventry Cathedral
- Belfast
- Glasgow
- Wells Cathedral
- Birmingham