University Church of St Mary the Virgin - Quiz
  • 1. Who served as vicar from 1345 to 1348?
A) John Treen
B) William Appulby
C) Robert de Tyrlington
D) Nicholas Misterton
  • 2. Which vicar served the longest continuous term before 1500?
A) John Plomer (1413–1438)
B) Thomas Warde de Beronby (1361–1379)
C) Nicholas de Bannebury (1351–1360)
D) William Laughton (1483–1483)
  • 3. Who was the vicar from 1534 to 1535?
A) John Pitt
B) George Sutton
C) William Powell
D) Hugh Hutchinson
  • 4. Which vicar later became a Roman Catholic cardinal?
A) Cosmo Gordon Lang
B) John Henry Newman
C) Charles Page Eden
D) Peter Raphael Cornwell
  • 5. Who served as vicar from 1947 to 1961?
A) Dick Milford
B) Philip Montague Martin
C) Frederic Arthur Cockin
D) Roy Stuart Lee
  • 6. Who was the vicar from 1774 to 1778?
A) Henry Beeke
B) John Flemyng
C) William Walker
D) George Cooke
  • 7. Which vicar served during both the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I?
A) William Appulby (1527–1534)
B) Hugh Hutchinson (1554–1556)
C) George Sutton (1535–1551)
D) John Treen (1395–1413)
  • 8. Who was the vicar from 1986 to 2016?
A) Peter Raphael Cornwell
B) Brian Mountford
C) Philip Montague Martin
D) William Lamb
  • 9. Which vicar served from 1797 to 1800?
A) William Bishop
B) George Cooke
C) Edward Copleston
D) James Landon
  • 10. Who was the vicar from 1850 to 1858?
A) Charles Marriott
B) John Burgon
C) Drummond Percy Chase
D) Edmund Ffoulkes
  • 11. Which vicar served from 1810 to 1810?
A) Edward Hawkins
B) William Bishop
C) John Trewen
D) Edward Copleston
  • 12. Who was the vicar from 1676 to 1693?
A) Robert Kinsey
B) Thomas Weeksy
C) William Walker
D) Peter Randall
  • 13. Which vicar served during the English Civil War?
A) John Duncombe (1646–1648)
B) William Bragge (1650–1656)
C) Henry Eccleston (1639–1646)
D) James Tarren (1648–1650)
  • 14. Who was the vicar from 1923 to 1927?
A) Dick Milford
B) George Chatterton Richards
C) Frank Russell Barry
D) Frederic Arthur Cockin
  • 15. Which vicar served from 1790 to 1796?
A) Henry Beeke
B) Daniel Veysie
C) George Cooke
D) James Landon
  • 16. Who was the vicar from 1905 to 1923?
A) George Chatterton Richards
B) Frederic Arthur Cockin
C) Frank Russell Barry
D) Charles Augustus Whittuck
  • 17. Which vicar served from 1778 to 1782?
A) George Cooke
B) William Walker
C) John Eveleigh
D) Henry Beeke
  • 18. In which century were the remnants of stained glass found in the tracery lights of the east window?
A) 19th-century
B) 15th-century
C) 20th-century
D) 17th-century
  • 19. Who designed the west window in the nave that was completed in 1891?
A) Augustus Pugin
B) C. E. Kempe
C) Clayton and Bell
D) Metzler Orgelbau
  • 20. Which firm built the classical organ installed in 1986 at St Mary's?
A) Metzler Orgelbau
B) Father Smith
C) J. W. Walker & Sons
D) Plowman
  • 21. Which organ builder originally constructed an instrument for St Mary's in 1676?
A) "Father" Smith
B) J. W. Walker & Sons
C) Metzler Orgelbau
D) Plowman
  • 22. What style of architecture is Augustus Pugin principally remembered for?
A) Baroque
B) Classical
C) Gothic Revival
D) Renaissance
  • 23. Which organ replaced the J. W. Walker & Sons instrument in St Mary's?
A) Plowman organ
B) C. E. Kempe organ
C) Metzler Orgelbau organ
D) Father Smith organ
  • 24. Where is the pipework and case of J. W. Walker & Sons' organ now located?
A) St Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall
B) Metzler Orgelbau
C) University Church of St Mary the Virgin
D) Trinity College, Cambridge
  • 25. Who is the assistant priest at St Mary's?
A) Robert Howarth
B) The Revd Hannah Cartwright
C) The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
D) James Brown
  • 26. How many Sunday services are there at St Mary's?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 27. On which day is the church closed to visitors?
A) New Year's Day
B) Easter Sunday
C) Christmas Day
D) Good Friday
  • 28. When does the tower at St Mary's open on Sundays?
A) During lunchtime
B) In the evening
C) Before the morning services
D) After the morning services
  • 29. Which service is held on the first Sunday of each month (except January and August) at St Mary's?
A) Baptist service
B) English Anglican service
C) Roman Catholic Mass
D) German Lutheran service
  • 30. Who is the organist at St Mary's?
A) The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
B) The Revd Hannah Cartwright
C) James Brown
D) Robert Howarth
  • 31. Where is the University Church of St Mary the Virgin located?
A) Near Catte Street, Oxford
B) At the southern end of Broad Street, Oxford
C) In Radcliffe Square, Oxford
D) On the north side of the High Street in Oxford
  • 32. What is claimed about the spire of St Mary's by some church historians?
A) It is one of the most beautiful in England.
B) It is the tallest spire in Oxford.
C) It was built in the 18th century.
D) It was designed by Christopher Wren.
  • 33. What can be seen from the top of St Mary's 13th-century tower?
A) Good views across Radcliffe Square, the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College, and All Souls College.
B) The countryside surrounding Oxford
C) The River Thames
D) The entire city of London
  • 34. When was a church first established on the site of St Mary's?
A) In Anglo-Saxon times.
B) During the reign of Edward II.
C) In the early 13th century.
D) In 1086.
  • 35. What significant event took place at St Mary's in 1555?
A) The construction of the Baroque porch.
B) The founding of Oriel College.
C) The start of the English Civil War.
D) The trial of the Oxford Martyrs.
  • 36. Who were the Oxford Martyrs?
A) John Wesley and John Keble
B) Adam de Brome and Henry Burghersh
C) Bishops Latimer and Ridley, and Archbishop Cranmer.
D) Nicholas Stone and Christopher Wren
  • 37. What happened to the Oxford Martyrs after their trial?
A) They were acquitted of all charges.
B) They were executed in Radcliffe Square.
C) They were imprisoned at Bocardo Prison and burnt at the stake.
D) They were exiled from England.
  • 38. What did John Wesley preach about on 18 June 1738?
A) The importance of university sermons
B) The Oxford Movement
C) Salvation by Faith
D) Scriptural Christianity
  • 39. What was John Keble's role in the Oxford Movement?
A) He opposed the movement.
B) He led protests against it.
C) He wrote its founding documents.
D) He preached the assize sermon that started it.
  • 40. When did John Henry Newman become vicar of St Mary's?
A) In 1738
B) In 1828
C) In 1833
D) In 1555
  • 41. Why did John Wesley stop preaching at St Mary's?
A) He lost interest in preaching.
B) He was invited to preach elsewhere.
C) He moved to another city.
D) He denounced the spiritual apathy of university members.
  • 42. In which architectural style was the main body of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin substantially rebuilt in the later 15th and early 16th century?
A) Romanesque style
B) Gothic style
C) Perpendicular style
D) Baroque style
  • 43. In what decade was the Decorated spire with triple-gabled outer pinnacles added to the church?
A) 1460s
B) 1320s
C) 1630s
D) 1270s
  • 44. What was used as evidence against Archbishop Laud during his execution trial?
A) The church tower
B) The nave windows
C) The chancel roof
D) The south porch's 'scandalous statue'
  • 45. What is the height of the church's tower alone?
A) 191 feet (58 metres)
B) 101 feet (31 metres)
C) 150 feet (46 metres)
D) 90 feet (27 metres)
  • 46. What is the total height of the church, including its spire?
A) 90 feet (27 metres)
B) 200 feet (61 metres)
C) 191 feet (58 metres)
D) 101 feet (31 metres)
  • 47. What feature of the church's interior has six-bay arcades?
A) The interior space
B) De Brome's chapel
C) The south porch
D) The tower
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