Stourhead Gardens: Wiltshire’s Landscape Masterpiece
  • 1. Who created Stourhead Gardens?
A) Capability Brown
B) Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
C) John Claudius Loudon
D) Henry Hoare II
  • 2. What style of garden design is featured at Stourhead?
A) Formal French garden
B) English landscape garden
C) Botanical garden
D) Japanese zen garden
  • 3. Which lake is a prominent feature of Stourhead Gardens?
A) Lake Windermere
B) Loch Ness
C) Stourhead Lake
D) Lake Geneva
  • 4. Which period does Stourhead Gardens belong to?
A) 18th century
B) 20th century
C) 19th century
D) 21st century
  • 5. What feature provides a sense of discovery in the gardens?
A) Dense hedges
B) Straight walks
C) Elevated viewpoints
D) The winding paths
  • 6. Which famous art movement is associated with the design of Stourhead?
A) Romanticism
B) Baroque
C) Rococo
D) Neoclassicism
  • 7. What is the significance of the 'Pantheon' in Stourhead?
A) A residential mansion
B) A classical temple
C) A modern art gallery
D) A botanical greenhouse
  • 8. What decorative items are commonly used throughout Stourhead?
A) Statues and urns
B) Garden gnomes
C) Modern artwork
D) New age crystals
  • 9. How many lakes are in Stourhead Gardens?
A) Two main lakes
B) No lakes
C) One main lake
D) Five small lakes
  • 10. In which year did Stourhead become a National Trust property?
A) 1946
B) 1966
C) 1956
D) 1976
  • 11. What type of trees are predominantly found in Stourhead?
A) Palms
B) Deciduous trees
C) Coniferous trees
D) Evergreen trees
  • 12. What organization manages Stourhead Gardens today?
A) The National Trust
B) English Heritage
C) Historic England
D) Royal Horticultural Society
  • 13. What is the primary season for visiting Stourhead Gardens?
A) Winter only
B) Spring and autumn
C) Anytime of the year
D) Summer only
  • 14. What is the most famous view in Stourhead?
A) The view from the Pantheon
B) The view from the house
C) The view of the cascading waterfall
D) The view from the Temple of Apollo
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