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