St Paul's Cathedral - Quiz
St Paul s Cathedral
  • 1. How many services are typically held at St Paul's Cathedral every day?
A) Exactly seven
B) One or two
C) Ten or more
D) Four or five
  • 2. Which of the following is a daily service held at St Paul's Cathedral?
A) Matins
B) Confession
C) Wedding
D) Baptism
  • 3. Besides Matins and Eucharist, what other service is commonly held daily?
A) Evening Prayer or Choral Evensong
B) Midnight Mass
C) Morning Vigil
D) Sunrise Devotion
  • 4. Which institution has many special services associated with the cathedral?
A) The British Parliament
B) The City of London
C) The University of Oxford
D) The Royal Navy
  • 5. What is the status of St Paul's Cathedral in London regarding its size?
A) It is a medium-sized parish church
B) It is the smallest cathedral in London
C) It is the largest church in London
D) It is the second largest church in London
  • 6. Which major state function was celebrated at the cathedral?
A) The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
B) The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
C) The Coronation of King George VI
D) The Platinum Jubilee of King Charles III
  • 7. How often is the cathedral generally open to tourists?
A) Weekly on Sundays
B) Monthly
C) Only on weekends
D) Daily
  • 8. What regular musical performances are held at the cathedral?
A) Jazz concerts
B) Symphony orchestra rehearsals
C) Rock band shows
D) Organ recitals
  • 9. How many individuals currently compose the cathedral chapter?
A) Seven
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 10. How many residentiary canons are on the cathedral chapter?
A) One
B) Three
C) Two
D) Four
  • 11. What is notable about one of the residentiary canons?
A) It is exceptionally a lay person
B) It is a foreign ambassador
C) It is an elected politician
D) It is a retired monarch
  • 12. How many additional members of chapter and canon non-residentiary are there?
A) Zero
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 13. How many lay canons are on the cathedral chapter?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) One
  • 14. Who is the Dean of St Paul's as of September 2022?
A) Neil Evans
B) Andrew Tremlett
C) Sheila Watson
D) Paula Gooder
  • 15. When did Andrew Tremlett become Dean?
A) 9 May 2019
B) 25 September 2022
C) January 2017
D) June 2022
  • 16. Which position on the cathedral chapter was vacant as of October 2022?
A) Dean
B) Chancellor
C) Precentor
D) Steward
  • 17. Which other position besides Precentor was vacant as of October 2022?
A) Treasurer
B) Steward
C) Dean
D) Chancellor
  • 18. Who holds the position of Chancellor?
A) Paula Gooder
B) Pamela Jane Baxter
C) Sheila Watson
D) Gillian Bowen
  • 19. When did Paula Gooder become Chancellor?
A) 25 September 2022
B) 9 May 2019
C) March 2014
D) June 2022
  • 20. When did Paula Gooder become a lay reader?
A) 23 February 2019
B) January 2017
C) March 2021
D) 9 May 2019
  • 21. Who holds the position of Steward?
A) Neil Evans
B) Clement Hutton-Mills
C) Andrew Tremlett
D) Gillian Bowen
  • 22. When did Neil Evans take office as Steward?
A) June 2022
B) October 2018
C) January 2017
D) March 2014
  • 23. Who is the additional member of chapter and canon non-residentiary?
A) Paula Gooder
B) Sheila Nicoll
C) Pamela Jane Baxter
D) Sheila Watson
  • 24. When did Sheila Watson assume her role?
A) June 2022
B) October 2018
C) January 2017
D) March 2014
  • 25. What is Pamela (Pim) Jane Baxter's role on the chapter?
A) Dean
B) Precentor
C) Treasurer
D) Lay canon
  • 26. When did Pamela (Pim) Jane Baxter become a lay canon?
A) March 2014
B) October 2018
C) June 2022
D) March 2021
  • 27. What is Pamela Jane Baxter's primary profession outside the cathedral?
A) Chief Executive Officer of YMCA London City and North
B) Head of Public Policy at Schroder Investment Management
C) Managing Director at Goldman Sachs
D) Deputy Director at the National Portrait Gallery
  • 28. Who is the lay canon who serves as Head of Public Policy at Schroder Investment Management?
A) Paula Gooder
B) Gillian Bowen
C) Sheila Nicoll
D) Pamela Jane Baxter
  • 29. When did Sheila Nicoll become a lay canon?
A) October 2018
B) June 2022
C) March 2014
D) January 2017
  • 30. Who is a managing director at Goldman Sachs and a lay canon?
A) Neil Evans
B) Clement Hutton-Mills
C) Sheila Nicoll
D) Andrew Tremlett
  • 31. When did Clement Hutton-Mills become a lay canon?
A) 9 May 2019
B) October 2018
C) June 2022
D) March 2021
  • 32. Who is the chief executive officer of YMCA London City and North who also serves as a lay canon?
A) Sheila Watson
B) Pamela Jane Baxter
C) Gillian Bowen
D) Paula Gooder
  • 33. What additional role does Gillian Bowen hold besides being a lay canon and CEO?
A) Managing Director
B) Deputy Director
C) Lay reader
D) Magistrate
  • 34. Which religious denomination does St Paul's Cathedral belong to?
A) Anglican
B) Methodist
C) Roman Catholic
D) Presbyterian
  • 35. On which hill in the City of London is the cathedral situated?
A) Ludgate Hill
B) Richmond Hill
C) Cornhill
D) Tower Hill
  • 36. In what year was the original cathedral church on the site founded?
A) AD 1087
B) AD 1240
C) AD 604
D) AD 314
  • 37. In what year was the present high-domed structure completed?
A) 1710
B) 1561
C) 1666
D) 1878
  • 38. Who designed the present structure of St Paul's Cathedral?
A) William Camden
B) Sir Christopher Wren
C) Inigo Jones
D) Francis Penrose
  • 39. What architectural style was used for the present cathedral designed by Sir Christopher Wren?
A) Classical
B) Romanesque
C) Gothic
D) English Baroque
  • 40. What was the name of the earlier Gothic cathedral largely destroyed in the Great Fire?
A) St Erkenwald's Cathedral
B) The Anglo-Saxon Cathedral
C) Old St Paul's Cathedral
D) St Peter upon Cornhill
  • 41. What was the height of the present cathedral's dome?
A) 489 ft (149 m)
B) 585 ft (178 m)
C) 365 ft (111 m)
D) 290 ft (88 m)
  • 42. From which year to which year was St Paul's the tallest building in London?
A) 1240 to 1561
B) 1666 to 1878
C) 1710 to 1963
D) 1710 to 2000
  • 43. St Paul's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom, coming after which cathedral?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) York Minster
C) Liverpool Cathedral
D) Lincoln Cathedral
  • 44. Which royal wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral?
A) King George III and Queen Charlotte
B) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
C) Prince William and Catherine Middleton
D) Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
  • 45. What is the name of the nearest London Underground station to the cathedral?
A) Ludgate Hill
B) Mansion House
C) Bank
D) St Paul's
  • 46. How far is the nearest London Underground station from the cathedral?
A) 130 yards (120 m)
B) 500 yards (457 m)
C) 300 yards (270 m)
D) 50 yards (45 m)
  • 47. According to medieval legend and tradition, what was the location of Londinium's original cathedral?
A) St Peter upon Cornhill
B) Tower Hill
C) Westminster
D) Ludgate Hill
  • 48. What Roman structure did Elizabethan antiquarian William Camden argue had stood on the site of medieval St Paul's?
A) A Roman basilica
B) A temple to Apollo
C) A temple to the goddess Diana
D) A Roman amphitheatre
  • 49. Who was said to have represented London at the Council of Arles in 314 AD?
A) Bishop Erkenwald
B) Bishop Mellitus
C) Bishop Cedd
D) Bishop Restitutus
  • 50. Which King of Kent built the first church dedicated to St Paul in London?
A) Æthelberht
B) Sæberht
C) King Lucius
D) Æthelred the Unready
  • 51. In what year was King Æthelred the Unready buried in the cathedral?
A) 1240
B) 693
C) 1087
D) 1016
  • 52. In what year was the cathedral burnt in a fire along with much of the city?
A) 1666
B) 1135
C) 1561
D) 1087
  • 53. In what year was Old St Paul's finally consecrated after delays caused by a 1135 fire?
A) 1240
B) 1314
C) 1300
D) 1087
  • 54. What material was used for the Gothic ribbed vault of Old St Paul's?
A) Brick
B) Iron
C) Wood
D) Stone
  • 55. Who excavated Old St Paul's in 1878 to determine its dimensions?
A) Sir Christopher Wren
B) Inigo Jones
C) Francis Penrose
D) William Camden
  • 56. What was the length of Old St Paul's as revealed by the 1878 excavations?
A) 585 feet (178 m)
B) 365 feet (111 m)
C) 290 feet (88 m)
D) 489 feet (149 m)
  • 57. What was the approximate height of the spire of Old St Paul's?
A) 365 feet (111 m)
B) 585 feet (178 m)
C) 100 feet (30 m)
D) 489 feet (149 m)
  • 58. Which English monarchs' reigns saw the English Reformation lead to the destruction of interior ornamentation at the cathedral?
A) Henry VIII and Edward VI
B) Mary I and Elizabeth I
C) James I and Charles I
D) Charles I and Charles II
  • 59. Whose skull was reportedly among the collection of relics held in the cathedral before the Reformation?
A) King Sæberht
B) Thomas Becket
C) St Paul
D) St Erkenwald
  • 60. What event destroyed the spire of Old St Paul's in 1561?
A) An earthquake
B) The English Civil War
C) The Great Fire of London
D) A lightning strike
  • 61. Who was commissioned in 1631 to design a new west portico in the classical style for the cathedral?
A) Sir Christopher Wren
B) Francis Penrose
C) Sir Rowland Hill
D) Inigo Jones
  • 62. How did Parliament use the deanery house after voting on it in 1643?
A) As a gunpowder store
B) As a meeting hall
C) As a cavalry barracks
D) As a prison
  • 63. What part of the cathedral was used as a cavalry barracks during the English Civil War?
A) The nave
B) The south transept
C) The choir
D) The west portico
  • 64. In what year did Parliament order St Paul's Cross to be demolished?
A) 1666
B) 1663
C) 1658
D) 1642
  • 65. When was the St Paul's Theatre active?
A) 1669–1711
B) 1630–1666
C) 1575–1606
D) 1560–1590
  • 66. Who converted the Almoner's Hall into the St Paul's Theatre?
A) Sebastian Westcott
B) William Sancroft
C) Sir Christopher Wren
D) Inigo Jones
  • 67. What was Sebastian Westcott's role at the cathedral?
A) Dean
B) Architect
C) Archbishop
D) Organist
  • 68. Which theatre was similar in layout to the St Paul's Theatre?
A) Globe Theatre
B) Rose Theatre
C) Swan Theatre
D) Blackfriars Theatre
  • 69. What audience did the boy actors at St Paul's play to?
A) Royalty only
B) Invited guests only
C) Paying audiences
D) Free public audiences
  • 70. How were the boy companies viewed by the public?
A) Scandalous
B) Unimportant
C) Respectable
D) Rebellious
  • 71. Which group experienced little crowd trouble?
A) The boy companies
B) The adult companies
C) The cathedral builders
D) The coal tax collectors
  • 72. During which years did the boy choristers use the Almoner's Hall?
A) 1575 until 1606
B) 1569 until 1606
C) 1600 until 1610
D) 1575 until 1584
  • 73. When was the task of designing a replacement structure officially assigned to Sir Christopher Wren?
A) 25 December 1711
B) 30 July 1669
C) July 1668
D) 26 October 1708
  • 74. How many city churches are attributable to Wren?
A) More than 50
B) Less than 10
C) Exactly 25
D) Around 100
  • 75. When did Wren begin advising on the repair of Old St Paul's?
A) 1661
B) 1669
C) 1666
D) 1630
  • 76. What did Wren plan to replace the dilapidated tower with?
A) A spire
B) A classical facade
C) A dome
D) A bell tower
  • 77. Who wrote to Wren in July 1668 regarding the new cathedral's design?
A) Sebastian Westcott
B) The Archbishop of Oxford
C) Dean William Sancroft
D) Christopher Jr.
  • 78. What document was the settled design of the cathedral attached to?
A) A royal warrant
B) An architectural blueprint
C) A tax document
D) An act of Parliament
  • 79. How was the building of the new cathedral financed?
A) By taxes on theatre tickets
B) By private donations from nobility
C) By funds from the Archbishopric
D) By a tax on coal
  • 80. Which biblical Psalm was the consecration sermon based upon?
A) Psalm 23
B) Psalm 91
C) Psalm 51
D) Psalm 122
  • 81. How many churches across Britain were attacked between 1913 and 1914 by suffragettes?
A) 32
B) 50
C) 12
D) 64
  • 82. What chemical was the bomb used in the first St Paul's attack made out of?
A) Gunpowder
B) Potassium nitrate
C) Nitroglycerin
D) Dynamite
  • 83. What historic item inside St Paul's likely would have been destroyed if the 1913 bomb had exploded?
A) The organ pipes
B) The main altar
C) The Coronation Chair
D) The bishop's throne
  • 84. The device used in the 1913 attack was made partly out of what everyday object?
A) A mustard tin
B) A tea caddy
C) An oil lamp
D) A biscuit box
  • 85. What historic item was damaged during the bombing at Westminster Abbey?
A) The Coronation Chair
B) The royal tomb
C) The bishop's throne
D) The high altar
  • 86. How much money was requested in the first appeal to reinforce the piers?
A) £100,000
B) £70,000
C) £29,000
D) £250,000
  • 87. What event caused delays in the early restoration work?
A) A Dangerous Structures Notice
B) The First World War
C) The Blitz
D) The Second Great Fire of London
  • 88. How much was the second appeal for in 1922?
A) £50,000
B) £100,000
C) £250,000
D) £70,000
  • 89. Through which medium was the 1930 rededication service broadcast for the first time?
A) BBC Television
B) BBC Radio
C) The Guildhall loudspeaker system
D) Local London newspapers
  • 90. Which part of the cathedral was struck by a bomb on 17 April 1941?
A) The north transept
B) The dome
C) The nave
D) The high altar
  • 91. Who commanded the bomb disposal detachment that defused a time-delayed bomb on 12 September 1940?
A) Herbert Mason
B) Temporary Lieutenant Robert Davies
C) Sir Winston Churchill
D) Sapper George Cameron Wylie
  • 92. Who was awarded the George Cross alongside Temporary Lieutenant Robert Davies?
A) King George V
B) Lisa Jardine
C) Sapper George Cameron Wylie
D) Herbert Mason
  • 93. Who took the photograph 'St Paul's Survives'?
A) Herbert Mason
B) Sir Winston Churchill
C) Lisa Jardine
D) Robert Davies
  • 94. Who wrote about the visual impact of the cathedral during the air-raid, mentioning the pale dome standing proud?
A) Robert Davies
B) King George V
C) Lisa Jardine
D) Herbert Mason
  • 95. When was the American Memorial Chapel completed?
A) 1962
B) 1958
C) 1981
D) 1967
  • 96. When was a new choir school building constructed?
A) 1967
B) 1975
C) 1981
D) 1958
  • 97. What was Westminster Abbey described as regarding royal weddings?
A) The modern choice
B) The smaller venue
C) The temporary location
D) The traditional site
  • 98. Who carried out extensive renovation work on the Dome in 1996?
A) Christopher Wren
B) John B. Chambers
C) Graeme Knowles
D) Giles Fraser
  • 99. Who was the Dean of St Paul's who resigned during the Occupy London protests?
A) Giles Fraser
B) Christopher Wren
C) John B. Chambers
D) The Right Revd Graeme Knowles
  • 100. What messaging software did Shaikh use to try to radicalise others?
A) Messenger
B) WhatsApp
C) Signal
D) Telegram
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