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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Stowe House and Gardens I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Stowe School within the grounds of Stowe was founded by JF Roxburgh in which year ?

 

1973
1823
1723
1923

 The Octagon Lake can be crossed by which bridge, that is a copy of one from Wilton House ?

 

Palladian Bridge
Doric Arch
Oxford Bridge
Shell Bridge
Which room in Stowe House is considered the most elaborate and is modelled on the Pantheon ?

 

The Large Library
The Marble Saloon
The North Hall
The State Dining Room

 Who bought the Manor of Stowe in 1589 ?

 

Richard Temple-Grenville
Richard Temple
Thomas Temple
John Temple
Stowe House lies 3 miles North West of which Buckinghamshire Town ?

 

Buckingham
Aylesbury
Milton Keynes
Wendover

 Which Stowe Garden Landmark includes sculptures that give their names to the days of the week ?

 

Hermitage
Boycott Pavillion
The Saxon Deities
Temple of British Worthies
Stowe Landscape Gardens were acquired by the National Trust in which year ?

 

1970
1990
1950
2005

 A circular temple with a gilted Venus, designed by Vanburgh, found in Stowe Landscape Gardens is

 

The Congreve Monument
The Rotondo
Dido's Cave
The Menagerie
In the Temple of British Worthies at Stowe, which of these figures was an English Philosopher ?

 

John Milton
Inigo Jones
John Locke
The Black Prince

 Which impressive large rusty ginger ironstone building has been renovated & today is a holiday home?

 

The Temple of Friendship
The Bourbon Tower
The Fane of Pastoral Poetry
Gothic Temple


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