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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Gloucester History III
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


The fortunes of Gloucester docks revived in 1827 due to

 

Decline of Bristol
Demand for Wool
Industrial Revolution
Gloucester Sharpness Canal

 Who was famously born in Gloucester in 1350 ?

 

Dick Whittington
William Shakespeare
Dr Foster
Queen Mary
During WWII Gloucester became important for the production of

 

Aircraft
Shells
Guns
Tanks

 King George III first visited Gloucestershire in 1788 to visit

 

Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Spa
Fox Hunting
Gloucester Cathedral
During the middle ages declined as a port mainly with the growth of

 

Bristol
Hull
Plymouth
Liverpool

 In 2003 the City of Gloucester had a population of

 

210 000
55 000
110 000
75 000
In 1998 what was re-opened after restoration as a Heritage Centre ?

 

Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Castle
Gloucester Docks
Berkeley Castle

 St Peters Abbey bacame a Cathedral under

 

Henry V
Henry III
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
In 1642 the main obstacles to the King & 30 000 men taking the City were

 

Gloucester Castle
Moat
Parliamentary Forces
2 miles of ancient walls

 During the Civil War the Puritan town withstood how long a Royalist siege ?

 

26 day
3 day
1 year
3 month


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