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1. Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. What is the name of the current Archbishop?
 
Arthur Michael Ramsey
Frederick Donald Coggan
George Leonard Carey
Rowan Williams

Succeeded George L Carey in 2003
 

 
2. Which Saint established his seat in Canterbury in 597AD?
 
St Augulus
St Augusta
St Augustalus
St Augustine
 

 
3. Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the church in which year?
 
1160
1170
1180
1190
 

 
4. The Canterbury Tales were written by whom?
 
Geoffrey Chaucer
George Chaucer
Gerrald Chaucer
Graham Chaucer

The "Tales" were told by pilgrims on their way to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket
 

 
5. What is the oldest remaining part of the cathedral?
 
The crypt
The quire
The nave
The chapter house

Dates back to the 11th Century
 

 
6. The Cathedral Studios are world renowned for what?
 
Church restoration
Garden design
Stained glass
Stonemasonry
 

 
7. The original stone for the Cathedral came from where?
 
Ashford
Folkestone
Margate
France

Stone is still shipped in from Poitiers in France in huge blocks weighing about 2 tons
 

 
8. The formal name of the Cathedral is "Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of ……"?
 
Christ at Canterbury
All Saints at Canterbury
The blessed Virgin at Canterbury
Virgin Mary at Canterbury
 

 
9. The Cathedral library can be used by whom?
 
Anyone at any time
Anyone by appointment
Only by church scholars
Only by Church of England officials
 

 
10. What is notable about the chapterhouse?
 
It is the largest in England
It is the smallest in England
It is the oldest in England
It is the youngest in England

Early monks met here each day to discuss the Cathedral's business
 

 
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