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1. Which underground line gets you closest to St Pauls Cathedral?
 
Central Line
Circle Line
District Line
Metropolitan Line

St Pauls station on the Central Line is the nearest
 
 
2. What is the cost of adult admission (£'s)?
 
9
10
11
12

Children are charged £3.50. The first admission charges were made in 1709!
 
 
3. Beneath the dome are the following words translated from Latin "......Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you.' Who wrote the words?
 
Brother of Sir Christopher Wren
Daughter of Sir Christopher Wren
Grandson of Sir Christopher Wren
Son of Sir Christopher Wren
 
 
4. How many cathedrals have occupied the site?
 
1
2
3
4
 
 
5. What was the demise of the previous cathedral on the site?
 
It decayed and fell down
It was demolished
It was destroyed in the Great Fire
It was struck by lightning
 
 
6. In 1965 the funeral of which great person was held at the Cathedral?
 
Albert Einstein
Alexander Graham Bell
Marie Curie
Sir Winston Churchill
 
 
7. Within the dome, a whisper against the walls is audible on the opposite side. What is the name given to this area?
 
Whispering Arena
Whispering Dome
Whispering Gallery
Whispering Walls
 
 
8. The organ was built in 1695. How many pipes does it have?
 
71
178
718
7189

The organ has been rebuilt several times since it was first installed
 
 
9. Who lies at the centre of the crypt, beneath the middle of the Dome?
 
Admiral Nelson
Wellington
Winston Churchill
Christopher Wren

Wellington and Christopher Wren also occupy the crypt - Churchill was buried at Bladon near Woodstock
 
 
10. How much will the restoration cost in preparation for the cathedral's 300th birthday in 2008?
 
£400 thousand
£4 million
£40 million
£400 million
 
 
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