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1. Which major road passes within 10 miles west of York?
 
A1(M)
M1
M6
M62
 
 
2. York has important historical ties to the railway system and still enjoys an excellent rail service. How many trains go to London from York each day?
 
About 15
About 25
About 35
About 45
 
 
3. What is the adult entry charge to the Minster (£'s)?
 
5
7.5
10
12.5

Children under 16 enter free.
 
 
4. What was the very first building on the Minster site?
 
A military headquarters
A monastery
A stone age settlement
An early church

The Romans administered the North of England from this site in York
 
 
5. The building of the Minster in the form that we know it today commenced when?
 
1020
1120
1220
1320

It then took another 250 years to complete!
 
 
6. What form of disaster did the cathedral suffer in 1984?
 
Collapse because of decay
Earthquake
Fire
Flood

The fire was most probably caused by lightning
 
 
7. What is the name of the famous bell that strikes the hour?
 
Great John
Great Luke
Great Paul
Great Peter

It weighs in at a massive 10 tons and is the deepest toned hour bell in Britain
 
 
8. The south-west tower contains a small chime of 11 bells that are sounded how?
 
Hammers from a keyboard
Hammers wielded by people
Ropes from an automated mechanism
Ropes operated by bell ringers
 
 
9. Of what type of Yorkshire stone is the Minster constructed?
 
Granite
Magnesium Limestone
Marble
Sandstone
 
 
10. What is special about the Minster Library amongst other cathedral libraries?
 
It is the largest
It is the oldest
It is the smallest
It is the youngest
 
 
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