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Q1. What were the monks at Fountains Abbey forbidden to wear?
Answer 1: A. Underpants
Underwear was forbidden amongst the Cistercian monks at Fountains Abbey.
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Q2. Where does the UK’s most powerful water wheel still turn?
Answer 2: B. Quarry Bank Mill
The most powerful waterwheel built in the United Kingdom was the 100 hp Quarry Bank Mill Waterwheel.
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Q3.Which King was entertained at Belton House?
Answer 3: B. King William III
Sir John Brownlow, who inherited the estate at Belton, entertained King William III on one occasion, for which he was duly honoured.
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Q4.Chartwell was home to Sir Winston Churchill, what was his best subject in school?
Answer 4: C. History
Churchill’s wilful and rebellious nature clashed with the strict disciplinary regime of school but this did not hide his potential and interest in the study of history.
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Q5.At which National Trust property can you find the UK’s largest private collection of Egyptian artefacts?
Answer 5: C. Kingston Lacy
The Bankes family's collection of art is outstanding, including the largest private collection of Egyptian artefacts in the UK.
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Q6. Who decorated Mottisfont’s stunning drawing room in trompe I'oeil style?
Answer 6: A. Rex Whistler
Mottisfont Abbey contains a stunning drawing room, decorated in the trompe I'oeil style by Rex Whistler in 1983.
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Q7.A superb collection of treasures from which country can be seen at Powis Castle?
Answer 7: A. India
A superb collection of treasures from India is displayed in the Clive Museum.
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Q8. Anglesey Abbey has one of the National Trust’s largest collections of what?
Answer 8: A. Clocks
Anglesey Abbey is a treasure trove of furnishings, books and works as well as a collection of French and English clocks. Every room at Anglesey has at least one clock.
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Q9.How many counties can be seen from King Alfred’s Tower at Stourhead?
Answer 9: B. Three
At Stourhead, a spiral staircase takes you to a viewing platform in King Alfred’s Tower which offers spectacular views across the three counties of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire.
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Q10.How long did a 90ft ship-burial lie undiscovered at Sutton Hoo?
Answer 10: C. 1,300 years
Excavations in 1939 uncovered the incredible ship-burial of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king, including the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet, weapons and priceless royal treasure.
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