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St George's Hall, Liverpool - Quiz
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  • 1. Who devised the unique heating and ventilation system in St George's Hall?
A) Tom Mann
B) Dr Boswell Reid
C) William Brown
D) Charles Dickens
  • 2. What was the primary aim of the heating and ventilation system in St George's Hall?
A) To provide natural lighting
B) To reduce noise levels
C) To warm and ventilate the building without draughts
D) To enhance acoustics
  • 3. How was air cooled during hot weather in St George's Hall?
A) Using open windows
B) Using cold mains water and small fountains in the air shafts
C) Using electric fans
D) Using ice blocks
  • 4. In which year was St George's Hall recognized as the World's First Air Conditioned Building?
A) 1911
B) 2005
C) 1889
D) 1854
  • 5. Where were the Liverpool Assizes held in St George's Hall?
A) On the St George's Plateau
B) In the Small Concert Hall
C) At the southern end of the building
D) In the Great Hall
  • 6. Which notable case was heard in St George's Hall in 1889?
A) George Harrison
B) William Herbert Wallace
C) John Lennon
D) Florence Maybrick
  • 7. Who visited St George's Hall on 9 October 1851?
A) Tom Mann
B) Charles Dickens
C) Lord Kitchener
D) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
  • 8. What event marked the inaugural use of St George's Hall?
A) A three-day festival of music
B) A banquet for William Brown
C) A general transport strike meeting
D) A Fancy Dress ball
  • 9. Which famous author regularly held readings in the Small Concert Room?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Mark Twain
C) Charles Dickens
D) Jane Austen
  • 10. What significant event occurred on 15 March 1915 at St George's Hall?
A) A banquet for Charles Dickens
B) The opening of the European Capital of Culture celebrations
C) Lord Kitchener inspected 12,000 soldiers of the Liverpool Pals
D) The semi-final allocation draw for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
  • 11. What was displayed at St George's Hall from 7 November 2015 to 17 January 2016?
A) The Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
B) The Eurovision Song Contest banners
C) The 96 banners
D) The Weeping Window sculpture
  • 12. Which event took place at St George's Hall on 31 January 2023?
A) A banquet for William Brown
B) The semi-final allocation draw for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
C) A Fancy Dress ball
D) A general transport strike meeting
  • 13. What was the purpose of the banquet held on 15 April 1857?
A) In honour of Tom Mann
B) In honour of William Brown, benefactor of Liverpool's museum and library
C) In honour of Queen Victoria
D) In honour of Charles Dickens
  • 14. What was the purpose of the Fancy Dress ball held on 23 April 1864?
A) In aid of the Liverpool Operative Platerworkers' Association
B) In aid of St Ann's Dispensary
C) In aid of the Liverpool Pals
D) In aid of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
  • 15. What was the purpose of the meeting held on 1 November 1886?
A) Benevolent fund for the Liverpool Operative Platerworkers' Association
B) To host a banquet for Charles Dickens
C) To exhibit a new method of applying gas to high class cookery
D) To hold a Fancy Dress ball
  • 16. What was exhibited on 5 April 1887?
A) A banquet for William Brown
B) A new and improved method of applying gas to high class cookery
C) A Fancy Dress ball
D) A general transport strike meeting
  • 17. What was the purpose of the people's concert held on 22 December 1888?
A) To exhibit a new method of applying gas
B) To hold a banquet for Charles Dickens
C) To host a Fancy Dress ball
D) To perform the Messiah
  • 18. What event sparked the 'Bloody Sunday' attacks in 1911?
A) A banquet for Charles Dickens
B) A general transport strike meeting
C) A rally where Tom Mann spoke
D) A Fancy Dress ball
  • 19. What was the purpose of the banners hung on 13 April 2019?
A) To honor the homecoming of Liverpool football team
B) To celebrate the Liverpool Pals
C) To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster
D) To mark the death of John Lennon
  • 20. What was lit on the steps of St George's Hall on 15 April 2019?
A) 96 lanterns
B) 96 torches
C) 96 banners
D) 96 candles
  • 21. What is another name for the Great Hall in St George's Hall, Liverpool?
A) Grand Jury Room
B) Concert Hall
C) Civil Court
D) Small Concert Room
  • 22. Where is the organ located in the Great Hall?
A) On its south wall
B) In the center of the hall
C) On the west wall
D) On its north wall
  • 23. Which room is located to the north of the Concert Hall?
A) Vice-Chancellor's Court
B) Crown Court
C) Grand Jury Room
D) Civil Court
  • 24. How can one reach the Small Concert Room from the Great Hall?
A) Through a corridor
B) By two staircases
C) Through the North Entrance Hall
D) Via the Civil Court
  • 25. Which court is located to the south of the Great Hall?
A) Crown Court
B) Civil Court
C) Sheriff's Court
D) Vice-Chancellor's Court
  • 26. What is located above the South Entrance Hall?
A) Civil Court
B) Crown Court
C) Grand Jury Room
D) Small Concert Room
  • 27. Which court is located to the north of the Law Library?
A) Civil Court
B) Sheriff's Court
C) Vice-Chancellor's Court
D) Crown Court
  • 28. How many Corinthian columns are in the central portico of the east façade?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 10
D) 12
  • 29. What architectural feature is present on the west front?
A) A semicircular apse
B) A projecting central part with square columns
C) A Corinthian portico
D) An octastyle portico
  • 30. What is the shape of the apse on the north front?
A) Octagonal
B) Semicircular
C) Elliptical
D) Rectangular
  • 31. What do the statues flanking the doorways on the north front represent?
A) Benjamin Disraeli
B) Mercury
C) Nereids or tritons bearing a cornucopia with lamps
D) Britannia
  • 32. What is the width of the south portico?
A) Twelve columns wide
B) Ten columns wide
C) Sixteen columns wide
D) Eight columns wide
  • 33. What is Britannia holding in her left hand in the tympanum sculpture?
A) A spear
B) The olive-branch
C) A torch
D) A shield
  • 34. Who is depicted presenting the four quarters of the globe to Britannia?
A) A nereid
B) A triton
C) A lion
D) Mercury
  • 35. What year is inscribed on the south portico?
A) 1841
B) 1950
C) 1882
D) 1901
  • 36. In which year was St George's Hall officially opened?
A) 1841
B) 2007
C) 1838
D) 1854
  • 37. Who won the architectural competition to design St George's Hall?
A) George Alexander
B) Charles Cockerell
C) John Weightman
D) Harvey Lonsdale Elmes
  • 38. What architectural style is St George's Hall known for?
A) Baroque
B) Neoclassical
C) Gothic
D) Romanesque
  • 39. Which historian described St George's Hall as one of the finest neo-Grecian buildings in the world?
A) John Weightman
B) Nikolaus Pevsner
C) Charles Cockerell
D) Harvey Lonsdale Elmes
  • 40. What was the cost of shares to raise subscriptions for the hall in 1837?
A) £25 each
B) £50 each
C) £10 each
D) £100 each
  • 41. What was the total amount raised by January 1837 for the construction of the hall?
A) £23,350
B) £300,000
C) £35,000
D) £25,000
  • 42. In what year did the Crown Court move to the new Law Courts in Derby Square?
A) 1971
B) 1854
C) 2007
D) 1984
  • 43. What was the cost of the major restoration of St George's Hall in the 2000s?
A) £35,000
B) £2,260,290
C) £23m
D) £300,000
  • 44. What was the first prize for the competition to design the assize courts?
A) £150
B) £200
C) £250
D) £300
  • 45. What was the main hall's capacity?
A) 3000 persons
B) 4000 persons
C) 2000 persons
D) 1000 persons
  • 46. What was the capacity of the concert room?
A) 500 persons
B) 2000 persons
C) 3000 persons
D) 1000 persons
  • 47. Who designed the plaster work angels in the Great Hall of St George's Hall?
A) Rawlinson
B) MacDowell
C) Cockerell
D) Spence
  • 48. What material are the columns in the Great Hall made of?
A) Polished red Cairngall granite
B) Hollow brick
C) Limestone
D) Marble
  • 49. What is the weight of the chandeliers in the Great Hall?
A) 20 cwt
B) 25 cwt
C) 15 cwt
D) 10 cwt
  • 50. Who unveiled the statue of Kitty Wilkinson in 2012?
A) Chantrey
B) Simon Smith
C) MacDowell
D) Joy
  • 51. What type of columns are found in the South Entrance Hall of St George's Hall?
A) Ionic
B) Tuscan
C) Corinthian
D) Doric
  • 52. What is the shape of the Small Concert Room?
A) Elliptical
B) Rectangular
C) Circular
D) Square
  • 53. What was the original capacity of the Small Concert Room?
A) 750 people
B) 480 people
C) 1,100 people
D) 2,000 people
  • 54. When was the plaster copy of the Parthenon frieze added to the North Entrance Hall?
A) 1874
B) 1856
C) 1883-84
D) Not specified
  • 55. What type of ceiling does the Civil Court have?
A) Dome
B) Flat
C) Tunnel vault
D) Coved
  • 56. What is the current seating capacity of the Small Concert Room?
A) 1,100
B) 600
C) 480
D) 750
  • 57. What is the material of the floor in the Great Hall?
A) Granite
B) Limestone
C) Minton encaustic tile
D) Marble
  • 58. What year was the roof of the Great Hall completed?
A) 1849
B) 2003
C) 1856
D) 1883
  • 59. What type of columns are in the North Entrance Hall?
A) Corinthian
B) Ionic
C) Tuscan
D) Doric
  • 60. What is the height of the columns in the Great Hall?
A) 25 feet
B) 15 feet
C) 20 feet
D) 18 feet
  • 61. What is the theme of the allegorical plaster work in the Great Hall?
A) Fortitude, prudence, science, art, justice, temperance, etc.
B) War, peace, love, hate, courage, fear, etc.
C) Honor, betrayal, loyalty, deceit, bravery, cowardice, etc.
D) Wisdom, folly, strength, weakness, justice, injustice, etc.
  • 62. What is the material of the columns in the Crown Court?
A) Red granite
B) Grey granite
C) Limestone
D) Marble
  • 63. What year were the stained glass windows added to the Great Hall?
A) 1883-84
B) 1849
C) 1856
D) 2003
  • 64. What is the height of the Great Hall?
A) 82 feet
B) 77 feet
C) 65 feet
D) 169 feet
  • 65. What is the length of the Great Hall?
A) 65 feet
B) 169 feet
C) 77 feet
D) 82 feet
  • 66. What is the width of the Great Hall?
A) 169 feet
B) 65 feet
C) 82 feet
D) 77 feet
  • 67. What is the theme of the bronze Torchères in the North Entrance Hall?
A) Allegorical scenes
B) Historical battles
C) Natural landscapes
D) Mythological creatures
  • 68. Who built the organ at St George's Hall, Liverpool?
A) L. B. Budden
B) Nicholl
C) Thomas Thornycroft
D) Henry Willis
  • 69. In what year was the organ at St George's Hall completed?
A) 1931
B) 1896
C) 1855
D) 1979
  • 70. Who was the first organist at St George's Hall?
A) W. T. Best
B) Noel Rawsthorne
C) Herbert Frederick Ellingford
D) Dr Albert Lister Peace
  • 71. What temperament was the organ initially tuned to?
A) Meantone temperament
B) Pythagorean tuning
C) Just intonation
D) Equal temperament
  • 72. In which year was the organ reconstructed by Henry Willis III?
A) 1931
B) 1979
C) 1896
D) 2000
  • 73. What type of action was introduced by Henry Willis III during the 1931 reconstruction?
A) Electro-pneumatic action
B) Pneumatic action
C) Digital action
D) Mechanical action
  • 74. What was the power source for the organ after the 1931 reconstruction?
A) Rockingham electric blowing plant
B) Diesel engines
C) Gas engines
D) Steam engines
  • 75. Who maintained the organ after the restoration of the hall in 2000-2007?
A) Noel Rawsthorne
B) Dr Caleb E. Jarvis
C) David Wells
D) Henry Willis IV
  • 76. What was the organ's rank count after the 1931 reconstruction?
A) 119 ranks
B) 100 stops
C) 120 stops
D) 144 registers
  • 77. How many pipes did the organ have after the 1931 reconstruction?
A) 6,000 pipes
B) 8,500 pipes
C) 10,000 pipes
D) 7,737 pipes
  • 78. Who succeeded Noel Rawsthorne as organist in 1984?
A) Professor Ian Tracey
B) Dr Caleb E. Jarvis
C) W. T. Best
D) Herbert Frederick Ellingford
  • 79. Who designed the Liverpool Cenotaph?
A) L. B. Budden
B) H. Tyson Smith
C) Nicholl
D) Thomas Thornycroft
  • 80. By when was the re-design of Lime Street and the expansion of the plateau scheduled to be completed?
A) Winter 2023
B) Winter 2019
C) Winter 2021
D) Winter 2020
  • 81. In which month and year was St George's Hall reopened after restoration?
A) March 2007
B) April 2007
C) January 2008
D) December 2007
  • 82. Which award was St George's Hall granted after its restoration?
A) Civic Trust Award
B) Heritage Award
C) Restoration Excellence Award
D) Cultural Trust Award
  • 83. What feature was installed in the Concert Hall during Christmas 2007 and 2008?
A) A Christmas tree
B) An artificial skating rink
C) A nativity scene
D) A light show
  • 84. Who performed on the roof of St George's Hall during the People's Opening?
A) Ringo Starr
B) George Harrison
C) John Lennon
D) Paul McCartney
  • 85. Which television series used St George's Hall as a filming location?
A) Peaky Blinders
B) Downton Abbey
C) Sherlock
D) Doctor Who
  • 86. Which 2022 film used St George's Hall as a filming location?
A) No Time to Die
B) Dune
C) Tenet
D) The Batman
  • 87. What was the name of the Coca-Cola advertisement filmed inside St George's Hall?
A) A 1992 advertisement
B) A 1985 advertisement
C) A 1990 advertisement
D) A 1987 advertisement
  • 88. Which paranormal investigation show used St George's Hall as its main hub?
A) Paranormal State
B) Ghost Hunters
C) Most Haunted Live
D) The Haunting
  • 89. Which channel broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest draw live?
A) BBC One
B) ITV
C) Sky Sports
D) Living TV
  • 90. Which publication praised St George's Hall as a monument of Liverpool's energy and public spirit in 1854?
A) The Liverpool Chronicle
B) The Illustrated London News
C) The Times
D) The British Architect
  • 91. What is the architectural style of the east portico at St George's Hall?
A) Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Severe
D) Renaissance
  • 92. What is the true material of the wall panels in the Small Concert Hall?
A) Stone
B) Plaster
C) Wood
D) Brick
  • 93. Which architectural style does the Neo-Grec ornament at St George's Hall belong to?
A) Neo-Classical
B) Neo-Grec
C) Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 94. What is the architectural style of the pilasters and friezes in the Small Concert Hall?
A) Stone
B) Wood
C) Metal
D) Papier-mâché
  • 95. Which feature of St George's Hall is described as having an unbroken length?
A) The east portico
B) The west portico
C) The north facade
D) The south facade
  • 96. Which architectural element at St George's Hall is described as having giant Corinthian columns?
A) The parapet
B) The podium
C) The attic
D) The half-circle
  • 97. Which architectural style is reflected in the square pilasters at St George's Hall?
A) Schinkel's Classicism
B) Baroque
C) Gothic
D) Renaissance
  • 98. Which architectural style is reflected in the spirit of St George's Hall's design?
A) Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Classical rationalism
D) Renaissance
  • 99. What is the architectural style of the window frames at St George's Hall?
A) Ornate
B) High relief
C) Non-existent
D) Low relief
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