Kids Activities

Test your skill at discovery. Try our Open Church Network Quiz. The answers can all be discovered on the web site pages of the 16 churches. Or you could print out the quiz and discover the answers on a real tour around the churches, using the general information map reached from the home page. You should find a printed tour guide and quiz prize in the churches.

TIP : Click the question numbers to go to the Church detail page.

1. St Dunawd's Church in Bangor on Dee dates from 1300, but who was St Dunawd?
a) an architect b) a distinguished abbot c) an early king

2. In Wrexham's Parish Church of St Giles, how many colourful angels playing instruments and singing adorn the ceiling?
a) 15 b) 16 c) 17

3. In St Mary's Church in Chirk you will see many extravagant memorials to two local families, who had bickered for centuries over which had the upper hand. What were their family names?
a) the Myddeltons and the Trevors b) the Wynns and the Pulestons c) The Normans and the Chirks

4. The elegant Victorian Church of St John the Baptist at Bettisfield was built in 1874 using a special kind of stone throughout. What stone is used?
a) Cotswold stone b) Grinsall stone c) Bluestone

5. Holy Trinity Church in Bronington was built on the original site of
a) a tithe barn b) a Celtic monastery c) a Roman shrine

6. All Saints Church in Gresford is a large church for such a small village. Where did the necessary funds to build it come from?
a) a donation from a repentant local lord b) gifts from thousands of pilgrims c) profits from a local coal mine

7. In 1380, St Chad's Church in Hanmer hosted a spectacular wedding. Margaret Hanmer was bride to one of Wales' best loved heroes but who was the groom?
a) Lord Thomas Stanley b) Owain Glyndwr c) King Henry VII

8. Inside St Chad's Church in Holt, around the North Door, you will find an interesting historical feature dating from the English Civil War. What is it?
a) a font bearing the heraldic symbols of the Stanleys and the Tudors b) memorials to local dignitaries c) musket loopholes and bullet holes

9. St Mary the Virgin church in Overton houses treasured stained glass windows designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. Kempe windows can usually be identified by his 'signature'. What was this?
a) A small wheatsheaf b) A small butterfly c) A small yew tree

10. Christ Church in Rossett has an unusually named 'Living Churchyard'. What is it?
a) a nature conservation area b) a cemetery where no-one is allowed to be buried c) a place where services are held in the open air

11. The priest of St Mary Magdalene Church in Tallarn Green during the war years of 1942 - 1945 went on to become one of Wales' great poets. Who was he?
a) R. S. Thomas b) Dylan Thomas c) Thomas Hardy

12. The Parish Church of St Deiniol's in Worthenbury houses many treasures including original box pews (complete with fireplaces!) and an exterior clock. The clock was manufactured by
a) Trubshaw of Bangor b) Puleston of Worthenbury c) Joyce of Whitchurch

13. St Mary's Cathedral in Wrexham has a shrine dedicated to Wrexham's very own Saint. What was his name?
a) Owain Glyndwr b) Michael Owen c) Richard Gwyn

14. St Marcella's Church in Marchwiel has close associations with the family that lived at nearby Erddig Hall. The South wall is almost entirely taken up with memorials to this family, whose name was
a) Yorke b) Chester c) Poole

15. The first mention of St Hilary's in Erbistock is in a taxation record from 1254. The next mention was in 1692, but what brought it to notice?
a) it suffered a great fire b) it was in constant need of repair c) it was the setting for a royal wedding

16. St Mary's Church in Ruabon has seen much rebuilding and renovation since the 13th century, but the renovation in the 19th century revealed a precious treasure. What was it?
a) a previously bricked up stained glass window b) a previously demolished tomb c) a previously covered 15th century wall painting