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1) Whose statue stands on top of the pediment at Tate Britain?

A. Henry Tate

B. Queen Victoria

C. Britannia

D. J.M.W. Turner		 Tate Britain pediment
Tate Britain pediment  © Tate Archive 2003
 

2) Which of the following statements about Tate benefactor Henry Tate is true?

A.  Henry Tate was a prison reformer who converted the notorious Millbank prison into an art gallery
B. Henry Tate was an industrialist who owned the patent for sugar cubes
C. Henry Tate wanted to build the Tate in Liverpool where he had made his fortune
The Times, 'The Tate Gallery and Its Site at Millbank'
The Times, 'The Tate Gallery and Its Site at Millbank'   Copyright holder untraced.
 

3) How many works were destroyed in the great flood of 1928?

A. None

B. 18

C. 320

D. 5000		 Thames flood waters
Thames flood waters  © Tate Archive 2003
 

4) Which of the following statements about Tate during World War II are true?

A.  Vegetables were grown in the grounds of the Tate during World War II
B. Tate stayed open for the duration of the war so that the public could enjoy the Collection
C. Tate Director John Rothenstein fled to America to escape the Blitz
D. Despite its central location, the Tate miraculously sustained little damage in the bombing raids on London
The Tate garden in use as an allotment during World War II
The Tate during World War II  © Tate Archive 2003
 

5) What year was electric lighting installed throughout Tate's Millbank building?

A. 1903

B. 1925

C. 1935

D. 1954
Rejected chandelier design
© Tate Archive, 2003
 Rejected chandelier design
 

6) What year did Tate Liverpool open?

A. 1923

B. 1965

C. 1988

D. 1999

Tate Liverpool
© Tate Archive, 2003

 Tate Liverpool
 

7) Which British artist designed the huge stained glass window for the entrance hall of Tate St Ives?

A. John Piper

B. Terry Frost

C. Patrick Heron

D. David Hockney

Stained glass window design for Tate St Ives
© Estate of Patrick Heron 2003. All Rights Reserved, DACS

 Patrick Heron stained glass window design for Tate St Ives
 

8) Tate Modern was converted from:

A. A factory

B. A power station

C. A dockside warehouse

D. A Victorian lunatic asylum

Exterior of Bankside power station
© Tate Archive, 2003

 Exterior of Bankside power station