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By Jim wells

1. In which ancient Worcestershire parish, now a Birmingham suburb, would you find this Hall? a) Kings Norton b) Yardley c) Harborne

2. Which gallery has been lent this picture by

Birmingham Museums Trust?

3. At which Birmingham factory was this famous plane manufactured?

4. Oscar Deutsch (born in Balsall Heath) started which famous cinema chain in Birmingham?

5. For which artistic skill was Jane Morris, part of the

Arts and Craft movement, well known?

6. In which Birmingham district can St Peter’s, this former teacher training College, still be found? a) Aston b) Sparkbrook c) Saltley 7. Which famous Birmingham night club was based in a former Methodist Church Hall?

8. This drawing was a draft by which Pre-Raphaelite painter? 9. Which Italian artist produced this work in 1505? 10. This watercolour by David Cox is the entrance to a building that started as a parish church and became a cathedral. What is it called? a) St Chad’s b) St Philip’s c) St Martin’s

1. ‘Blakesley Hall’ 2. ‘Erminia and the Shepherd’ by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1619-20, 1962P17 3. ‘Photograph Album: WWII Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory, Birmingham 1940-46’, from an album containing approximately 50 black and white photographs. Including Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory, and other factories across the country, during the Second World War, Presented by John Leader, 2015, 2015.14.2 5. ‘Jane Morris, seated on divan, Three-quarter length’, 1890, photographed by John R Parsons, printed by Sir Emery Walkerine, presented by

Robert Steele, 1941, 1941P359.6 6. Saltley College, Birmingham’, Artist unknown, 1852, 1978V789 8. ‘The Beloved - Study for the Black Girl’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865-66, purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903, 1904P472 9. ‘Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Donor’ by Giovanni Bellini, 1505, 1977P227 10. ‘Porch of St Philip's

Cathedral, Birmingham’ by David Cox, 1836, Presented by John Feeney in 1904, 1904P557

All photos by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0.

To access BMT's Digital Image Resource please visit: dams.birminghammuseums.org.uk 5. Embroidery 6. Saltley 7. Que 8. Rossetti 9. Bellini 10. St Philip’s 1. Yardley 2. Barber Institute 3. Castle Bromwich 4. Odeon

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