Prisons Quiz

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What was the 'House of Correction' also known as?
a) Debtor's Prison
b) Felon's Prison
c) Bridewell
d) Gaol
   
Where was the Bridewell in Hereford situated?
a) Commercial Road
b) Castle Green
c) Cathedral Close
d) Widemarsh Common
   
In what decade did America win its independence from Britain, bringing an end to Transportation?
a) 1740's
b) 1750's
c) 1780's
d) 1790's
   
Where did the convict ships of the 'First Fleet' disembark in Australia in 1787?
a) Port Jackson
b) Sydney Harbour
c) Botany Bay
d) Alice Springs
   
What was the crime of people branded with the letter 'F'?
a) Fraud
b) Fouling
c) Fecklessness
d) Fighting
   
What was the crime of the first person to hang at Hereford Gaol in 1796?
a) Murder
b) Sheep stealing
c) Assault
d) Burglary
   
In what year was the last hanging at Hereford Gaol?
a) 1883
b) 1893
c) 1903
d) 1913
   
Who designed Hereford Gaol, built in the 1790's?
a) Christopher Wren
b) F.R. Kempson
c) Thomas Mainwaring Penson
d) John Nash
   
What other structure was the architect of Hereford Gaol famous for?
a) Nelson's Column
b) Marble Arch, London
c) The Arc de Triomphe, Paris
d) The Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
   
What is the Old gaol on Edde Cross St, Ross-On-Wye now used as?
a) A Tourist Information Centre
b) A School
c) A house
d) Offices