86 Stained Glass Windows Trivia Questions with Answers
86 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In stained-glass making, what is the name for joining glass pieces with copper foil and solder?
Answer
Copper-foil technique
What tool scores a cut line into glass for stained-glass making?
Answer
Glass cutter
Who created the 20th-century stained-glass windows of Zurich’s Grossmünster?
Answer
Augusto Giacometti
Who designed the pixel-like stained-glass window installed in Cologne Cathedral in 2007?
Answer
Gerhard Richter
Which artist created the stained-glass windows of Birmingham Cathedral’s east end?
Answer
Edward Burne-Jones
Which American artist patented opalescent glass for stained-glass windows in 1880?
Answer
John La Farge
Which York Minster window is known as the Five Sisters Window?
Answer
The north transept window
What is the circular stained-glass window common in Gothic churches called?
Answer
A rose window
Which artist created the America Windows for the Art Institute of Chicago?
Answer
Marc Chagall
Which medieval English cathedral has a Great East Window measuring about 22 metres high?
Answer
Gloucester Cathedral