Life in the UK test practice question · Society and culture
The 17th-century composer Henry Purcell was organist at which London church?
Answer options
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Southwark Cathedral
- Westminster AbbeyCorrect
- St Martin-in-the-Fields
Answer: Westminster Abbey
Purcell was organist at Westminster Abbey from 1679 until he died in 1695. His best-known opera is Dido and Aeneas.
Checked 8 November 2026