The Elephant Man - Quiz
  • 1. What is the birth name of 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Joseph Merrick
B) Michael Merrick
C) John Merrick
D) David Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) London
B) Leicester
C) Manchester
D) Liverpool
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) Frederick Treves
B) Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) John Merrick
D) Michael Crichton
  • 4. What does Dr. Frederick Treves initially think Joseph Merrick's condition is when he first examines him?
A) Elephantiasis
B) Leprosy
C) Smallpox
D) Polio
  • 5. What year did Joseph Merrick die?
A) 1920
B) 1910
C) 1900
D) 1890
  • 6. Who portrayed Joseph Merrick in the 1980 film 'The Elephant Man'?
A) John Hurt
B) Daniel Day-Lewis
C) Gary Oldman
D) Anthony Hopkins
  • 7. Which famous playwright wrote the play 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Arthur Miller
B) Eugene O'Neill
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Bernard Pomerance
  • 8. How old was Joseph Merrick when he passed away?
A) 27
B) 35
C) 30
D) 40
  • 9. Where did Joseph Merrick spend the last years of his life?
A) Paris
B) London Hospital
C) Leicester
D) New York
  • 10. What was the stage name used by Joseph Merrick when he was exhibited at a freak show?
A) "The Elephant Man"
B) "The Deformed Gentleman"
C) "The Leicestershire Lad"
D) "Joseph the Marvel"
  • 11. What was the official cause of Joseph Merrick's death?
A) Bronchopneumonia
B) Asphyxia
C) Scarlet fever
D) Dislocated neck
  • 12. Who did Joseph Merrick believe was responsible for his deformities due to a fairground incident?
A) A road accident
B) A circus manager
C) An elephant at a fairground
D) His father
  • 13. What did Joseph Merrick create despite his physical challenges?
A) Musical compositions
B) Political speeches
C) Detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings
D) Novels and poems
  • 14. What was the conjectured cause of Joseph Merrick's deformities in 1986?
A) Proteus syndrome
B) Scarlet fever
C) Myelitis
D) Smallpox
  • 15. What did Mary Jane's gravestone incorrectly indicate about her children?
A) That she was a widow
B) That she had four children
C) That she worked as an engine driver
D) That she died of bronchopneumonia
  • 16. What did Joseph Merrick's father do besides running a haberdashery business?
A) Managed a circus
B) Was a surgeon
C) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
D) Owned a fairground
  • 17. What injury did Joseph Merrick sustain that left him permanently disabled?
A) A broken arm
B) A fractured skull
C) A dislocated neck
D) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected
  • 18. Who did Joseph Merrick marry after moving in with Mrs. Emma Wood Antill?
A) Sarah Rockley
B) Alexandra, Princess of Wales
C) Emma Wood Antill
D) Mary Jane Potterton
  • 19. What did Joseph Merrick's mother do as a profession?
A) Engine driver
B) Surgeon
C) Sunday school teacher
D) Showman
  • 20. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Frederick Treves
B) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
C) Princess Alexandra
D) Actress Madge Kendal.
  • 21. Which American metal band has three instrumental songs dedicated to Merrick?
A) Iron Maiden
B) Metallica
C) Mastodon
D) Slipknot
  • 22. How did Joseph Merrick experience a visit to the theatre?
A) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
B) He visited alone and sat in the front row.
C) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
D) He was unable to attend due to health concerns.
  • 23. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) J. A. R. Tibbles
C) Michael Cohen
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 24. What incorrect diagnosis did Frederick Parkes Weber associate with Merrick?
A) Proteus syndrome
B) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
C) Maffucci syndrome
D) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
  • 25. What license did Merrick's father secure for him?
A) A street performer's permit
B) A factory work permit
C) A barber's licence
D) A hawker's licence
  • 26. Which doctor proposed that Merrick's condition might be a combination of pachydermatocele and an unnamed bone deformity?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) Michael Cohen
C) Frederick Parkes Weber
D) J. A. R. Tibbles
  • 27. Who befriended Joseph Merrick during his stay at Fawsley Hall?
A) Charles Merrick
B) Lady Knightley
C) Treves's house surgeon
D) A young farm labourer
  • 28. Who was initially dismayed by Merrick's deformities but decided to exhibit him?
A) George Hitchcock
B) Frederick Treves
C) Tom Norman
D) Sam Torr
  • 29. In what year did the Malthouse Theatre premiere a play about Merrick's life?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2017
D) 1983
  • 30. Where did Joseph Merrick's soft tissue samples get lost?
A) In a laboratory accident in 1909
B) During the Second World War
C) During transport to Queen Mary University
D) They were never collected
  • 31. Who conducted the inquest on Merrick's death?
A) Frederick Parkes Weber
B) Wynne Edwin Baxter
C) Charles Merrick
D) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
  • 32. Who suggested that Frederick Treves should visit Joseph Merrick?
A) George Hitchcock
B) Sam Torr
C) Tom Norman
D) Reginald Tuckett
  • 33. Who wrote a book including a foreword from Merrick's family member?
A) Ashley Montagu
B) Nadja Durbach
C) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
D) Michael Howell and Peter Ford
  • 34. What did Merrick's condition lack that is important for diagnosing von Recklinghausen Disease?
A) Café au lait spots
B) Bone deformities
C) Skin warty growths
D) Nervous tissue tumours
  • 35. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's brother who died of scarlet fever?
A) Charles Merrick
B) William Arthur
C) John Thomas Merrick
D) Joseph Rockley
  • 36. What was the circumference of Merrick's head as measured by Treves?
A) 30 inches (76 cm)
B) 36 inches (91 cm)
C) 25 inches (64 cm)
D) 40 inches (102 cm)
  • 37. How long did Merrick stay at the Leicester Union Workhouse during his first admission?
A) 4 years
B) 12 weeks
C) 1 year
D) 6 months
  • 38. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's sister who had physical disabilities and died at age 23?
A) Marion Eliza
B) Mary Jane
C) Emma
D) Alexandra
  • 39. What was Joseph Merrick's only identifying possession when he reached London in 1886?
A) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse
B) A photograph of his mother
C) Treves's card.
D) His savings of £50
  • 40. What was the outcome of the DNA tests conducted on Merrick's hair and bone?
A) Confirmed Proteus syndrome
B) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
C) Identified a new genetic disorder
D) The results were inconclusive
  • 41. Why was Merrick unsuccessful as a hawker?
A) He was frequently robbed
B) He did not have enough items to sell
C) The market for haberdashery declined
D) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance
  • 42. Why did Merrick lose his job rolling cigars?
A) He decided to pursue a different career
B) The factory closed down
C) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
D) He was caught stealing from the factory
  • 43. What helped mitigate Joseph Merrick's unpleasant odour at the London Hospital?
A) Isolation from other patients
B) Special medication prescribed by Treves
C) Frequent bathing.
D) A change in diet recommended by hospital staff
  • 44. At what age did Joseph Merrick leave school?
A) 13
B) 16
C) 12
D) 15
  • 45. What prompted Joseph Merrick's managers to decide on a tour in continental Europe?
A) Merrick wanted to visit famous European landmarks.
B) The management team was based in Europe.
C) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons.
D) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones.
  • 46. What happened to Merrick's hawker's licence?
A) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
B) He sold it to another hawker
C) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention
D) He voluntarily gave it up
  • 47. On what date did Joseph Merrick leave the workhouse to start his new career?
A) 15 July 1884
B) 10 October 1884
C) 20 September 1884
D) 3 August 1884
  • 48. Who was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle, George Potterton?
A) Charles Merrick
B) Lady Knightley
C) Pat Selby
D) Treves's house surgeon
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