William the Conqueror - Quiz
A) Battle of Hastings B) Battle of Bosworth Field C) Battle of Bannockburn D) Battle of Agincourt
A) Spain B) England C) Germany D) France
A) 1000 B) 1400 C) 1066 D) 1200
A) Magna Carta B) Bill of Rights C) Domesday Book D) Declaration of Independence
A) Canterbury Cathedral B) York Minster C) Westminster Abbey D) Salisbury Cathedral
A) Rising of the North B) Harrying of the North C) Uprising of the North D) Revolt of the North
A) Richard the Fearless B) William II C) Henry I D) Robert Curthose
A) Roman Army B) Viking Army C) Saxon Army D) Norman Army
A) Baron of Cornwall B) Viscount of Kent C) Duke of Normandy D) Earl of Wessex
A) Tower of London B) Buckingham Palace C) Palace of Westminster D) Windsor Castle
A) 1050 onward B) 1066 onward C) 1047 onward D) 1035 onward
A) Richard the Fearless B) William Rufus C) Henry I D) Robert Curthose
A) Harold Godwinson B) Harald Hardrada C) William the Conqueror D) Edgar Ætheling
A) Brother-in-law B) Second cousin C) First cousin once removed D) Nephew
A) Caen B) Rouen Cathedral C) Bayeux Cathedral D) Westminster Abbey
A) Documenting religious practices B) Surveying land-holdings for taxation and administration C) Listing Norman laws D) Recording military victories
A) Economic depression in England B) Conflict with the Pope over church reforms C) Troubles with his son, Robert Curthose D) Loss of Normandy to the French king
A) Abdicating control of Normandy B) Creating a unified empire C) Centralizing power in London D) Administering each part separately
A) Vikings B) Anglo-Saxons C) Norsemen D) Franks
A) Caen B) Bayeux C) Paris D) The lands around Rouen
A) King Æthelred the Unready B) Cnut C) Richard II D) Harold Harefoot
A) Harthacnut B) William the Conqueror C) Alfred D) Edward the Confessor
A) Harold Harefoot B) Cnut C) William the Conqueror D) Edward
A) 1028 B) 1027 C) 1040 D) 1030
A) Noblewoman B) Queen C) Duchess D) Tanner or embalmer
A) Walter B) Robert I C) Fulbert of Falaise D) Herluin de Conteville
A) Killing Richard III B) Fleeing with Richard III C) Exiling Richard III D) Imprisoning Richard III
A) Stigand B) Pope Alexander II C) Ealdred, the Archbishop of York D) William of Poitiers
A) Count Fulk le Rechin B) King Philip of France C) Simon de Crépy D) Earl Ralph
A) Pevensey Bay B) London C) Senlac Hill D) Hastings Castle
A) Maine B) Amiens C) The Vexin D) Normandy
A) A tunnel B) A causeway C) A fortress D) A bridge
A) Guy of Burgundy B) William the Conqueror C) King Henry D) Geoffrey Martel
A) By 1075 B) By Christmas 1085 C) By 1 August 1086 D) By 1099
A) With archers from higher ground B) As a shield wall along the ridge C) Using cavalry charges D) By retreating to Senlac Hill
A) Canterbury B) Southwark C) Winchester D) Wallingford
A) Saint-Valery-sur-Somme B) River Dives C) Isle of Wight D) Valery-sur-Somme
A) Odo of Bayeux B) Roger de Breteuil C) Ralph de Gael D) Cnut, the Danish king's brother
A) Exeter B) Southwark C) Winchester D) Canterbury
A) Earl Edwin B) Hereward the Wake C) Morcar D) William fitzOsbern
A) Their coronation as kings B) Their exile in northern France C) Their return to England D) Their marriage to Norman princesses
A) Game preservation act B) Wildlife protection statute C) Forest law D) Hunting rights decree
A) Herefordshire B) Denmark C) Normandy D) Brittany
A) Two shillings B) Ten shillings C) Five shillings D) One pound
A) They formed a lasting alliance with Geoffrey Martel. B) Geoffrey Martel joined forces with William and King Henry. C) They completely defeated Geoffrey Martel. D) They captured an Angevin fortress but accomplished little else.
A) Near York B) In London C) At Hastings D) On Senlac Hill
A) Waltheof B) Stigand C) Edgar the Ætheling D) William fitzOsbern
A) Matilda B) Edith C) Gytha D) William's niece Judith
A) Feigned retreats B) Direct frontal assaults C) Ambushes from higher ground D) Surprise attacks at dawn
A) A monastery in Normandy B) A palace in Rouen C) A fortification in Maine D) The 'new castle' at Newcastle upon Tyne
A) The tomb burst open, spreading a foul odor. B) It fit perfectly without issue. C) It disappeared mysteriously. D) It was stolen by thieves.
A) Tithes B) Customs duties C) Danegeld D) Poll taxes
A) Nottingham Castle B) York Castle C) Warwick Castle D) Lincoln Castle
A) Eadnoth B) Stigand C) Odo D) FitzOsbern
A) 1076 B) 1077 C) 1078 D) 1080
A) The marriage caused a permanent rift with the Pope. B) There were no papal-Norman relations during this period. C) The Pope immediately sanctioned the marriage. D) Papal sanction was probably secured earlier due to generally good relations.
A) Two B) Six C) Three D) Four
A) The Martel family B) The Evreux family C) The Flanders family D) The Bellême family
A) Subinfeudation B) Manorialism C) Enfeoffment D) Feudalization
A) Yes, and they had several children. B) There is no record of any engagement. C) Yes, but the marriage was annulled. D) No, no marriage took place.
A) Æthelmær B) Stigand C) Odo, William's half-brother. D) Lanfranc
A) Matilda herself B) Gytha C) Edgar the Ætheling D) Judith
A) 1085 B) 1092 C) 1066 D) 1077
A) William fitzOsbern B) Hereward the Wake C) Count Baldwin VI D) Earl Edwin
A) In the afternoon on 14 October B) About 9 am on 14 October C) At dawn on 25 September D) Midnight on 13 October
A) One thigh bone B) His crown C) A piece of his armor D) His sword
A) Ireland B) Normandy C) Scotland D) Wales
A) Earl Ralph B) Simon de Crépy C) King Philip of France D) Count Fulk le Rechin
A) London B) York C) Hastings D) Pevensey Bay |
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