A) Michael Merrick B) John Merrick C) David Merrick D) Joseph Merrick
A) Leicester B) London C) Liverpool D) Manchester
A) Frederick Treves B) John Merrick C) Michael Crichton D) Andrew Lloyd Webber
A) Leprosy B) Elephantiasis C) Smallpox D) Polio
A) 1910 B) 1900 C) 1890 D) 1920
A) John Hurt B) Gary Oldman C) Anthony Hopkins D) Daniel Day-Lewis
A) Arthur Miller B) Eugene O'Neill C) Bernard Pomerance D) Tennessee Williams
A) 35 B) 40 C) 27 D) 30
A) New York B) Paris C) Leicester D) London Hospital
A) "The Deformed Gentleman" B) "The Elephant Man" C) "Joseph the Marvel" D) "The Leicestershire Lad"
A) Dislocated neck B) Scarlet fever C) Bronchopneumonia D) Asphyxia
A) A circus manager B) A road accident C) An elephant at a fairground D) His father
A) Novels and poems B) Musical compositions C) Detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings D) Political speeches
A) Smallpox B) Proteus syndrome C) Myelitis D) Scarlet fever
A) That she died of bronchopneumonia B) That she had four children C) That she worked as an engine driver D) That she was a widow
A) Was a surgeon B) Managed a circus C) Owned a fairground D) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
A) A dislocated neck B) A fractured skull C) A broken arm D) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected
A) Mary Jane Potterton B) Sarah Rockley C) Alexandra, Princess of Wales D) Emma Wood Antill
A) Engine driver B) Sunday school teacher C) Surgeon D) Showman
A) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer B) Frederick Treves C) Actress Madge Kendal. D) Princess Alexandra
A) Iron Maiden B) Metallica C) Slipknot D) Mastodon
A) He was unable to attend due to health concerns. B) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast. C) He visited alone and sat in the front row. D) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
A) Michael Cohen B) J. A. R. Tibbles C) Henry Radcliffe Crocker D) Frederick Parkes Weber
A) Proteus syndrome B) Maffucci syndrome C) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia D) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
A) A factory work permit B) A hawker's licence C) A street performer's permit D) A barber's licence
A) Michael Cohen B) J. A. R. Tibbles C) Frederick Parkes Weber D) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
A) A young farm labourer B) Lady Knightley C) Treves's house surgeon D) Charles Merrick
A) George Hitchcock B) Frederick Treves C) Tom Norman D) Sam Torr
A) 1983 B) 2001 C) 2017 D) 1999
A) They were never collected B) In a laboratory accident in 1909 C) During transport to Queen Mary University D) During the Second World War
A) Frederick Parkes Weber B) Henry Radcliffe Crocker C) Wynne Edwin Baxter D) Charles Merrick
A) Sam Torr B) George Hitchcock C) Tom Norman D) Reginald Tuckett
A) Ashley Montagu B) Nadja Durbach C) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin D) Michael Howell and Peter Ford
A) Skin warty growths B) Bone deformities C) Café au lait spots D) Nervous tissue tumours
A) Joseph Rockley B) John Thomas Merrick C) Charles Merrick D) William Arthur
A) 36 inches (91 cm) B) 40 inches (102 cm) C) 25 inches (64 cm) D) 30 inches (76 cm)
A) 6 months B) 12 weeks C) 4 years D) 1 year
A) Emma B) Alexandra C) Marion Eliza D) Mary Jane
A) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse B) A photograph of his mother C) His savings of £50 D) Treves's card.
A) Confirmed Proteus syndrome B) Identified a new genetic disorder C) Confirmed neurofibromatosis D) The results were inconclusive
A) The market for haberdashery declined B) He did not have enough items to sell C) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance D) He was frequently robbed
A) He was caught stealing from the factory B) The factory closed down C) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity D) He decided to pursue a different career
A) Frequent bathing. B) Special medication prescribed by Treves C) Isolation from other patients D) A change in diet recommended by hospital staff
A) 15 B) 16 C) 13 D) 12
A) The management team was based in Europe. B) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons. C) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones. D) Merrick wanted to visit famous European landmarks.
A) He voluntarily gave it up B) He sold it to another hawker C) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention D) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
A) 10 October 1884 B) 3 August 1884 C) 20 September 1884 D) 15 July 1884
A) Charles Merrick B) Lady Knightley C) Treves's house surgeon D) Pat Selby |