A) Joseph Merrick B) David Merrick C) John Merrick D) Michael Merrick
A) Leicester B) Liverpool C) London D) Manchester
A) Frederick Treves B) Andrew Lloyd Webber C) Michael Crichton D) John Merrick
A) Leprosy B) Elephantiasis C) Polio D) Smallpox
A) 1920 B) 1900 C) 1890 D) 1910
A) John Hurt B) Daniel Day-Lewis C) Gary Oldman D) Anthony Hopkins
A) Eugene O'Neill B) Bernard Pomerance C) Arthur Miller D) Tennessee Williams
A) 27 B) 35 C) 30 D) 40
A) Paris B) London Hospital C) New York D) Leicester
A) "The Leicestershire Lad" B) "Joseph the Marvel" C) "The Deformed Gentleman" D) "The Elephant Man"
A) Bronchopneumonia B) Dislocated neck C) Asphyxia D) Scarlet fever
A) His father B) An elephant at a fairground C) A road accident D) A circus manager
A) Musical compositions B) Detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings C) Novels and poems D) Political speeches
A) Myelitis B) Smallpox C) Proteus syndrome D) Scarlet fever
A) That she was a widow B) That she died of bronchopneumonia C) That she worked as an engine driver D) That she had four children
A) Managed a circus B) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory C) Owned a fairground D) Was a surgeon
A) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected B) A broken arm C) A dislocated neck D) A fractured skull
A) Alexandra, Princess of Wales B) Sarah Rockley C) Emma Wood Antill D) Mary Jane Potterton
A) Sunday school teacher B) Engine driver C) Showman D) Surgeon
A) Frederick Treves B) Actress Madge Kendal. C) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer D) Princess Alexandra
A) Iron Maiden B) Slipknot C) Metallica D) Mastodon
A) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast. B) He visited alone and sat in the front row. C) He was unable to attend due to health concerns. D) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
A) Frederick Parkes Weber B) J. A. R. Tibbles C) Henry Radcliffe Crocker D) Michael Cohen
A) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis) B) Proteus syndrome C) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia D) Maffucci syndrome
A) A barber's licence B) A hawker's licence C) A street performer's permit D) A factory work permit
A) J. A. R. Tibbles B) Henry Radcliffe Crocker C) Michael Cohen D) Frederick Parkes Weber
A) Lady Knightley B) Treves's house surgeon C) A young farm labourer D) Charles Merrick
A) Tom Norman B) Frederick Treves C) George Hitchcock 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 the Second World War D) During transport to Queen Mary University
A) Frederick Parkes Weber B) Wynne Edwin Baxter C) Henry Radcliffe Crocker D) Charles Merrick
A) Sam Torr B) Reginald Tuckett C) George Hitchcock D) Tom Norman
A) Nadja Durbach B) Michael Howell and Peter Ford C) Ashley Montagu D) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
A) Nervous tissue tumours B) Bone deformities C) Skin warty growths D) Café au lait spots
A) Joseph Rockley B) William Arthur C) Charles Merrick D) John Thomas Merrick
A) 30 inches (76 cm) B) 40 inches (102 cm) C) 25 inches (64 cm) D) 36 inches (91 cm)
A) 12 weeks B) 4 years C) 1 year D) 6 months
A) Marion Eliza B) Emma C) Alexandra D) Mary Jane
A) A photograph of his mother B) Treves's card. C) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse D) His savings of £50
A) Identified a new genetic disorder B) Confirmed Proteus syndrome C) Confirmed neurofibromatosis D) The results were inconclusive
A) He did not have enough items to sell B) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance C) The market for haberdashery declined D) He was frequently robbed
A) He decided to pursue a different career B) He was caught stealing from the factory C) The factory closed down D) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
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) 12 C) 16 D) 13
A) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones. B) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons. C) The management team was based in Europe. D) Merrick wanted to visit famous European landmarks.
A) He voluntarily gave it up B) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention C) He sold it to another hawker D) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
A) 3 August 1884 B) 15 July 1884 C) 10 October 1884 D) 20 September 1884
A) Lady Knightley B) Treves's house surgeon C) Charles Merrick D) Pat Selby |