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