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