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