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