Tower of London - Exam
Tower of London
  • 1. When was the Tower of London built?
A) 1400
B) 1600
C) 1066
D) 1200
  • 2. Which English monarch built the White Tower at the Tower of London?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Richard the Lionheart
C) William the Conqueror
D) Henry VIII
  • 3. Which British queen was imprisoned at the Tower of London before her execution?
A) Mary Queen of Scots
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Elizabeth I
D) Catherine of Aragon
  • 4. Which royal figure is often associated with the story of the Princes in the Tower?
A) Edward IV
B) Richard II
C) Richard III
D) Henry VII
  • 5. What is the traditional color associated with the ravens kept at the Tower of London?
A) White
B) Green
C) Black
D) Red
  • 6. The Tower of London is also known by what nickname?
A) Queen Elizabeth's Castle
B) The King's Stronghold
C) Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress
D) Royal Keep of London
  • 7. What famous river flows next to the Tower of London?
A) River Rhine
B) River Thames
C) River Seine
D) River Danube
  • 8. What type of animals are known for residing within the Tower of London premises?
A) Pegasi
B) Dragons
C) Ravens
D) Unicorns
  • 9. In which year was the White Tower, giving the castle its name, built?
A) 1100
B) 1078
C) 1150
D) 1066
  • 10. What was the Tower of London used for in the 16th and 17th centuries?
A) Theatre
B) Royal residence
C) Marketplace
D) Prison
  • 11. Who were the Princes in the Tower?
A) Daughters of Charles I
B) Children of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
C) Sons of Richard III
D) Presumed murdered heirs of Edward IV housed at the castle
  • 12. How many people were executed within the Tower before the 20th century?
A) Seven
B) Fifty
C) One hundred
D) Twenty-five
  • 13. Where did most executions associated with the Tower of London take place?
A) In the Royal Mint
B) Tower Hill
C) Near the Thames River
D) Inside the White Tower
  • 14. How many visitors did the Tower of London have in 2025?
A) 4,000,000
B) 2,817,852
C) 3,200,000
D) 1,500,000
  • 15. Who is responsible for the ceremonial charge of the Tower?
A) Prime Minister of the UK
B) Mayor of London
C) Constable of the Tower
D) Governor of England
  • 16. Who suggested that the Tower's defences were deliberately positioned to overlook Saxon London?
A) Richard I
B) Henry III
C) Edward I
D) Alan Vince
  • 17. How many wards make up the Tower of London?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
  • 18. Which ward contains the White Tower?
A) The outer ward
B) The middle ward
C) The innermost ward
D) The inner ward
  • 19. How many acres does the area enclosed by the castle cover?
A) Almost 12 acres (4.9 hectares)
B) 20 acres
C) 30 acres
D) 6 acres (2.4 ha)
  • 20. Did the Tower of London ever have a permanent torture chamber?
A) Yes, it was established during Richard II's reign
B) No
C) Yes, it was located in the White Tower
D) Yes, it was built by Edward I
  • 21. What is another name for the White Tower?
A) Bastion
B) Palace
C) Fortress
D) Keep
  • 22. Who typically resided in the White Tower during medieval times?
A) Peasants
B) Common soldiers
C) Local merchants
D) The king or his representative
  • 23. Which historian described the White Tower as 'the most complete eleventh-century palace in Europe'?
A) R. Allen Brown
B) Henry II
C) William the Conqueror
D) Geoffrey Parnell
  • 24. What is the height of the White Tower at its southern battlements?
A) 36 meters (118 feet)
B) 32 meters (105 feet)
C) 50 meters (164 feet)
D) 27 meters (90 feet)
  • 25. Where was the entrance to the White Tower located?
A) At ground level
B) On the west face
C) On the north face
D) On the south face
  • 26. During whose reign was a forebuilding added to the White Tower?
A) Henry II's reign (1154–1189)
B) Richard I's reign
C) William the Conqueror's reign
D) Edward III's reign
  • 27. What type of staircase is housed in the north-east round tower?
A) Spiral staircase
B) External staircase
C) Hidden staircase
D) Straight staircase
  • 28. Which material was used for details in the Tower's facing originally?
A) Reigate stone
B) Mudstone
C) Caen stone
D) Kentish ragstone
  • 29. What type of stone replaced Caen stone during the 17th and 18th centuries?
A) Mudstone
B) Portland stone
C) Kentish ragstone
D) Reigate stone
  • 30. What was the cost of rebuilding St Peter ad Vincula by Edward I?
A) Around £500
B) Over £300
C) More than £1000
D) Less than £100
  • 31. What did Edward III order to be done with the Tower of London during his reign?
A) Abandoned
B) Expanded
C) Renovated
D) Demolished
  • 32. What apparition did a sentry claim to witness in January 1816?
A) A ghost of Anne Boleyn
B) The Princes in the Tower
C) A bear advancing towards him
D) A glowing orb
  • 33. Who was the Lieutenant of the Tower replaced by Parliament in 1642?
A) Henry VIII
B) Thomas Cromwell
C) Raphael Holinshed
D) Sir John Byron
  • 34. Who held control over the Tower of London after Geoffrey de Mandeville's arrest?
A) Bishop Ranulf Flambard
B) A loyal supporter appointed by Stephen
C) The Lord Mayor of London
D) Geoffrey de Mandeville himself
  • 35. Who was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Guy Fawkes
C) Josef Jakobs
D) Lady Jane Grey
  • 36. What was the fate of the prefabricated rifle range used during the Second World War?
A) It became a museum exhibit
B) It was preserved as a historical site
C) It was demolished in 1969
D) It was converted into a public park
  • 37. Who is traditionally credited with building the Tower of London according to 16th- and 19th-century writers?
A) Henry VIII
B) William Shakespeare
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Julius Caesar
  • 38. Who was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1278, charged with coin clipping?
A) The barons
B) Six hundred Jews
C) King John's mercenaries
D) Prince Louis' supporters
  • 39. What was the cost of Edward I's remodelling of the Tower between 1275 and 1285?
A) £7,000
B) £10,000
C) £15,000
D) £21,000
  • 40. In which year was the Tower of London added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list?
A) 2022
B) 1988
C) 1990
D) 2006
  • 41. Who was the first woman imprisoned in the Tower of London?
A) Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere
B) Anne Neville
C) Joan of Kent
D) Isabella of France
  • 42. Who provided the permanent garrison of the Tower of London?
A) The Yeomen Warders
B) The men of the Tower Hamlets
C) The Constable of the Tower
D) The Lord Lieutenant
  • 43. How much was spent on the Tower of London from 1216 to 1227 under Henry III?
A) £21,000
B) £15,000
C) £2,881 1s 10d
D) Nearly £10,000
  • 44. Who maintained control of London and the Tower after Magna Carta was signed?
A) Edward I
B) Henry III
C) William Longchamp
D) Fitzwalter
  • 45. What was the last monarch to take a procession from the Tower to Westminster for their coronation?
A) Charles II in 1661
B) Elizabeth I
C) Henry VIII
D) James I
  • 46. Which institution moved out of the Tower between 1845 and 1885?
A) Historic Royal Palaces
B) The Mint
C) The Yeomen Warders
D) The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  • 47. In what year did Edward I issue the Edict of Expulsion?
A) 1240
B) 1278
C) 1290
D) 1265
  • 48. In which year did Thomas Cromwell spend £3,593 on repairs to the Tower?
A) 1547
B) 1517
C) 1509
D) 1532
  • 49. What structure was built in the inner ward in 1688?
A) A new chapel
B) A residential tower
C) The Grand Storehouse
D) A water-gate
  • 50. Who was executed on Tower Green in 1554?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Lady Jane Grey
C) Thomas Cromwell
D) Guy Fawkes
  • 51. What was the original name for the bastion built at the northwest corner of the castle during Edward I's extension?
A) Brass Mount
B) Cradle Tower
C) Legge's Mount
D) St Thomas's Tower
  • 52. In October 1817, who claimed to have seen a tubular, glowing apparition in the Jewel House?
A) Sir Thomas Gray
B) A sentry on guard outside the Jewel House
C) Gervase of Tilbury
D) Edmund Lenthal Swifte
  • 53. Who offered the English throne to Prince Louis during the First Barons' War?
A) King John
B) Edward I
C) Henry III
D) The barons
  • 54. Since when have the Crown Jewels been on public display?
A) 1940
B) 1851
C) 1825
D) 1669
  • 55. Where were the Crown Jewels housed before being moved to Martin Tower in 1669?
A) The Jewel House
B) Middle Tower
C) White Tower
D) Lion Tower
  • 56. Who was the last state prisoner to be held at the Tower of London?
A) Rudolf Hess
B) Josef Jakobs
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Guy Fawkes
  • 57. Which infamous device was introduced to England in 1447 by the Duke of Exeter?
A) The iron maiden
B) The Scavenger's daughter
C) The guillotine
D) The rack
  • 58. What architectural style influenced the New Horse Armoury built in 1825?
A) Gothic Revival architecture
B) Baroque architecture
C) Renaissance architecture
D) Victorian architecture
  • 59. What was the last major programme of fortification at the Tower of London?
A) Defensive works in the 18th century
B) Modernization in the 20th century
C) Construction during the reign of Henry VIII
D) Refortification due to the Chartist movement
  • 60. What was one of the main duties of the Yeoman Warders by the 16th and 17th centuries?
A) Managing the Tower's gardens
B) Looking after prisoners
C) Serving as royal chefs
D) Overseeing the construction work
  • 61. In which century did the earliest recorded attribution of the Tower to Julius Caesar appear?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 19th century
D) 18th century
  • 62. How many rounds are fired from the Tower for royal occasions?
A) 62 rounds
B) 100 rounds
C) 41 rounds
D) 50 rounds
  • 63. What was the purpose of blowing up houses during the Great Fire of London?
A) To provide materials for rebuilding
B) To demonstrate military power
C) To clear space for new buildings
D) To create firebreaks
  • 64. What was the name of the gatehouse replaced by Beauchamp Tower during Edward I's remodelling?
A) The White Tower
B) St Katherine's Hospital
C) The castle's old gatehouse
D) Holy Trinity
  • 65. What was the condition of the Tower's accommodation under the Stuart kings?
A) Converted into a museum
B) Used as a royal garden
C) Poorly conditioned
D) Luxuriously renovated
  • 66. Who led an army into London and laid siege to the Tower in 1214?
A) Simon de Montfort
B) Robert Fitzwalter
C) William Longchamp
D) Prince John
  • 67. What document did King John sign that led to the lifting of the siege on the Tower in 1214?
A) The Edict of Expulsion
B) The Charter of Liberties
C) Magna Carta
D) The Treaty of Windsor
  • 68. When were the skulls of two male Barbary lions found in the moat area of the Tower?
A) 1999
B) 1828
C) 2008
D) 2011
  • 69. Who was the first recorded prisoner held in the Tower and also the first to escape?
A) Geoffrey de Mandeville
B) Stephen of Blois
C) Henry I
D) Bishop Ranulf Flambard
  • 70. What is the primary role of the Tower of London in the 21st century?
A) Military activities
B) Royal residence
C) Tourism
D) Government office
  • 71. In what year did Bishop Ranulf Flambard escape from the Tower of London?
A) 1135
B) 1101
C) 1097
D) 1087
  • 72. What was the last use of the Tower as a fortification?
A) During the English Civil War
B) During the First World War
C) During the reign of Henry VIII
D) During the Second World War
  • 73. Which chronicler accused Bishop Ranulf Flambard of witchcraft after his escape from the Tower?
A) William of Poitiers
B) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
C) A contemporary chronicler
D) Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • 74. What was the purpose of the 'Prison for Soldiers' built in 1687?
A) To act as a storage facility
B) To provide purpose-built accommodation for prisoners
C) To function as a royal guesthouse
D) To serve as a barracks for soldiers
  • 75. What is the responsibility of the Resident Governor at the Tower?
A) Day-to-day administration
B) Tour guide services
C) Military operations
D) Ceremonial duties only
  • 76. What year were the remains of the medieval palace opened to the public?
A) 2022
B) 2006
C) 1990
D) 1988
  • 77. What happened to the three rectangular towers along the east wall in 1843?
A) They were renovated with stone.
B) They were converted into residential quarters.
C) They became part of a new entrance.
D) They were dismantled.
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