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