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