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A) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention B) He sold it to another hawker C) He voluntarily gave it up D) It expired and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