Quiz Questions for Medieval Quiz
1) In Medieval times there used to be Crusades to the ‘Holy Lands’. For a point each name any 3 modern countries that made up the ‘Holy Lands’ at the time
2) Name the wife of Richard the Lionheart
3) For half a point each (1) name the Saxon name of Barton Stacey and (2) its original meaning.
4) Who was the successor to Edward III
5) In Medieval times, who lost the Crown Jewels and the Treasury into the wash
6) What is the name of the Roman Road that runs parallel to the A303 after Ilchester
7) What is the origin of the title ‘Sheriff’
8) Which English King was Eleanor of Aquataine married to.
9) The film Braveheart give a slightly inaccurate portrayal of the Scottish battles against the English King Edward 1st. Which historical Scottish figure had the nickname Braveheart
10) What is the literal meaning of the word ‘Medieval’
1) If One Medieval Carpenter can make One jousting pole in One day, How many Jousting poles can 6 Medieval Carpenters make in 6 days
2) In Medieval times gold was used for jewellery but it was not pure. What was the main element that was mixed with gold
3) Then, beer was much safer to drink than water, but was very weak. If the beer was 1% strength and a pint was 500ml, how many ml of pure alcohol was in a pint
4) What was the range of a Medieval arrow fired by the best archer of the time, to the nearest 50 yards or 45 meters
5) In medieval times 5 planets were known, but not Mercury. The furthest planet out was what we would now call the 6th planet. What is its name
6) What was the most popular wood for the Medieval longbow.
7) What was the occupation of the person who put the feathers on Medieval arrows
8) Medieval coins used silver. What is the chemical symbol for silver
9) In medieval times the term ‘Bakers Dozen’ was invented. What does it mean
10) Medieval surgeons used powdered Papaver Somniferum as a pain killer. What is the modern name of the active ingredient
Round 3 Numbers
1.
The round table of “King Arthur” hangs in the
Great Hall in Winchester. It is painted with
a number of segments each with the name of a knight. How many knights
are listed on the table?
2.
King Henry III who gave us our charter to hold a
yearly Fair or Fete, was born in Winchester in what year + - 5.
3.
On the corner of Bullington Lane and The Street
is a finger (sign) post. Exactly
how far does it say it is to Winchester
4.
To the nearest million, what was the population
of the UK on the date of the 2016 Barton Stacey Medieval Fete?
5.
King Harold was, sadly, King for less than a
year before being killed at the Battle of Hastings, how many months was he on
the throne
a.
8
b.
9
c.
10
d.
11
6.
Who was the youngest monarch to accede to the
throne? Extra point if you can say how old they were.
7.
In the Musical Les Miserables,
Jean Valjean starts as a prisoner. What was his
prisoner number?
8.
In celebration of the 775 years of the Fete, a
number of knights were made and distributed to groups in the parish to paint.
How many knights are there bearing in mind that one no longer looks like a
knight?
9.
The Bayeux Tapestry which was commissioned by William the Conqueror brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux to commemorate the 1066 Battle of
Hastings is half a meter tall, but how long is it?
a.
50 meters
b.
60 meters
c.
70 meters
d.
80 meters
10.
What are Regnal numbers and ordinal numbers in relation to royalty
ROUND 4 Castles
1.
Which is the biggest inhabited castle in the
world
2.
How
many castles are there in England
3.
Who were the first people to build castles
4.
Which famous castle is on the island of Anglesy?
5.
The Trip to Jerusalem pub, said to be the oldest
in Britain lies under which castle?
6.
At which castle was Mary queen of Scots crowned
in 1543?
7.
What was the name of the toilet in a medieval
castle
8.
Why do the stairs in castles always turn
clockwise
9.
Do you know which castle is closest to Leeds
City centre
10.
What was the typical time to build a castle
a.
5 years
b.
10 years
c.
20 years
d.
50 years
ROUND 5 Medieval
True or false
1.
Emery
de Sacy’s wore metal armour he would have weighed at
least 4Kg more than a British infantry man fighting in Afghanistan. TRUE or FALSE
2.
Training
as a Knight in medieval times was done by fighting on piggyback – TRUE or FALSE
3.
Knights when jousting met each other at a speed of almost
100 KPM TRUE or FALSE.
4.
Modern Knights can in theory still be called upon by the
Queen to fight in a Joust or battle
TRUE or FALSE
5.
Emery
de Sacy would have left home at age 7 to train as a
Knight
6.
As part of their training the medieval Squire would have to
learn Music, Dancing, long jumping, swimming all performed in full Armour.
7.
A
knights squire was known as a Kipper
8.
Knights often wore ladies' "favors",
generally a scarf, veil, or sleeve, when jousting
9.
The
grandstand in a Tournament was a 2 story Building – TRUE or FALSE
10.
Emery de Sacy fought in the 4th
crusade
Round 6 Medieval
silliness
1.
The Red and white poles that symbolise a barbers
shop date back to the medieval period and result from the blood stained rags
hung out to dry by medieval barbers.
True or false
2.
If you lived in a shire in the middle of England
drowning was a real risk in the medieval period – True or false
3.
In medieval times what did the term a bedswerver mean.
4. What was the exact date of the battle of
Hastings? a) 25 December 1066 b) 15th August 1066 c) 14th October 1066
5. What was the name of the special tax that
Richard II introduced that so angered the peasants?
6. The original 1215 version of Magna Carta consisted of 63 clauses how many
remain on the statute books
7. Which Medieval King kept an Elephant in
the Tower of London which unfortunately died after drinking too much wine…. Henry VIII, Richard
II, Edward IV, Henry III
8. Emery de Sacy
was regularly given wine by the King in TUN barrels – but how many gallons did
they hold plus & minus 10
9. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge
are the first and second oldest in the English Speaking world but which one was
created first.
10. .Which Knight out of Monty Pythons Holy
Grail did David Cameron mention in prime ministers questions today in referring
to Germy Corbin.
Round 7 Medieval Movies
1.
In
the movies a Knights tale what part of London was William Thatcher played by
Keith hedger raised in
2.
In
the file Braveheart the Scots painted their faces blue what did they use to produce
this colour
3.
In the film Monty python and the Holy grail what
was unique about the horses the “Knights rode”
4.
How
is the film the kingdom of heaven linked to Rogo de Sacy
5.
Who
played the role of the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville in the 1986 film the
Naming of the Rose
6.
In
the Dysney film the sword and the stone what was the
name of Merlins Owl
7.
In
the film the lion in winter which future James Bond played the French king -
Roger Moore, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton
8.
In
the 1995 file the First knight Sean Connery played King Arthur, Julia Ormond
played Guinevere and Ben Cross played Malagant but
who played Lancelot
9.
Who
played Robin hood in the first British TV series
10.
In
the 1961 file the Castilian Knight and Nobleman Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was known by a shorter name which was also the tile
of the film
Round
8 Medieval
Words
What are the
meanings of these Medieval Words some of which have to come back……..
1.
Windsucker
a) Talkative person
b) Person who stands with
their mouth continually open
c) A jealous person
d) A type of clothing
2.
Grammarcy
a) Thank you
b) To correct the way a
person speaks
c) A Place where you could
rest and eat
d) To ask for and get mercy
from a knight
3.
Prithee
a)
A
toilet in a castle
b)
Please
c)
A
private conversation
d)
A
flap of material in clothing to make using the toilet more convenient
4. Belly timber
a)
Stomach ache
b)
A wooden covering for the stomach, used by
novice knights when practicing fighting
c)
To get knocked off your horse by a lance hitting
you in the stomach
d)
Food
5. Woodness
a)
Madness or insanity
b)
A herb believed to give a man more prowess
during sex
c)
To clear a stand of trees
d)
A process of turning tree trunks into useable planks
6. Pitchkettled
a)
To be clumsy
b)
To be dirty and as black as a kettle
c)
To be puzzled
d)
To be surrounded by and contained by a group of knights
7. Kiss the Hares foot
a)
To miss dinner and get the scraps
b)
A very very intimate
kiss (not on the mouth!)
c)
To have good luck
d)
Run very fast
8. Thither
a)
A type of musical instrument like a lute
b)
A small plough used by hand
c)
There, as in over there
d)
To be busy carrying messages to and from the King
9. Keak
a)
A big nose
b)
To cackle
c)
A cover for a bird of preys head
d)
A person of strange / frightening looks
10. Mayhap
a)
A small flying insect
b)
An accident
c)
Maybe
d)
A dance performed at spring celebrations
Round 9 Modern Questions
1.
What constituency does Teresa May represent?
2.
NASA’s space probe has just sent back its first
pictures from Jupiter. What is the name of the mission / spaceship?
3.
The shirt worn by Sir Geoff Hurst in England's
1966 World Cup final victory has been recently auctioned at Sothebys.
What was the price paid for it?
4.
Discount chain Poundland
has agreed to a £597m takeover by retail group Steinhoff International. Which
country is Steinhoff based in?
5.
The world's first underground
railway, the Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863, is
now called the London Underground or “Tube”.
How many stations does it have on its network today? I will allow ten
either way.
6.
Five Conservative MPs initially stood to be
their leader. Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom and Teresa
May and Liam Fox, were four, who was the fifth?
7.
Scientists have recently linked a higher risk of
skin cancer to a gene that gives rise to what colour hair?
8.
Mark Zuckerberg was the creator of Facebook in
2004. What was the name of the film that told the story of its creation?
9.
What is the year which is carved in stone on the
side of the Old School house which sits in Peter Goldings
yard at the junction of Bullington Lane and Gravel Lane?
10.
On 9th July 2016, Gladys Hooper died of natural causes on the
Isle of Wight. Why did this announcement make national news?