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History of The Tower of London

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History of The Tower of London game quiz
"This quiz is on the history of the Tower of London and some of the people, famous and infamous, who were imprisoned there over the centuries."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. During which king's reign was the Great (White) Tower, the original stone fortress of the Tower of London, built?
    King Harold II
    King Henry I
    King William I
    King Edward the Confessor


2. In 1100 one of the first state prisoners to be housed in the Tower of London was Rannulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham. Which of the following is true about the Bishop?
    He was pardoned after 35 years in the Tower.
    While he was in the Tower, the Bishop wrote the "Canterbury Tales".
    He climbed down a rope, swam the moat, and escaped.
    King Henry I had him beheaded for treason.


3. The Great Tower is also called the White Tower, because it was whitewashed in what year?
    1666
    1625
    1483
    1241


4. By what name was the rack, the most widely used instrument of torture in the Tower's dungeons, commonly known as?
    Scavenger's Daughter
    Elizabeth's Only Son
    Henry's Seventh Wife
    Duke of Exeter's Daughter


5. What was the Little Ease?
    The nickname given to the Tower's moat
    Private boudoir where wealthy state prisoners could entertain female visitors
    Small rooms where guards could rest or play dice
    Dungeon too small to do anything but crouch in


6. Three of the people listed below were state prisoners in the Tower of London during the reign of Henry VIII and were subsequently beheaded. Which one of the following did not suffer that fate?
    Anne Boleyn
    Katherine Howard
    Sir Thomas More
    Jane Seymour


7. Which one of these events in the history of the Tower of London did not happen during the reign of King Charles II?
    The skeletons of two boys were found underneath a staircase in the White Tower.
    Colonel Thomas Blood almost stole the Crown Jewels.
    Guy Fawkes was put on the Tower of London's rack for the Gunpowder Plot.
    The Tower of London was threatened by the Great Fire.


8. Lord Lovat, the Scottish Lord captured at Culloden, was housed in the Tower until his execution. How old was Lord Lovat when he was beheaded?
    50
    80
    15
    90


9. In what year did a fierce fire burn down Bowyer Tower, the Brick Tower, the armories, the storehouse, and badly damage other structures of the Tower of London?
    1671
    1605
    1841
    1826


10. Who was the last prisoner-of-war housed in the Tower of London?
    Rudolf Hess
    Charles Wells
    Karl Ernest Haushofer
    Carl Lody


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