Fun Trivia | Quizzes | Games | People | Services | Help | Me
Register - Log In
Richard III ( Don't Dickie me Duckie )

Crafted by Trivia Architect deadmeat

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Richard III : Richard III ( Don't Dickie me Duckie )

Introduction:
"Richard III and Shakespeare"


1. Who was Richard III's father ?
    Richard the Duke of York
    Edward IV
    Henry VI
    Richard II


2. Richard III was born October 2, 1452. Where was he born?
    Baynards Castle
    Fotheringay Castle
    Ludlow Castle
    The Tower of London


3. Richard III was the Duke of?
    Bedford
    York
    Gloucester
    Northumberland


4. Richard's father was killed at which battle in 1460?
    Towton
    Tewkesbury
    St Albans
    Wakefield


5. Richard's older brother was also slaughtered crossing a bridge trying desperately to gain sanctuary after the battle. Who was he?
    Geoffrey the Duke of Suffolk
    Edward IV
    Edmund the Earl of Rutland
    Clarence the Earl of Warwick


6. 'A bloody deed and desperately dispatched', as Shakespeare stated. Which of his brother's murders was Richard supposedly directly involved in?
    John the Duke of Cornwall
    George the Duke of Clarence
    Edward IV
    Geoffrey the Duke of Suffolk


7. Many believe that 'loveable' Uncle Richard either murdered or had his nephews, the Princes, murdered in the Tower. What were their names?
    Richard and George
    Geoffrey and George
    Edward and Richard
    Edward and John


8. Much of our understanding of Richard III comes from later Tudor authors: in particular this 'man for all seasons':
    Sir Thomas Moore
    Cardinal Wolsey
    Cromwell
    Henry VIII


9. What was Richard III's personal emblem?
    A Rampent Horse
    A Blue Serpent
    A Red Dragon
    A White Boar


10. Slain at Bosworth Field in 1485, Richard III according to Shakespeare died crying what?
    'Don't Dickie Me Duckie !'
    'Mercy ! Mercy ! Have mercy on my soul !'
    'A horse ! A horse ! My Kingdom for horse !'
    'Flee ! Flee ! All is lost !'


report error/typo/spelling mistake (new window)
Copyright, FunTrivia.com. All Rights Reserved.
Legal / Conditions of Use