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Medieval Celebrities

Created by hj1

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Medieval Celebrities game quiz
"After the fun I had with my Tudor celebrities I decided that that stars of the Medieval time were just as sensational and shouldn't be forgotten! This time I've included a couple of stars from the continent also."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. I am known as 'The Greatest Knight' of them all. I served several English kings and at one point was regent of England. I was a wealthy magnate receiving most of my Irish and Welsh lands through my marriage.
    William Marshall
    Gilbert Marshall
    John Marshall
    Walter Marshall


2. How turbulent I really was could be open to debate but I certainly was not the most popular Archbishop of Canterbury although my relationship with the King started off well.
    Bishop Anselm
    Bishop of Winchester (Henry of Blois)
    Archbishop Lanfranc
    Thomas Becket


3. I was known as the 'Maid of Orleans' although the English probably had a few more choice names for me. The apparent voices I heard encouraged me to great things before I met a nasty end burnt at the stake.
    Joan of Acre
    Joan of Jerusalem
    Joan of Arc
    Joan of Kent


4. I was once Guardian of Scotland and legend has it that after suffering a resounding defeat at the hands of the English I watched a spider endeavour to spin its web which then spurred me to victory.
    Robert the Bruce
    Macbeth
    Alexander III
    Duncan


5. I'm famous for some tales from Canterbury, but what is less known is that I was distantly related to the English royal family through my marriage to Philippa de Roet.
    William Shakespeare
    Geoffrey Chaucer
    Bede
    Dante


6. My translation of the 'Recuyell of the Histories of Troye' was the first book printed in the English language. However, I did not stop there and printed around about a further hundred books.
    Henry Raxton
    William Braxton
    William Caxton
    Edward Caxtin


7. One could say I was the epitome of Renaissance Man. The saying 'jack-of-all- trades, master of none' did not apply to me as I excelled in whatever I did whether it was science, mathematics or the arts.
    Sandro Boticelli
    Raphael Sanzio
    Donatello
    Leonardo da Vinci


8. I was a Portuguese explorer. With the help of the Spanish king I began the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Unfortunately, I did not make it as a little disagreement with some chiefs in the Philippines resulted in my death.
    Marco Polo
    James Cook
    Christopher Columbus
    Ferdinand Magellan


9. My nickname was the Kingmaker, and I had a huge influence in The Wars of The Roses - at least I did until I met my end in one of those battles.
    Richard Duke of Gloucester
    George Duke of Clarence
    Richard Neville
    Lord Rivers


10. I led the 'revolting peasants' in an poll tax rebellion. However, after upsetting the King I met a grisly end at Smithfield.
    John Ball
    Simon Sudbury
    Sir William Walworth
    Wat Tyler


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Compiled Jun 28 12