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Quiz about English  Medieval Bonanza
Quiz about English  Medieval Bonanza

English Medieval Bonanza Trivia Quiz


History during the Middle Ages is fascinating, full of haunted castles, and gallant knights - and deposed kings. Play this quiz and find whether how well you have know this age.

A multiple-choice quiz by sandarsh. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
sandarsh
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
307,375
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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1169
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'No free man shall be taken or imprisoned or outlawed or exiled ... except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the laws of the land'. From which document is this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The son of Joan, Fair Maid of Kent, he was born in 1367, and his reign was marked by disunity and civil strife. Who was this king? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The fourth son of William the Conqueror and the third Norman King of England, he was born at Selby in AD 1068. Who was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following battles in the Hundred Years' War is the odd one out? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Name the English kings who died in the following years:
a)1399
b)1189
c)1216
d)1307
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Born in 1207, I was the son of one of the most unpopular kings of England. I had ascended the throne at age of nine and during my minority my kingdom was ruled by William Marshal and Hubert de Burgh. My wife was Eleanor of Provence whom I married in 1236. Whom am I? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This battle, which took place on 22 June 1372 between a Castilian-French and an English fleet, was the sixth battle which occured between the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War. Despite the French having only 22 ships against the English 50 vessels, the battle ended with the defeat of England. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This crusade was led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Edward I of England (still a prince) also played a part in it. However, it was a disaster as King Louis, along with thousands of his troops, got captured and was defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah. Name this crusade. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The son of Queen Catherine of Valois, this king of England founded Eton College and King's College, Cambridge as well as the University of Caen.He was venerated by many as a saint because of his piety. It was during his reign that the Hundred Years' War was lost by England and the War of Roses had began. Name this king. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. His coronation came after a protracted civil war sometimes called "The Anarchy". He was an important administrative reformer and this English king owned more lands in France than the French king himself. He established the system of assize courts, but died in 1189 feeling his efforts had been a complete waste, because of the rebellious nature of his sons. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'No free man shall be taken or imprisoned or outlawed or exiled ... except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the laws of the land'. From which document is this?

Answer: Magna Carta

Magna Carta Liberatum was written in Latin orignally and was issued in the year 1215. Subjects of King John, angered by his oppressive rule and high taxation forced him to put his seal on this charter at Runnymede in 15 June 1215.

The Provisions of Oxford was issued in 1258 during the reign of Henry III, son of King John. The Charter of Liberties was issued in 1100 by Henry I. The Kent Compromise was a hoax. No such document ever existed.
2. The son of Joan, Fair Maid of Kent, he was born in 1367, and his reign was marked by disunity and civil strife. Who was this king?

Answer: Richard II

A younger son of Edward, the Black Prince, Richard was born in January 6, 1367, in Bordeaux, France. The suppresion of Tyler's peasants' rebellion in 1381 was one of the many notable events of his reign. Towards the end of the fourteenth century he came to be seen as tyrannical: he was deposed in August, 1399 by the future Henry IV and died a prisoner in Pontefract Castle in February, 1400 in suspicious circumstances.
3. The fourth son of William the Conqueror and the third Norman King of England, he was born at Selby in AD 1068. Who was it?

Answer: Henry I

Since His father, William the Conqueror, had left him with no land he made several unsuccessful attempts to gain territories on the Continent. On his death England succumbed to a protracted civil war between his daughter Mathilda and his nephew, Stephen of Blois. The period is sometimes called "The Anarchy".
4. Which of the following battles in the Hundred Years' War is the odd one out?

Answer: Battle of Formigny

Only the battle of Formigny among the above was won by the French.
The years in which these battles took place are:

a)Battle of Sluys - 1340
b)Battle of Calais - 1347
c)Battle of Crecy - 1346
d)Battle of Formigny - 1450
5. Name the English kings who died in the following years: a)1399 b)1189 c)1216 d)1307

Answer: a) Richard II b) Henry II c) John d) Edward I

Richard II was deposed. Henry II died from a bleeding ulcer. Richard I was accidentally killed by a crossbow. John and Edward I died of disease. Edward II was murdered by his captors at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestshire. Henry I died on 1 of food poisoning at Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy.
6. Born in 1207, I was the son of one of the most unpopular kings of England. I had ascended the throne at age of nine and during my minority my kingdom was ruled by William Marshal and Hubert de Burgh. My wife was Eleanor of Provence whom I married in 1236. Whom am I?

Answer: Henry III

Henry III ruled England from 1216-1272. Rebellions were common during his reign, one of the most significant was the one led by Simon De Montfort, Earl of Leicester. From 1267 Henry III remained only a titular king and his son, Edward I managed his kingdom.
7. This battle, which took place on 22 June 1372 between a Castilian-French and an English fleet, was the sixth battle which occured between the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War. Despite the French having only 22 ships against the English 50 vessels, the battle ended with the defeat of England.

Answer: Battle of La Rochelle

The naval battle of La Rochelle was the first battle that the French won in the Hundred Years' War. In the battle, the English were led by John Hastings, the Earl of Pembroke and the French were led by Ambrosio Bocanegra. The casualties for the English were enormous: all their ships sank and 8,000 of their soldiers were captured.
8. This crusade was led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Edward I of England (still a prince) also played a part in it. However, it was a disaster as King Louis, along with thousands of his troops, got captured and was defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah. Name this crusade.

Answer: The 7th Crusade

Louis IX (1226-1270) was an extremely pious man who led both the seventh and the eight Crusades.

The Fifth Crusade (1217-1221)was administered under Pope Honorius III who organized the crusading armies led by Leopold VI of Austria and Andrew II of Hungary. It was a total failure. The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 and began only seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade. It was partly successful in its objective.
9. The son of Queen Catherine of Valois, this king of England founded Eton College and King's College, Cambridge as well as the University of Caen.He was venerated by many as a saint because of his piety. It was during his reign that the Hundred Years' War was lost by England and the War of Roses had began. Name this king.

Answer: Henry VI

Henry VI, born in Windsor on 6 December, 1421 never showed much aptitude for kingship. During the 1450s a group of nobles sought to replace him with Richard, Duke of York. He lost the war waged against him and fled with his queen to Scotland. He returned to England in 1464 but was captured in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London.

He became a nominal ruler again in 1470 but was dethroned the following year and returned to the Tower by Edward. He finally died there on 21 May, 1471.
10. His coronation came after a protracted civil war sometimes called "The Anarchy". He was an important administrative reformer and this English king owned more lands in France than the French king himself. He established the system of assize courts, but died in 1189 feeling his efforts had been a complete waste, because of the rebellious nature of his sons.

Answer: Henry II

Born on 5 March, 1133, at Le Mans in France, Henry II was one one of the most powerful rulers of his time.In 1164, Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas Becket which ended in 1170 with Becket's murder by four of Henry's knights. His three sons - Henry, Geoffery and Richard - constantly revolted against him and the revolt of his favourite son John proved to be the final straw.

He died at Chinon, France on 6 July, 1189, leaving the English throne to his son Richard, the Lion Hearted.
Source: Author sandarsh

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