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Quiz about Historic English Villages
Quiz about Historic English Villages

Historic English Villages Trivia Quiz


Whether they are small or large, English Villages have played an important part in England historical, geographical and cultural development. This quiz is about ten such communities.

A multiple-choice quiz by topblue. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
topblue
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
323,959
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1330
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 78 (2/10), Guest 86 (10/10), Guest 81 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. On Palm Sunday, 26th March 1461 the Battle of Towton, one of the bloodiest in English History, was fought just outside the Yorkshire village with the same name. During which violent period of history was this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which North Norfolk village was know as 'England's Nazareth' due to the shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary? The pilgrimage to the village was undertaken by every King and Queen of England between Henry III and Henry VIII. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Situated on the edge of the Oxfordshire village of Woodstock is the home of the Churchill family, the house given by a grateful Queen Anne to John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough for defeating the French. Which of his famous victories is it named after? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The formation of the 'Friendly Society of Agricultural Workers' led to the transportation to Australia of a group of agricultural labourers from which Dorset village? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire saw a major development in which field during the 1830s? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Shortly before he lost at the Battle of Hastings, King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian army led by Harald Hadrada and his brother Tostig at a battle near which East Yorkshire village? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Higher Bockhampton, a small community beside the village of Stinsford, near Dorchester in Dorset, was the birthplace of which famous author? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these is a 'Thankful Village' or 'Blessed Village', one of 51 communities in England and Wales that have been identified has having lost none of their men during the Great War of 1914-18? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which World Championship has taken place in the village of Ashton in Northamptonshire every year since 1965? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Derbyshire village known as 'The Plague Village' chose to isolate itself from the surrounding communities after plague was discovered there in August 1665? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On Palm Sunday, 26th March 1461 the Battle of Towton, one of the bloodiest in English History, was fought just outside the Yorkshire village with the same name. During which violent period of history was this?

Answer: Wars of the Roses

This is considered to be the bloodiest battle ever to occur on English soil with over 20,000 casualties. As many as 80,000 men are believed to have fought which would have been approximately 1% of the country's population. The battle led to a rout of the Lancastrian Forces.
2. Which North Norfolk village was know as 'England's Nazareth' due to the shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary? The pilgrimage to the village was undertaken by every King and Queen of England between Henry III and Henry VIII.

Answer: Little Walsingham

Little Walsingham was one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Medieval Europe. In 1061 Lady Richeldis, the owner of Walsingham Manor, had a vision in which she was taken, by the Virgin Mary, to the house in Nazareth where Gabriel announced the birth of Christ.

A reconstruction of the house was built in the village. Henry VIII destroyed the shrine in 1538, so ending the vllage's pilgrimage status. In 1931 the shrine was rebuilt and again became a focus for pilgrims.
3. Situated on the edge of the Oxfordshire village of Woodstock is the home of the Churchill family, the house given by a grateful Queen Anne to John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough for defeating the French. Which of his famous victories is it named after?

Answer: Blenheim

Churchill became a national hero followng a number of victories over the French during the War of the Spanish Succession. Although Queen Anne agreed to pay for the house to be built she fell out with the Churchills who were forced into exile and the flow of money ceased. The Churchills returned to England on the death of the Queen in 1714 and had to fund the completion themselves.
4. The formation of the 'Friendly Society of Agricultural Workers' led to the transportation to Australia of a group of agricultural labourers from which Dorset village?

Answer: Tolpuddle

In 1834 James Loveless, George Loveless, Thomas Standfield, John Standfield, James Hammet, and James Brine were accused of forming a trade union and taking an illegal oath. Charged under the Mutiny Act of 1797, the martyrs were found guilty and sentenced to seven years' transportation to the penal colonies of Australia and Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land).
5. Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire saw a major development in which field during the 1830s?

Answer: Photography

Alhough others had captured images before, William Fox Talbot was the first to use anything like modern photographic techniques - using negatives. The world's oldest photographic negative is of a lattice window in Lacock Abbey taken by Fox Talbot.
6. Shortly before he lost at the Battle of Hastings, King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian army led by Harald Hadrada and his brother Tostig at a battle near which East Yorkshire village?

Answer: Stamford Bridge

When Edward the Confessor left no direct heir, the English throne passed to Harold Godwinson of Wessex. Whilst another claimant, William of Normandy was assembling an invasion force, Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig invaded in the north. Harold marched his men 180 miles in just 4 days to meet the invaders at the village of Stamford Bridge by the River Derwent.

Although the battle ended the Viking threat forever, Harold's force was seriously depleted and after the long march south they were defeated at the Battle of Hastings
7. Higher Bockhampton, a small community beside the village of Stinsford, near Dorchester in Dorset, was the birthplace of which famous author?

Answer: Thomas Hardy

Hardy was born in Higher Bockhampton on June 2nd 1840. He delighted in the countryside around him, which is later reflected in his novels. On his death his heart was buried next to the grave of his wife Emma at Stinsford Parish Church, whilst his body was interred in Westminster Abbey.
8. Which of these is a 'Thankful Village' or 'Blessed Village', one of 51 communities in England and Wales that have been identified has having lost none of their men during the Great War of 1914-18?

Answer: Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire

In the 1930s Arthur Mee wrote 'King's England', his guide to the country. Of the approximately 16,000 villages in England Mee positvely identified 24 villages where all the men that went off to fight in the Great War, returned. Further research has seen this number rise to 51.
9. Which World Championship has taken place in the village of Ashton in Northamptonshire every year since 1965?

Answer: Conkers

Ashton Conker Club organise this event on the second Sunday in October every year. The village green was used until 2009 when the venue was declared too small.
10. Which Derbyshire village known as 'The Plague Village' chose to isolate itself from the surrounding communities after plague was discovered there in August 1665?

Answer: Eyam

In August 1665 the plague arrived in the house of tailor George Vicars probably in a parcel of damp cloth from London. As the plague took hold the villagers agreed with their rector, William Mompesson, that they should stay within the confines of the village to prevent the spread of disease. Food and other supplies were left outside the village.
Source: Author topblue

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