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Quiz about Castles of Europe
Quiz about Castles of Europe

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Here are ten questions about various castles around Europe.

A multiple-choice quiz by junepearl. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
junepearl
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
124,725
Updated
Jan 17 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
665
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Question 1 of 10
1. The first castle of this quiz is located in south Gloucestershire. It was commenced by the 3rd Duke of Buckingham in 1511, and the building of this castle stopped in 1521 when the Duke was beheaded. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The second castle of our tour is located in north-east England, more precisely in Northumberland, and has been a stronghold of the Percy family since 1309. Which of these is it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Our third castle is about a mile and a half north of Sandwich, East Kent, Britain, and is believed to be on the site where the Roman invasion of Britain started 43 AD. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The fourth stop in this quiz on European castles involves a change of scenery. It is located near Cork, in Ireland, and was originally a timber hunting lodge. In 1210 this was replaced by a stone castle. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Our next castle is located in Normandy in France, and when it is high tide, you don't want to be left on the castle: it becomes surrounded by water! Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A castle first built in the 16th century, our sixth building is found in Scotland, on the north bank of the River Eden. The Bishop of St. Andrew was the first to own this property, and King David II spent a lot of time as a child there. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The seventh stop on our castle tour is a castle built from love, by King Johan III for his queen Katarina in the late 16th century. It is located in Sweden, and since 1981 has been a residence of the Royal Family. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A beautiful castle located on a hill overlooking Cardigan Bay, this Welsh artwork has a twin tower gate house, used as a defence mechanism. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The next castle will take us back to the loveliness of Scotland, to the home of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl, and has a tower traditionally know as Cumming's tower. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The last castle on our tour is located in the northern part of Europe - Finland. This island castle was founded in 1475 by Erik Alexsson Tott, and in it's lifetime has been under both Swedish and Russian rule. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The first castle of this quiz is located in south Gloucestershire. It was commenced by the 3rd Duke of Buckingham in 1511, and the building of this castle stopped in 1521 when the Duke was beheaded.

Answer: Thornbury Castle

The Duke of Buckingham seems to have had bad luck: he was accused of treason due to 'certain words spoken'. King Henry VIII stayed here with his wife Anne Boleyn in 1535. Susequently, Princess (later Queen) Mary stayed as well.
2. The second castle of our tour is located in north-east England, more precisely in Northumberland, and has been a stronghold of the Percy family since 1309. Which of these is it?

Answer: Alnwick Castle

Alnwick castle is located on near the the River Aln, and is the second largest lived in castle in Britain . It was also one of the filming sights for the Harry Potter movies. Although this castle did not come into the possesion of the Percy family until 1309, there are records of a castle on the site long before that. Norman Gilbert Tyson lived on the castle grounds in the eleventh century, most likely having just the fortifaction of the castle.

The castle passed through many different hands before it came to the Percy family. Earlier owners included, for example, Yvo de Vescy, who came into possesion of the castle after Tyson became an active member of a rebellion against the king.
3. Our third castle is about a mile and a half north of Sandwich, East Kent, Britain, and is believed to be on the site where the Roman invasion of Britain started 43 AD.

Answer: Richborough Castle

Although the castle now lies in ruins, in 43 AD it was bustling with activity as a Roman fort.
4. The fourth stop in this quiz on European castles involves a change of scenery. It is located near Cork, in Ireland, and was originally a timber hunting lodge. In 1210 this was replaced by a stone castle.

Answer: Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle may have originated in the 10th century, but the castle that we would be familiar with today was finished in 1446 by Dermot McArthy, and remained in their family for many years, until Oliver Cromwell took it over in 1646. Blarney castle is also very well know for the Blarney Stone, which is supposed to confer the gift of eloquence on those who kiss it.
5. Our next castle is located in Normandy in France, and when it is high tide, you don't want to be left on the castle: it becomes surrounded by water!

Answer: Mont Saint Michel

Mont St. Michel is an islet in the Gulf of Saint-Malo and it's connection to the mainland via a 1km causeway. The man responsible for building the castle Aubert, the Bishop of Avranches decided to build the castle when the Archangel Michael came to him and told him to build a castle/monastery on the islet. The first building was a chapel dedicated to St. Michael.
6. A castle first built in the 16th century, our sixth building is found in Scotland, on the north bank of the River Eden. The Bishop of St. Andrew was the first to own this property, and King David II spent a lot of time as a child there.

Answer: Dairsie Castle

In 1520 the Learmonths obtained the lands and eventually gave them to the Archbishop of the land. He went on to give them to his father-in-law George Morrison, and over time it found itself in the hands of the Scotts of Scotstarvit.
7. The seventh stop on our castle tour is a castle built from love, by King Johan III for his queen Katarina in the late 16th century. It is located in Sweden, and since 1981 has been a residence of the Royal Family.

Answer: Drottningholm Castle

The way Drottningholm castle acquired its name is as follows: it was once completly a queens castle, and it is located on an island. Drottning = queen, holm = small island. Neat!
8. A beautiful castle located on a hill overlooking Cardigan Bay, this Welsh artwork has a twin tower gate house, used as a defence mechanism.

Answer: Criccieth castle

Throughout the castle's history, it has belonged to both Wales and England. The building of the castle was started in the 13th century, but little left of the original castle remains. The original castle was started by Sir Llywelyn the Great, and his grandson continued some of the work.

However, the family (and Wales) lost possesion of the castle when King Edward I came to conquer. While in his possesion, he spent money on improving the castle by strengthening its defences. There were battles fought on the castle, and it eventually came to be mostly ruins, and that is how you can see the castle today, as no one bothered to rebuild it.
9. The next castle will take us back to the loveliness of Scotland, to the home of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl, and has a tower traditionally know as Cumming's tower.

Answer: Blair Castle

Blair castle is located right by the Grampian Mountians, and the person who owned the castle was the gatekeeper to these mountians. The first records of the castle are from 1269, when the owner of the lands the castle now stands on, complained to the King about how a neighbour of his had moved onto his land and started building a castle on it.

He had just come back from the crusades, and I suppose the neighbour (Cumming) assumed that he wouldn't be coming back. This castle also housed Mary Queen of Scots for a period of her life.
10. The last castle on our tour is located in the northern part of Europe - Finland. This island castle was founded in 1475 by Erik Alexsson Tott, and in it's lifetime has been under both Swedish and Russian rule.

Answer: Olavinlinna Castle

Olavinlinna is located more precicely Savonlinna, Finland, and it was crafted in the Medievil style. Olavinlinna means St. Olaf's castle - St. Olaf was a Nordic patron saint, and the castle is well known for Savonlinna's opera festival, which has been held their annually since 1967.
Source: Author junepearl

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