Quiz I
- Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in which English county?
- What was the name of the early castle designs that featured a fortification with a keep on a raised earthwork, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard?
- In which castle was King Richard II probably murdered, as mentioned in William Shakespeare's play Richard III?
- Which castle in Warwickshire did Queen Elizabeth I bestow to her favourite Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in 1563?
- Which English king set about an extensive project of castle-building in North Wales including the castles of Beaumaris and Conwy?
- Castle Cornet is a large castle on which British island?
- Which castle is traditionally believed to be the scene of the murder of King Edward II in 1327?
- In both 1911 and 1969, which Welsh castle was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales?
- According to the Guinness Book of Records, which European city's castle is the largest ancient castle in the world?
- Which famous castle can be visited on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in Dorset?
- In which castle on the Isle of Wight was Charles I imprisoned in the months prior to his trial?
- In which film does Castle Stalker appear in the final scene as "The Castle of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh"?
- Which castle is the largest in Wales, and the second-largest in Britain?
- King Henry VII was born in which Welsh castle in 1457?
- What name is given to the heavy vertically-closing gate typically found in medieval castles consisting of a latticed grille?
- Which medieval castle, founded in the 11th century, has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history?
- What French name is given to the large type of catapult with a swinging arm, commonly used as a siege engine against medieval castles?
- Urquhart Castle sits beside which body of water?
- Leeds Castle can be found in which English county?
- In which castle was Mary, Queen of Scots, tried and executed in 1587?
- Name the largest inhabited castle in the world?
- A song featured in both the 1941 movie How Green Was My Valley and the 1964 film Zulu, describe events during the seven-year siege of which castle?
- Malbork Castle, the largest castle in the world if measured by land area, is in which country?
Answers:
- Northumberland
- Motte-and-bailey
- Pontefract Castle
- Kenilworth Castle
- Edward I
- Guernsey
- Berkeley Castle
- Caernarfon Castle
- Prague (Prague Castle)
- Corfe Castle
- Carisbrooke Castle
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- Caerphilly Castle
- Pembroke Castle
- Portcullis
- Dover Castle (which is the largest castle in England!)
- Trebuchet
- Loch Ness
- Kent
- Fotheringhay Castle
- Windsor Castle
- Harlech Castle
- Poland
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