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MEDIEVAL CASTLES QUIZ

See how much you know about medieval castles. Answer the questions then click the 'Mark the Quiz' button at the end. Your score will come up and by each question a 'W' will indicate a wrong answer and a 'C' a correct one, have another go at the ones you got wrong and see if you can get full marks!!

Who brought the castle to Herefordshire?
a) The Vikings
b) The Welsh
c) The Normans
d) The Chinese

What were the earliest castles made of?
a) Corrugated Iron
b) Timber
c) Brick
d) Concrete

Where in the castle would you find the 'barbican'?
a) In the chapel
b) At the top of the tower
c) Outside the entrance
d) In the dungeon

Where was the earliest castle in England built?
a) Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire
b) Clavering, Essex
c) Windsor, Buckinghamshire
d) Ludlow, Shropshire

During the Barons Wars (1260-1266) who was brought to Hereford Castle as prisoner?
a) Simon de Montfort
b) King Henry III
c) Edward de Mortimer
d) Prince Edward

Who destroyed Brampton Bryan Castle?
a) The Parliamentarians
b) The Royalists
c) The Harleys
d) The Welsh

How many castles in Herefordshire are mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086?
a) 50
b) 7
c) 12
d) None

Where was 'Fair Rosamund', lover of Hery II, supposed to have lived?
a) Wigmore Castle
b) Goodrich Castle
c) Hereford Castle
d) Clifford Castle

What is a 'meurtrier'?
a) A cooking pot
b) A hole for pouring hot oil and water onto the enemy
c) A horse drawn cart
d) A knight's shield

What was the 'garderobe' in the castle?
a) A storage room for armour
b) The guard's private quarters
c) The toilet
d) The lord's private quarters

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