Richard III
Where was Richard III's body discovered?
In a carpark in Leicester
Buboes
What is the world's largest desert?
Antarctica
Who invaded England and claimed the throne in 1066?
William the Conqueror
How do you spell my surname?
A B E L O W (necessary to succeed in everyday life!)
How long was Richard the king for?
26 months/2 years.
Roughly what portion of Europe's population died because of the plague?
About 33-50%
Which Prime Minister is on the £5 note?
Winston Churchill
Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta to give the barons more rights?
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
In Shakespeare's play, Richard III, when Margaret of York says "And there the little souls of Edward's children
Whisper the spirits of thine enemies", who are Edward's children?
The boys in tower (Edward V and Richard)
Where did the Black Death first come to Europe?
Italy/ Mediterranean ports
What company produces the most tires per year?
LEGO (their record is 318 million tires/year!)
Who is the 2nd longest reigning monarch in British history?
Queen Victoria
Name a mammal that cannot jump
Elephant, sloth, rhinos, and hippos.
Which historian wrote a book on Richard in 2003 that was a more balanced account of Richard's life?
Michael Hicks
How did the plague affect labour?
For most of its history, what was the capital of the Roman Empire? Specifically the Empire, not the Republic.
Constantinople/Istanbul. When the western half of the empire fell in 476, the capital of the eastern half became Constantinople. This lasted until the Ottoman invasion in 1453 (about 1000 years!)
Who won the Battle of Bosworth and became king in 1485?
Henry VII/ Henry Tudor
Where did the Olympic games originate?
Who was Thomas More raised by? Hint: he hated Richard!
John Morton
There were two other forms of the plague. What were they called? Half points for naming one.
Pneumonic and Septicemic
What country in the European Union is simultaneously the furthest country south, east, and west? Hint: think of former empires
France. It has many former colonies that are still legally considered 100% France.
The Wars of the Roses were fought between which two houses?
York and Lancaster
3 (Catharine Parr, Catharine of Aragon, and Catharine Howard)