Robin Hood in Film
Robin Hood and Not Robin Hood in Literature
Anglo-Saxons vs. Normans
Kings, Kings, Kings!
Heroines, Holy Women, and Hidden Figures
100

The character Robin Hood in Disney’s “Robin Hood” movie is portrayed as this animal.

What is a fox?

100

Hereward the Wake refuses to engage in an unfair fight of three against one, demonstrating what heroic trait?

What is fairness/integrity/honor?

100

Roughly 4,000 Anglo-Saxon thegns were replaced by fewer than 200 of these nobles.

Who were the Norman barons?

100

King John was forced by his barons to sign this document that guaranteed certain rights and restricted royal authority.

What is Magna Carta?

100

Robin Hood prays and is devoted to this religious figure.

Who is Our Dear Lady/Mother Mary/Blessed Virgin Mary?

200

Robin Hood brings this dead animal in front of Prince John and all others eating in “The [1938] Adventures of Robin Hood” film.

What is a deer?

200

The Geste is one of the earliest surviving ballads of Robin Hood, dating from which century.

What is the 15th century?

200

This phrase describes the widespread Norman destruction which laid waste to an entire region. 

What is the harrying of the North?

200

This king was arguably the best general of the Middle Ages.

Who is King Richard I "the Lionheart"?

200

This identity sets Rebecca of York apart from nearly every other major character in Ivanhoe and shapes much of the prejudice she faces.

What is Jewish?

300

In “The [1938] Adventures of Robin Hood,” Robin Hood is played by this swoon worthy actor of the time.

Who is Errol Flynn?

300

In this strategic location Hereward the Wake led the last stand by the Anglo-Saxons against the conquest of King William.

What is the Isle of Ely?

300

Built right after the Norman Conquest, these mound-and-courtyard fortifications helped William’s forces control England by intimidating and overseeing the much larger Anglo-Saxon population.

What are motte and bailey castles?

300

This king was excommunicated in 1209 by Pope Innocent III.

Who is King John?

300

During the late 12th century, the Royal Court flourished with music, poetry, courtly behavior, and love due to this Queen.

Who is Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine?

400

In “Robin Hood” released in 2018, Yahya roughly translates to the name of this popular sidekick of Robin Hood’s Merry Band.

Who is [Little] John?

400

This word means great military deeds or achievements.

What is Gest/Gesta?

400

 In this battle, King Harold lost to William “the Conqueror."

What is the Battle of Hastings?

400

King Richard was held captive in territory which is now in this country.

What is Germany/Austria?

400

Although sometimes claimed as medieval, historians note that Marian became an integral part of the Robin Hood legend only in this century. 

What is the sixteenth century?

500

In Disney’s “Robin Hood” film, Robin Hood competes in the archery tournament disguised as this animal.

What is a stork?

500

In Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe Volume I, Chapter I, these two Saxons, one a fool and one a swineherd, discuss the Saxon/Norman tensions in England in King Richard’s absence.

Who is Wamba and Gurth?

500

This King died in 1066 without an heir, triggering a succession crisis that led to the Norman Conquest.

Who was King Edward the Confessor?

500

King John earned these nicknames due to his poor military leadership.

What is "Lackland" and "Softsword"?

500

This teenage French heroine claimed visions from God and turned the Hundred Years' War to France's favor.

Who is Joan of Arc?