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Medieval Castles 2

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Two well known medieval castles in the UK are Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle. Many medieval castles were so well-built that they can still be visited today to give us an exciting link with the past.

See how much you have learned in your History lessons by trying our second quiz on this subject.

1 .

During the 12th century what material replaced wood for castle building?

Brick

Concrete

Stone

Thatch

2 .

Why were the circular staircases often built clockwise?

Clockwise stairs made it easier to tell the time

It made them easier to defend

People got less dizzy going up and down them

They were easier to build that way

Right-handed defenders would have an advantage

3 .

What is a castle's stone tower called?

Crow's Nest

Keep

Lookout

Obelisk

'Keep' because things were kept in there!

4 .

Castle defenders could pour boiling oil through holes called what?

Lubrications

Machicolations

Matriculations

Percolations

5 .

A trebuchet, used to attack castles, was like a giant .......

Axe

Battering ram

Cannon

Catapult

It hurled large rocks and other missiles

6 .

Soldiers who lived in a castle were the .......

Battalion

Garrison

Legion

Spongers

7 .

In the 13th century Edward I built castles where?

France

Ireland

Spain

Wales

Edward built them to help him conquer Wales

8 .

What is a castle moat?

A ceremonial hall

A deep ditch around the castle

A flagpole attached to the keep

A storeroom

Moats usually contained water as extra defense

9 .

Crenellations are found in what part of a castle?

Battlements

Fireplaces

Lavatories

Staircases

Crenellations refers to the notches in the battlements

10 .

What type of castles have walls within walls?

Centrifugal

Concentric

Connective

Egocentric

Dover Castle in Kent is a good example

Author: Jan Crompton

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