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History: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Medieval Castles 2 (Questions)

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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. What is a castle's stone tower called?
[ ] Crow's Nest
[ ] Keep
[ ] Lookout
[ ] Obelisk
3. Crenellations are found in what part of a castle?
[ ] Battlements
[ ] Fireplaces
[ ] Lavatories
[ ] Staircases
4. Soldiers who lived in a castle were the .......
[ ] Battalion
[ ] Garrison
[ ] Legion
[ ] Spongers
5. What is a castle moat?
[ ] A ceremonial hall
[ ] A deep ditch around the castle
[ ] A flagpole attached to the keep
[ ] A storeroom
6. In the 13th century Edward I built castles where?
[ ] France
[ ] Ireland
[ ] Spain
[ ] Wales
7. What type of castles have walls within walls?
[ ] Centrifugal
[ ] Concentric
[ ] Connective
[ ] Egocentric
8. 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
9. A trebuchet, used to attack castles, was like a giant .......
[ ] Axe
[ ] Battering ram
[ ] Cannon
[ ] Catapult
10. Castle defenders could pour boiling oil through holes called what?
[ ] Lubrications
[ ] Machicolations
[ ] Matriculations
[ ] Percolations
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History: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Medieval Castles 2 (Answers)
1. During the 12th century what material replaced wood for castle building?
[ ] Brick
[ ] Concrete
[x] Stone
[ ] Thatch
2. What is a castle's stone tower called?
[ ] Crow's Nest
[x] Keep
[ ] Lookout
[ ] Obelisk
'Keep' because things were kept in there!
3. Crenellations are found in what part of a castle?
[x] Battlements
[ ] Fireplaces
[ ] Lavatories
[ ] Staircases
Crenellations refers to the notches in the battlements
4. Soldiers who lived in a castle were the .......
[ ] Battalion
[x] Garrison
[ ] Legion
[ ] Spongers
5. What is a castle moat?
[ ] A ceremonial hall
[x] A deep ditch around the castle
[ ] A flagpole attached to the keep
[ ] A storeroom
Moats usually contained water as extra defense
6. In the 13th century Edward I built castles where?
[ ] France
[ ] Ireland
[ ] Spain
[x] Wales
Edward built them to help him conquer Wales
7. What type of castles have walls within walls?
[ ] Centrifugal
[x] Concentric
[ ] Connective
[ ] Egocentric
Dover Castle in Kent is a good example
8. Why were the circular staircases often built clockwise?
[ ] Clockwise stairs made it easier to tell the time
[x] 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
9. A trebuchet, used to attack castles, was like a giant .......
[ ] Axe
[ ] Battering ram
[ ] Cannon
[x] Catapult
It hurled large rocks and other missiles
10. Castle defenders could pour boiling oil through holes called what?
[ ] Lubrications
[x] Machicolations
[ ] Matriculations
[ ] Percolations