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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Nottingham History I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


During the Danelaw, Nottingham was one of how many fortified towns

 

5
9
15
2

In which year did rioters destroy the mansion of the Duke of Newcastle, Nottingham Castle

 

1631
1831
1931
1731

The area around Nottingham was largely settled in the 6th Century by

 

Anglo Saxons
Romans
Scots
Danes

During the middle ages the main industry in Nottingham was ?

 

Trading
Wool
Timber
Ceramics

Who is the most famous medieval character associated with the area ?

 

Dick Turpin
Robin Hood
Horatio Nelson
Dick Whittington

In 918 which saxon King of Wessex recaptured Nottingham ?

 

Alfred the Great
Ethelred
Egbert
Edward the Elder

During the 19th century Nottingham was famous for which industry ?

 

Lace
Jewellry
Ceramics
Worsted

In 1801 the population of Nottingham was ?

 

28 000
56 000
112 000
2800

In AD 868 Nottingham was captured by ?

 

Anglo Saxons
Romans
Scots
Danes

Queen Isabella & Roger Mortimer, residents at Nottingham Castle contrived the murder of ?

 

Henry V
Henry III
Edward II
Edward I


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