Recent questions tagged castles

Description : King Henry VII was born in which Welsh castle?

Last Answer : Pembroke

Description : A concentric castle can also be described as… ?

Last Answer : A castle within a castle

Description : What was the spiked metal barrier that could be lowered over the castle gates?

Last Answer : Portcullis

Description : The gaps in a castle’s battlements are called what?

Last Answer : Crenels

Description : By the 15th century, the widespread use of gunpowder made castle fortifications less relevant. True or False?

Last Answer : True

Description : What were narrow vertical openings in the castle walls that allowed missiles to be fired called?

Last Answer : Arrowslits

Description : An “oubliette” was a small hole in a dungeon where prisoners were left and forgotten. True or False?

Last Answer : True

Description : Most castles had a small private chapel beside the lord’s chambers. True or False?

Last Answer : True

Description : Castles provided protection to those inside, but they were cold, smoky, smelly places to live. True or False?

Last Answer : True

Description : What name is given to the ditch around a castle’s walls?

Last Answer : The moat

Description : The fortified tower at the heart of a castle was called the… ?

Last Answer : The Keep

Description : What part of a castle did a person called the “Gong-Farmer” have to clean out?

Last Answer : Latrines

Description : What is the name of the last castle built in England?

Last Answer : Castle Drogo in 1930

Description : Which is the largest castle in England?

Last Answer : Windsor Castle

Description : The Normans first built motte and bailey castles. True or False?

Last Answer : True

Description : What were the private chambers of a castle lord called?

Last Answer : The Solar

Description : In which part of a castle were banquets held?

Last Answer : The Great Hall

Description : Which conquering people brought the first castles to England?

Last Answer : The Normans

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