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?
Description : Most castles had a small private chapel beside the lord’s chambers. True or False?
Description : Castles provided protection to those inside, but they were cold, smoky, smelly places to live. True or False?
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?
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