Year 7 Plympton Castle quiz

When was Plympton Castle Built

• 1066

• 1585

• 1135

• 1867

What was already at the site before it was built?

• A fort

• A Motte

• A Bailey

• A cricket pitch

After what war was Plympton Castle abandoned

• Civil War

• Battle of Hastings

• Napoleonic War

• WWI

Who owns pLympton Castle today

• English heretage

• Plymouth Council

• Plympton Heretage

• National Trust

Who was the first owner of Plympton Castle

• William the First

• Henry VIII

• De Redvers

• Plymouth Council

What activities took place at Plympton?

• Cockfighting

• Reenactments

• Music festivals

• Wrestling

• People and animals living there

What activities take place now at Plympton? Select 3

• Lambfeast

• Picnics

• Exercise

• Battles

• Motte building

What features of the castle can still be seen today

• Motte

• Ramparts

• Plugholes

• Bailey

• Pailisade

Why was the River Plym Strategically important? Choose 2

• To travel to Cornwall

• To go on holiday

• Fresh water/supplies

• See the enemy

What makes Plympton castle typical? Select 3

• Motte

• Keep

• Bailey

• Swings

• It is old