Castles

When did the battle of Rochester end?

• 1214

• 1325

• 1215

• 1217

The first Norman castles were built out of wood and were called...

• Moat and Bailey castles

• Motte and Bailey castles

• Mot and Bailey castles

• Moote and Bailey castles

What surrounds the outside of a Norman castle?

• chapel

• gate house

• sea gate

• moat

What were the miners also called?

• Diggers

• underminers

• sappers

• tortoise

How any pigs did King john send for?

• 30

• 50

• 40

• 45

What temperature can pig fat burn up to?

• 30 degrees

• 150 degrees

• 350 degrees

• 500 degrees

The iron gate at the main entrance of a castle, that can be lowered is called the …

• Portstewart

• Portcullis

• Porthole

• Portobello

What tactics were used to get into Rochester castle?

• battering rams

• trebuchets

• undernining

• all of the above

Who was the one person that John punished?

• A man who switched sides mid fight

• The leader of the barons that betrayed John

• An old man who fled the castle because he said he thought was too old to fight

• A man who failed to burn one of the wooden support beams

How was King John related to King William?

• Williams son

• Williams grandson

• Williams great grandson

• Williams great-great grandson