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  • What is the name of the Welsh poet who wrote In Parenthesis?
    David Jones
  • What was the name of the medieval English king who led the Crusades and was also known as Richard the Lionheart?
    Richard I
  • What was the name of the medieval English queen who was known for her beauty and intelligence?
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
  • What is the name of the medieval disease that caused the Black Death, which killed millions of people in Europe in the 14th century?
    Plague
  • What is the name of the English poet who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
    Geoffrey Chaucer
  • What is the name of the Irish writer who wrote Ulysses and Finnegans Wake?
    James Joyce
  • What was the name of the medieval English king who was known for his love of hunting and his many wives?
    Henry VIII
  • What is the name of the English king who was executed in 1649?
    Charles I
  • What is the name of the Scottish queen who was executed in England in 1587?
    Mary, Queen of Scots
  • What was the name of the medieval English knight who was known for his bravery and chivalry?
    William Marshal
  • What is the name of the Welsh king who led his people to victory against the English at the Battle of Pontarfynach in 1282?
    Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
  • What is the name of the medieval book that contains the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table?
    Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
  • What is the name of the Anglo- Saxon king who united England in the 9th century?
    Alfred the Great
  • What is the name of the Irish high king who ruled in the 3rd century and is said to have divided Ireland into four provinces?
    Tuathal Techtmar
  • What animal was sometimes used as currency in medieval England?
    Eels
  • What is the name of the Irish uprising against British rule in 1798?
    United Irishmen Rebellion
  • What was the name of the medieval English peasant who became a king during the Peasants' Revolt
    Wat Tyler
  • What is the name of the Scottish national instrument?
    Bagpipes
  • What was the name of the medieval English outlaw who was known for his skill with a bow and arrow?
    Robin Hood
  • What is the name of the Welsh national rugby team?
    Welsh Rugby Union
  • What is the name of the medieval musical instrument that is played by plucking the strings?
    Lute
  • What is the name of the Welsh prince who was born at Conwy Castle in 1284 and was crowned King Edward II of England in 1307?
    Edward of Caernarfon
  • What is the name of the charter that King John was forced to sign in 1215, which limited the power of the monarchy?
    Magna Carta
  • What is the name of the medieval tournament that featured knights jousting on horseback?
    Jousting
  • What is the name of the Scottish loch that is known for its monster?
    Loch Ness
  • What is the name of the Welsh flag?
    Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon)
  • What was the name of the medieval English king who built the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey?
    Edward I
  • What is the name of the English castle that is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world?
    Windsor Castle
  • What was the name of the medieval English bishop who was burned at the stake for heresy?
    Thomas Becket
  • What was the name of the medieval English king who lost the Magna Carta to his barons?
    King John
  • What is the name of the Scottish writer who wrote Treasure Island and Kidnapped?
    Robert Louis Stevenson
  • What is the name of the Irish dance that is performed by two people?
    Riverdance
  • What is the name of the English queen who reigned from 1558 to 1603 and was known as the "Virgin Queen"?
    Elizabeth I
  • What was the name of the famous stone circle in southern England that was built during the Neolithic period?
    Stonehenge
  • What is the name of the Norman king who conquered England in 1066?
    William the Conqueror
  • What is the name of the medieval cathedral that is one of the most famous landmarks in the world?
    Notre Dame Cathedral
  • What is the name of the Scottish king who led his people to victory against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
    Robert the Bruce
  • What is the name of the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravity?
    Isaac Newton
  • What is the name of the war between the houses of Lancaster and York that lasted from 1455 to 1485?
    Wars of the Roses
  • What is the name of the Irish saint who is credited with spreading Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century?
    Saint Patrick
  • What is the name of the English writer who wrote Shakespeare in Love?
    Tom Stoppard
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