Around the Castle Quiz and Answers

WINDSOR CASTLE
Around the Castle Quiz
Name……………………………….
On your way in
1. Which flag is flying from the Round Tower today?
Is it
The Union Flag or The Royal Standard
This one flies when The Queen is not here …….. and this one when The Queen is here.
2. How many years ago was the Castle built?
200 years 300 years over 900 years
3. For which king was it built?
Henry II George IV William the Conqueror
4. When it was first built, what was it made from?
sand wood stone
5. Why was the Castle built on this site?
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6. Which is the strongest part of the Castle?
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7. In some parts of the Castle walls, why are there pieces of flint in between the blocks of stone?
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8. What were the holes for under the top of the Norman Gateway and Henry VIII Gateway?
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St George’s Chapel
9. In St George’s Chapel whose are the Flags or Banners that are hanging in the Quire
there?
Soldiers Knights of the Garter
10. Ten Kings are buried in the Chapel including The Queen’s Father, King George VI.
Her Mother, who died in 2002 aged 101, is also buried here.
What was her name?
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11. Outside the Chapel can you find the King’s Beasts?
(Here is a clue for where to look!)
North Terrace, Dolls’ House and China Museum
12. When standing on the North Terrace which Chapel can you see in the distance?
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13. For which Queen was the Dolls’ House built?
Queen Anne Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth
14. In the China Museum, find the Rockingham Service in one of the cabinets. It is decorated
with pineapples, fruit trees, soft fruit and flowers. This was first used at the Coronation of
which Queen?
Queen …………………….
15. From the railings in Engine Court, as you leave the State Apartments you
can see this statue of a king on horseback.
Who is he?
King ………………………………..

Around the Castle Quiz Answers
1. Is The Queen here? This question has been answered for you!
2. The Castle was built over 900 years ago.
3. The Castle was built for William I, known as William the Conqueror.
4. The Castle was first made from wood, using trees from the surrounding forest.
5. This site at Windsor was chosen because it was the highest point above the River
Thames for many miles and would have afforded both excellent views of any
approaching invaders, and protection of the main trade route to London. It was also
surrounded by a huge forest.
6. The strongest part of the Castle is the Round Tower, which would have been called
the Keep. Here at Windsor it was built on top of a man-made hill in the centre of the
Castle, called the motte. During the reign of George IV the height of the Tower was
raised by almost 10 metres.
7. The flint between the stones in the Castle walls were put there to deter invaders from
climbing up the walls. They were also added in between the heavy stone blocks to
stop the mortar from being squeezed out.
8. These holes are called MURDER HOLES, and boiling oil and molten metal could be
poured down on the enemy attacking the Castle….and other horrible things!!
9. These are the Banners of the Knights of the Garter.
10. The Queen’s Mother was called Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
11. The King’s Beasts are situated on the roof of St George’s Chapel.
12. The Chapel that can be seen from the terrace is Eton College Chapel.
13. The Dolls’ House was built in 1924 as a gift for Queen Mary, our Queen’s
grandmother.
14. The Rockingham Service was used at the Coronation dinner of Queen Victoria.
15. The king on horseback in the Quadrangle is King Charles II.