Q.1
The most famous painting of Richard, in which he fingers a ring on his little finger, was not painted during Richard's life. When was it painted?
  • About 50 years after Richard's death
  • About 100 years after Richard's death
  • About 150 years after Richard's death
  • About 200 years after Richard's death
Q.2
In 1980 a statue of King Richard III by James Walter Butler was unveiled by Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester. In which city does it stand?
  • London
  • Gloucester
  • York
  • Leicester
Q.3
In 1580 a play was written about Richard III by Thomas Legge, though it was not written in English. Which language was it in?
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Scottish
Q.4
Shakespeare portrayed Richard as being disfigured. Which of these deformities did Shakespeare give to Richard?
  • A hunched back
  • A withered arm
  • Legs of unequal length
  • A club foot
Q.5
A popular BBC children's show attempted to educate youngsters about Richard III in the form of a song. What was the name of the TV series?
  • Bits and Bobs
  • Blue Peter
  • Horrible Histories
  • Swap Shop
Q.6
An anonymous play, written around 1590, is thought to have influenced Shakespeare's Richard III. What was this play called?
  • The True Tragedy of Richard III
  • The Harsh History of Richard III
  • The Real Reign of Richard III
  • The Dramatic Death of Richard III
Q.7
, is a poem written by Thomas Hull in The character of Richard III appears in the poem but who is the Richard in the title?
  • Richard's murdered nephew
  • Richard's deceased father
  • Richard's illegitimate son
  • Richard's imprisoned cousin
Q.8
In Andre Norton's 20th century novel history is changed. Richard III wins the Battle of Bosworth and Columbus is not the one to discover America. In this alternate reality who discover America and give their name to it?
  • John Cabot
  • Luís Pires
  • Henry the Navigator
  • Paulo da Gama
Q.9
The novel published in 1888, features Richard as a minor character. Who was the author?
  • Henry Rider Haggard
  • Robert Louis Stevenson
  • George Bernard Shaw
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
Q.10
Richard III appears in the 1714 play by Nicholas Rowe, Who was Jane Shore?
  • A lover of Edward IV
  • The daughter of Edward IV
  • A lover of Richard III
  • The daughter of Richard III
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