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 Shakespearean England Quiz

Welcome to the QuizMoz Shakespearean England Quiz. QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!

 Shakespearean England Quiz Facts
 Average Score for this quiz: 34.5%
 No of times this quiz has been taken: 6
 No of people passing this quiz: 1
 No of people failing this quiz: 5
 Maximum score for this quiz: 67%

Coverage : This quiz is designed to see what you know about life in Shakespeare's England.

1. What were described as groundlings in Shakespeare's time?
a.Clinker from the fire used to cover paths
b.Weaned piglets
c.Playgoers who stood in front of the stage
d.Trainee soldiers
 
2. What was a virginal?
a.A musical instrumet
b.A dance
c.A play in mime
d.A type of corset
 
3. Primero and gleek were played with what?
a.Dice
b.Cards
c.Large balls
d.Dominos
 
4. At which time of the year did Elizabethans duck for apples?
a.All Hallows Eve
b.Christmas
c.New year
d.Mid Summer
 
5. What was bombast used for?
a.To thicken soup
b.As a tinder to start fires
c.To stuff breeches and eliminate creases
d.To stiffen ruffs
 
6. Which was the most fashionable colour for hair at the time?
a.White
b.Red
c.Jet Black
d.Blonde
 
7. How much material could there be in a ruff?
a.3 yards
b.18 yds
c.6 yds
d.1 yard
 
8. What was manchet?
a.The trimming on a sword belt
b.A type of soup
c.A large wheat loaf
d.A course soap
 
9. Caudle was a hot drink thickened with what?
a.Flour
b.Eggs
c.Cream
d.Bread crumbs
 
10. At what time was lunch often eaten?
a.12-1
b.11-12
c.1-2
d.2-3
 
11. Which vegetable was called sperage?
a.Rutabega
b.Turnip
c.Asparagus
d.Celery
 
12. Was it polite to burp after a meal?
a.No
b.Yes
 
13. Galingale, a gingerlike root was used for what?
a.As an aphrodisiac
b.To cover the taste of tainted meat
c.To flavour wine
d.To induce labour
 
14. What was referred to as cheat or cockett?
a.Lentil soup
b.Dark bread
c.Barley porridge
d.Bread soaked in hot milk
 
15. For which condition was a roasted onion thought of as a possible cure?
a.Scurvy
b.Malaria
c.Toothache
d.Earache
 

 
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