In the Tudor Period or Not?

Today's quiz is a bit easier than normal, seeing as you have a 50/50 chance of getting each question right, but can I still catch you out? Did these events take place in the Tudor period or not? Have fun!

Q1) The Great Fire of London, which started in Pudding Lane, and which devastated the centre of London. Did it take place in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! The fire was in September 1666.

Wrong! The fire was in September 1666.

Q2) Daniel Baker predicted that London would be destroyed by "a consuming fire". Did he predict this in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! He made his prediction in 1559.

Wrong! He predicted it in 1559.

Q3) The birth of Galileo Galilei, the famous Italian astronomer, scientist, mathematician, philosopher and scholar.

Yes

Correct! He was born in Pisa on 15 February 1564.

Wrong! He was born in Pisa on 15 February 1564.

Q4) Battle of Crécy between England (with the Holy Roman Emperor) and France (with Genoese and Majorcan forces) - was it fought in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! It took place in 1346 when Edward III was on the throne.

Wrong! It took place in 1346 when Edward III was on the throne.

Q5) The invention of the knitting machine, or "stocking frame", by William Lee - was this invented in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! It was invented in 1589. It imitated hand knitting and by 1598 it could produce both silk and woollen stockings.

Wrong! It was invented in 1589. It imitated hand knitting and by 1598 it could produce both silk and woollen stockings.

Q6) King Henri III of France was assassinated by a Dominican monk - Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! He was assassinated in 1589.

Wrong! He was assassinated in 1589.

Q7) Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa - did he do this in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! It was started in 1503 and was acquired by Francis I of France in 1518.

Wrong! It was started in 1503 and was acquired by Francis I of France in 1518.

Q8) Was Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy", which included his famous "Inferno", written in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! It was written between c.1308 and 1320.

Wrong! It was written between c.1308 and 1320.

Q9) Did Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile's Conquest of Granada take place in the Tudor period?

Yes

Correct! They conquered the Moors and took Granada in 1492.

Wrong! They conquered the Moors and took Granada in 1492.

Q10) William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" was first published - Tudor period or not?

Yes

Correct! It was first published in the First Folio of 1623.

Wrong! It was first published in the First Folio of 1623.