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  Lady Godiva Rides Again!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz to celebrate the life of Lady Godiva, whose legendary naked horseback ride has made her one of the world's most famous heroines.
Tough, 10 Qns, Vulpine, Mar 20 11
Tough
Vulpine
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  Lady Godiva - The Legend    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the legend of Lady Godiva. It covers the legend and the effect of it through history. Hope you enjoy.
Tough, 10 Qns, guess1071, Mar 20 11
Tough
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Lady Godiva Trivia Questions
1. According to legend, Lady Godiva did what that made her famous?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: Rode naked through the streets

Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants.

2. What was Godiva's Anglo-Saxon name?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: Godgifu

Godgifu or Godgyfu means 'God's Gift'.

3. What was Lady Godiva's husband's name?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: Leofric

Leofric was the son of Ealdorman Leofwine of the Hwicce, who died in 1023. Leofric's elder brother, Northman, was killed in 1017, in the losing battles against Cnut.

4. Who was Godiva's husband?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: Leofric, Earl of Mercia

He was one of the most powerful men in England at the time. They had one son, Ælfgar.

5. What was Lady Godiva's name translated to in English?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: Gift of God

The Old English name Godgifu or Godgyfu meant "gift of God"; Godiva was the Latinised version. Since the name was a popular one, there are contemporaries of the same name.

6. In which English market town did Godiva carry out her legendary ride?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: Coventry

Coventry is now a major city. A ilfesize bronze statue of Lady Godiva can be found in Broadgate in the city centre.

7. When did Leofric die?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: 1057

Leofric died "at a good old age" in 1057 at his estate at King's Bromley in Staffordshire.

8. Why did Godiva carry out her naked horseback ride?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: As a protest against excessive taxation on her townsfolk

The people of Coventry were subject to an unpopular tax called the 'Heregeld' which paid for King Canute's bodyguard and she pleaded with her husband to stop collecting it. He agreed do so only if she rode naked through the town and Godiva, taking him at his word, rode through the streets on Market Day, covered only by her long hair.

9. What is widely thought to have been the year of Godiva's birth?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: 980

Various dates have been suggested for the birth of Godiva, none of them verifiable, she was born sometime between 980 and the turn of the century probably somewhere in England into a noble family.

10. According to the legend, what was the name of the man who watched Godiva's ride and was struck blind?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: Tom

Tom, a tailor, ignored Godiva's request for all the townsfolk to stay indoors and was 'blinded by the wrath of Heaven'. He was the original Peeping Tom!

11. In 1043 Godiva and her husband founded a monastery. To whom was it dedicated?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: St. Eunice of Saxmundham

It was also dedicated to the Virgin Mary, St. Peter, St. Osburg and All Saints. Godiva, a very pious woman, gave the monastery many gifts and is said to have had all her gold and silver melted down and made into crosses, images of saints and other religious items.

12. Who disobeyed Lady Godiva's wishes?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: A tailor

Only one person in the town, a tailor for ever afterwards known as 'Peeping Tom', disobeyed her proclamation in one of the most famous instances of voyeurism.

13. Godiva died in 1057, one of the five richest women in England. What was the value of her estates at her death?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: £160

That was a considerable fortune in Anglo-Saxon times!

14. Who wrote a book (in 1939) entitled "The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family", based on the character.

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: Dr Seuss

'The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family' is a picture book of the tale of Lady Godiva, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. One of Seuss's few books for adults, the original 1939 publication by Random House was a failure and was eventually remaindered. However, it later gained popularity as Seuss himself grew in fame, and was republished in 1987.

15. The Godiva Procession, an annual parade to commemorate Godiva's historic ride was first instituted in which year?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: 1678

A local woman is chosen to represent Godiva in the procession each year, usually modestly attired in a long robe or body stocking and long wig. In the early 19th Century the practice of innkeepers offering hospitality to 'Godiva' as she passed by had to stop as the fair lady often became too inebriated to stay on her horse!

16. Another version of the story does not state that Godiva rode the street with no clothes but something was missing from her outfit ... what was it?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: Jewellery

Another theory has it that Lady Godiva's "nakedness" may refer to her riding through the streets stripped of her jewellery, the hallmark of her upper class rank.

17. 'Godiva's Hymn' is a traditional drinking song for which profession?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: Engineers

Godiva has been called the 'Patron Saint of Engineers' and the 'Goddess of Engineering'.

18. Lady Godiva is portrayed in an American programme, where she is brought back through time. What programme was this?

From Quiz Lady Godiva - The Legend

Answer: Charmed

In the 'Charmed' episode "The Bare Witch Project", a student in Magic School accidentally conjures Lady Godiva and Lord Dyson out of a history book. Later, Phoebe, inspired by Lady Godiva, decides to ride naked through a crowded street in support of women's liberation.

19. Who portrayed Godiva in the 1955 film 'Lady Godiva'?

From Quiz Lady Godiva Rides Again!

Answer: Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara was a popular, flame-haired Irish actress.

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