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Quiz about King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table

King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table Quiz

This is a quiz about the legendary King Arthur and his life. Also on the Court of Camelot and the knights of the round table. From T.H.White's 'The Once and Future King'

A multiple-choice quiz by redstars. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
redstars

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,219

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
5680

Last 3 plays: Guest 64 (1/15), Guest 136 (7/15), Guest 44 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was the name of King Arthur's father? Hint

Sir Ector

King Pelleas

King Pellinore

Uther Pendragon

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of King Arthur's boyhood tutor?

Answer: (Famous Magician)

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was King Arthur's nickname as a child? Hint

Art

Wart

Archie

Bump

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was the first animal Arthur was turned into by his tutor in order to learn more about life? Hint

Sparrow

Fish

Owl

Hawk

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Question 5 of 15

5. What did Arthur pull from a stone to make him King?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of King Arthur's wife? Hint

Guinevere

Madeline

Elaine

Victoria

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Question 7 of 15

7. With whom did King Arthur's wife have an affair? Hint

Sir Gawaine

Sir Lancelot

Sir Bedevere

No one, she was always faithful

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Question 8 of 15

8. Sir Gawaine had several brothers; how many? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. What legendary animal did the above brothers (except Mordred) kill when they were children to please their mother? Hint

Questing Beast

Griffin

Unicorn

Dragon

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Question 10 of 15

10. What did King Arthur send most of his knights to find in order to prevent fighting among the knights of the Round Table? Hint

The True Cross

Babylon

Atlantis

The Holy Grail

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was the 'best knight in the world' during King Arthur's reign? Hint

Sir Lancelot

Sir Bedevere

Sir Gawaine

They were all the best, that's why they were part of the round table

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where was Sir Lancelot from? Hint

Germany

Wales

France

England

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who got Sir Lancelot drunk in order to seduce him into sleeping with her? Hint

Guenevere

Victoria

Morgause

Elaine

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the name of Sir Lancelot's son, the product of the above encounter? Hint

Sir Bedevere

Sir Tristram

Sir Agravaine

Sir Galahad

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was Sir Lancelot's most noticeable characteristic, according to T H White's classic "The Once and Future King"? Hint

A large nose

His bowleggedness

His good looks

His incredible ugliness

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of King Arthur's father?

Answer: Uther Pendragon

Arthur was born as the result of Uther Pendragon, then King of England, taking his mother, Ingraine, against her will. He was given to Sir Ector by Merlyn to raise.

2. What is the name of King Arthur's boyhood tutor?

Answer: Merlyn

Merlyn was really cool. He lived backwards in time, growing younger as time went forwards.

3. What was King Arthur's nickname as a child?

Answer: Wart

'Wart' was derived from 'Art', short for 'Arthur'.

4. What was the first animal Arthur was turned into by his tutor in order to learn more about life?

Answer: Fish

He was turned into a fish and went for a swim in the moat.

5. What did Arthur pull from a stone to make him King?

Answer: Sword

'The Sword in the Stone'.

6. What was the name of King Arthur's wife?

Answer: Guinevere

Queen Guinevere of Camelot: pretty, smart, adulteress.

7. With whom did King Arthur's wife have an affair?

Answer: Sir Lancelot

Guenever had an affair with Arthur's best knight, Sir Lancelot.

8. Sir Gawaine had several {brothers;} how many?

Answer: 4

The Orkney clan of knights was composed of the brothers Sir Gawaine, Sir Agravaine, Sir Gaheris, Sir Gareth, and Sir Mordred. The first four were sons of King Lot and Queen Morgause. Sir Mordred was the son of King Arthur and Morgause, his half-sister (he was drunk and didn't know he was committing incest).

9. What legendary animal did the above brothers (except Mordred) kill when they were children to please their mother?

Answer: Unicorn

They used a virgin as bait for the unicorn. Unicorns come and lay their heads on the virgin's lap, while the virgin holds its horn, keeping it pacified, while the hunters leap out and kill it.

10. What did King Arthur send most of his knights to find in order to prevent fighting among the knights of the Round Table?

Answer: The Holy Grail

The quest for the Holy Grail. A great Monty Python movie, by the way.

11. Who was the 'best knight in the world' during King Arthur's reign?

Answer: Sir Lancelot

Sir Lancelot was the best knight in the world. Rarely was he ever beaten in anything. When he was beaten, it was usually 3 against 1.

12. Where was Sir Lancelot from?

Answer: France

Galahad Lancelot Dulac (his full name) was from France.

13. Who got Sir Lancelot drunk in order to seduce him into sleeping with her?

Answer: Elaine

Elaine got her butler to get Lancelot drunk so she could have him all night long.

14. What was the name of Sir Lancelot's son, the product of the above encounter?

Answer: Sir Galahad

Galahad, named for his father, was Lancelot and Elaine's son.

15. What was Sir Lancelot's most noticeable characteristic, according to T H White's classic "The Once and Future King"?

Answer: His incredible ugliness

Sir Lancelot was incredibly ugly. I can't figure out why so many women wanted him. Maybe it was because he could beat the crap out of anyone.

Source: Author redstars

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