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Lady Godiva - The Legend Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on the legend of Lady Godiva. It covers the legend and the effect of it through history. Hope you enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by guess1071. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
guess1071

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,337

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to legend, Lady Godiva did what that made her famous? Hint

None of these

Rode naked through the streets

Became the first female serial killer

Led the French to war

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Lady Godiva's husband's name? Hint

Thomas

Leofric

John

Avad

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Question 3 of 10

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

Holy woman

Our Saviour

Protector of the people

Gift of God

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Question 4 of 10

4. When did Leofric die? Hint

1057

1061

1053

1050

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Question 5 of 10

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

1005

973

980

908

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Question 6 of 10

6. Leofric gave Godiva the idea to strip naked and ride through the streets of the town?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who disobeyed Lady Godiva's wishes? Hint

A butcher

A widower

A soldier

A tailor

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Question 8 of 10

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

Sylvia Palth

Alfred Tennyson

Ezra Pound

Dr Seuss

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Question 9 of 10

9. 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? Hint

Jewellery

Dress

Shoes

Underwear

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Question 10 of 10

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

Buffy

Joan of Arcadia

Smallville

Charmed

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to legend, Lady Godiva did what that made her famous?

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 Lady Godiva's husband's name?

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.

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

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.

4. When did Leofric die?

Answer: 1057

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

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

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.

6. Leofric gave Godiva the idea to strip naked and ride through the streets of the town?

Answer: True

Lady Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, who obstinately refused to remit the tolls. Finally, he said to her he would do as she asked if she were to strip naked and ride through the town. She did so but issued a proclamation that all people should keep within thier homes and shut their windows. She did the ride covered in only her long, golden hair.

7. Who disobeyed Lady Godiva's wishes?

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.

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

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.

9. 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?

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.

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

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.

Source: Author guess1071

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