Castles of Europe Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | World Sites

Answer: Thornbury Castle

The Duke of Buckingham seems to have had bad luck: he was accused of treason due to 'certain words spoken'. King Henry VIII stayed here with his wife Anne Boleyn in 1535. Susequently, Princess (later Queen) Mary stayed as well.

Answer: Alnwick Castle

Alnwick castle is located on near the the River Aln, and is the second largest lived in castle in Britain . It was also one of the filming sights for the Harry Potter movies. Although this castle did not come into the possesion of the Percy family until 1309, there are records of a castle on the site long before that. Norman Gilbert Tyson lived on the castle grounds in the eleventh century, most likely having just the fortifaction of the castle.

The castle passed through many different hands before it came to the Percy family. Earlier owners included, for example, Yvo de Vescy, who came into possesion of the castle after Tyson became an active member of a rebellion against the king.

Answer: Richborough Castle

Although the castle now lies in ruins, in 43 AD it was bustling with activity as a Roman fort.

Answer: Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle may have originated in the 10th century, but the castle that we would be familiar with today was finished in 1446 by Dermot McArthy, and remained in their family for many years, until Oliver Cromwell took it over in 1646. Blarney castle is also very well know for the Blarney Stone, which is supposed to confer the gift of eloquence on those who kiss it.

Answer: Mont Saint Michel

Mont St. Michel is an islet in the Gulf of Saint-Malo and it's connection to the mainland via a 1km causeway. The man responsible for building the castle Aubert, the Bishop of Avranches decided to build the castle when the Archangel Michael came to him and told him to build a castle/monastery on the islet. The first building was a chapel dedicated to St. Michael.

Answer: Dairsie Castle

In 1520 the Learmonths obtained the lands and eventually gave them to the Archbishop of the land. He went on to give them to his father-in-law George Morrison, and over time it found itself in the hands of the Scotts of Scotstarvit.

Answer: Drottningholm Castle

The way Drottningholm castle acquired its name is as follows: it was once completly a queens castle, and it is located on an island. Drottning = queen, holm = small island. Neat!

Answer: Criccieth castle

Throughout the castle's history, it has belonged to both Wales and England. The building of the castle was started in the 13th century, but little left of the original castle remains. The original castle was started by Sir Llywelyn the Great, and his grandson continued some of the work.

However, the family (and Wales) lost possesion of the castle when King Edward I came to conquer. While in his possesion, he spent money on improving the castle by strengthening its defences. There were battles fought on the castle, and it eventually came to be mostly ruins, and that is how you can see the castle today, as no one bothered to rebuild it.

Answer: Blair Castle

Blair castle is located right by the Grampian Mountians, and the person who owned the castle was the gatekeeper to these mountians. The first records of the castle are from 1269, when the owner of the lands the castle now stands on, complained to the King about how a neighbour of his had moved onto his land and started building a castle on it.

He had just come back from the crusades, and I suppose the neighbour (Cumming) assumed that he wouldn't be coming back. This castle also housed Mary Queen of Scots for a period of her life.

Answer: Olavinlinna Castle

Olavinlinna is located more precicely Savonlinna, Finland, and it was crafted in the Medievil style. Olavinlinna means St. Olaf's castle - St. Olaf was a Nordic patron saint, and the castle is well known for Savonlinna's opera festival, which has been held their annually since 1967.