Elizabethan England AQA GCSE - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Who was her mother?	Anne Boleyn	91%
What religion was she raised as?	Protestant	88%
When did Elizabeth become queen?	1558	81%
Who was her father?	Henry VIII	80%
What was the name of Elizabeth's council of close advisors who controlled the day-to-day running of the country?	Privy Council	67%
What religion were Spain and France?	Catholic	63%
Who was Elizabeth's most important advisor?	William Cecil	52%
Who was Elizabeth's spymaster?	Sir Francis Walsingham	51%
What crime did both of her siblings accuse her of?	Treason	51%
Who circumnavigated the world 1577-80?	Sir Francis Drake	50%
Which foreign country would support it?	Spain	50%
Who was Elizabeth's favourite (and rumoured lover)? Also a marriage candidate.	Robert Dudley	49%
Name a playwright/actor who Elizabeth enjoyed.	William Shakespeare	43%
When was the Spanish Armada?	1588	42%
Who were laws made by, and taxes raised by?	Parliament	41%
When was Mary executed?	1587	40%
What were strict Protestants?	Puritans	40%
When was the Religious Settlement?	1559	39%
When was the Essex rebellion? \| When was the Poor Law?	1601	39%
What language were the Bible and Church services in?	English	39%
Which country supported that?	France	39%
When did Drake join his cousin, Hawkins, on a slave trading mission? \| When did Mary Queen of Scots arrive in England?	1568	38%
Who was Essex's rival?	Robert Cecil	38%
When was the Babington Plot?	1586	37%
What was the house in Parliament that was made up wealthy, but not noble, merchants and landowners?	House of Commons	37%
What is the word for giving people key jobs to keep their support?	Patronage	37%
What could priests do that Catholic priests couldn't?	Marry	36%
How many ships were in Drake's circumnavigation fleet?	5	35%
When was the Throckmorton Plot?	1583	34%
What was the house in Parliament that was made up of the nobility?	House of Lords	34%
What was it called when Elizabeth toured the country to show her power?	Progress	34%
When was the Northern Rebellion?	1569	33%
What issue did Elizabeth ban from discussion in Parliament?	Marriage	32%
How many people were in the Royal Court?	1000	31%
When did these arrive in England? \| When was the Sumptuary Statute controlling what people could wear?	1574	31%
What did Elizabeth have pressure to produce after she nearly died of smallpox in 1562?	Heir	31%
What is the time period often referred to as?	Golden Age	30%
What year were recusancy fines increased to £20 so only the rich could afford them?	1581	28%
What year was it made treason to be a Catholic priest?	1585	28%
Who was the Spanish marriage prospect?	Phillip II	28%
When was the Ridolfi Plot?	1570	27%
When was Essex made a Privy Councillor? \| When was the Statute of Confinement (Catholics couldn't travel more than 5 miles from home without permission)?	1593	27%
When did Essex and Elizabeth fight over Ireland, where he half-drew his sword on her and she hit him?	1598	27%
What did the Pope issue in 1570?	Papal Bull	27%
Who were important landowners in Elizabethan England?	Gentry	26%
Who was no longer in charge of the English Church due to the Middle Way?	Pope	26%
Who founded the first American colony?	Sir Walter Raleigh	26%
When was the 'Act for setting the poor on work?'	1576	25%
What kind of poor deserved charitable help?	Deserving	24%
Who started the English slave trade in 1564?	John Hawkins	23%
What kind of poor deserved punishment?	Undeserving	23%
Where did the able-bodied poor work in exchange for food and accommodation?	Workhouse	21%
Name the M that meant he brought back £400 000 of treasure.	Money	19%
What T meant new goods, markets, and trading companies were opened?	Trade	19%
Who was the Earl of Essex?	Robert Devereux	18%
Where would the old and sick poor be allowed to stay?	Almshouse	17%
Which Duke intended to marry Mary?	Duke of Norfolk	17%
Name the reason for the Golden Age (this became more acceptable and accessible for the poor.)	Theatre	17%
What T did voyagers steal from Spanish ships and ports and gain from the slave trade?	Treasure	17%
When did England end its war with Spain?	1604	16%
What was theatre a good way of Elizabeth perpetrating?	Propaganda	16%
Name the reason for the Golden Age (plays and poetry that are still admired today)	Literature	15%
What kind of farming did farmers switch to from arable?	Sheep	15%
Where had Elizabeth sent troops to help rebels fighting the Spanish?	The Netherlands	15%
What did he see Elizabeth without?	Wig	15%
Name the reason for the Golden Age (this was a successful time for music and painting.)	Art	14%
What did the fleet get scattered by? \| What natural thing wrecked ships?	Storms	14%
What T was a new item introduced to England for the first time?	Tobacco	14%
What did priests wear?	Vestments	14%
How many were executed after the loyal nobles gathered an army?	600	12%
What led to higher inflation and lower wages?	Population growth	11%
What was Essex given as he was the Queen's favourite?	Sweet wine monopoly	11%
What trade made the gentry richer?	Wool	11%
What formation did the ships arrive in?	Crescent	10%
Name the reason for the Golden Age (voyages brought back wealth and power)	Exploration	10%
What were the Americas known as to the British?	New World	10%
At what battle did the English break the Spanish's formation and sink 5 ships?	Battle of Gravelines	9%
Who led the fleet?	Duke of Medina-Sidonia	9%
Name the Jesuit priest executed in 1581.	Edmund Campion	9%
Which 2 countries dominated the New World?	Spain and Portugal	9%
What did he capture in 1596?	Cadiz	8%
Name a key way people showed their status.	Fashion	8%
Who had his right hand chopped off in 1583 for criticising Elizabeth's marriage negotiations with a Catholic prince?	John Stubbs	8%
Name the M that Drake brought back that would help future explorers.	Maps	8%
Where were coded letters from Mary to Babington found?	Beer barrels.	7%
Name the reason for the Golden Age (large country houses were built due to the gentry's wealth, like Hardwick Hall)	Buildings	7%
What led to food prices increasing?	Poor harvests	7%
Name the reason for the Golden Age (acceptance of Vesalius' ideas and and breakthroughs in navigation and Maths.)	Science	7%
How many ships did Spain send?	130	6%
How many cannons?	41	6%
How many people were in the army raised by the rebels?	5000	6%
Who was suspended in 1583 for supporting Puritan prayer meetings known as prophesyings?	Archbishop Grindal	6%
Who trained Catholic Seminary Priests at Douai?	Cardinal William Allen	6%
Whose army did the Spanish fail to meet up with in the Netherlands due to wind not blowing in the right direction?	Duke of Parma	6%
Who was he replaced with?	John Whitgift	6%
What did Lord Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace govern?	Local area	6%
What did Elizabeth claim the Armada was defeated by?	Protestant wind	6%
Name the acronym for the reasons for the Golden Age.	STABLE	6%
What was the ship renamed in August 1578?	The Golden Hinde	6%
What led to higher taxes?	War with Spain	6%
What status was Drake's father?	Yeoman	6%
What left families without a wage earner?	Disease	5%
What nickname was Drake given after stealing 20 tonnes of treasure from the Spanish?	El Draque	5%
Who was the French marriage prospect?	Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon	5%
What made ships faster and easier to sail (triangular sails)?	Lateens	5%
What were kept low?	Recusancy fines	5%
What T developed Englands naval power and formed the basis of its empire?	Territory	5%
How many men?	164	4%
How many priests did they take with them?	180	4%
What made it easier to calculate latitude, helping accuracy of navigation?	Astrolabes	4%
Name a key investor in the voyage.	Christopher Hatton	4%
Who did he recruit?	Diego	4%
Name the noble leader of the English naval attack.	Lord Howard of Effingham	4%
Who was captured, abused, and abandoned?	Maria	4%
Name an entrepreneur who invested money in new theatres.	Richard Burbage	4%
What made boats easier to steer?	Rudders	4%
Who wanted to set up churches outside of CofE?	Separatists	4%
What was wrong with the Spanish cannonballs?	Wrong size	4%
How much money did Drake keep?	£10000	3%
How much money did Elizabeth keep?	£200000	3%
How many soldiers did they take?	34000	3%
How much money did investors get per £1 invested?	£40	3%
What does BEV stand for in terms of impact of the gentry? (__,__,__)	Building, education, voyages	3%
What were the native people called?	Cimarrons	3%
Where were the crew told they were travelling (to collect dried fruit)?	Egypt	3%
Name the two Earls who conspired to kill Elizabeth.	Northumberland, Westmorland	3%
Where did Drake go to in 1572-1573?	Panama	3%
What was the original name of the ship Drake captained?	The Pelican	3%
Which treaty between them in 1494 divided the New World between them?	Treaty of Tordesillas	3%
When did Drake's fleet set sail from Plymouth a 2nd time (after being forced back by a storm the first attempt)?	13th December 1577	2%
What ship did he capture in March 1579?	Cagafuego	2%
What does Cagafuego translate to?	Fire shitter	2%
Who claimed to have discovered the North West Passage?	Martin Frobisher	2%
Name the M that gave him a reputation.	Myth	2%
What area did Drake claim near modern day San Francisco?	New Albion	2%
What Puritans wanted to abolish bishops and the Church hierarchy?	Presbytarians	2%
Who was executed in July 1578 on suspicion of treason and witchcraft?	Thomas Doughty	2%
When did Drake land in Plymouth again?	26th September 1580	1%
Which battle was launched against them which only Drake and Hawkins' ships escaped?	Battle of San Juan de Ulúa	1%
When did he round the Cape of Good Hope?	July 1580	1%
Which native people welcomed Drake and gave him gifts here?	Miwok	1%
Which islands did Drake stop at for food and water? And make a trade treaty with for spices?	Molucca Islands	1%
Name a Spanish settlement in Peru that Drake attacked.	Valparaiso	1%

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