Statistics for Moments in History: 1066

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Duke of Normandy during 1066	William the Conqueror	89%
Battle which was fought between the Normans and the English	Battle of {Hastings}	87%
Earl of Wessex who succeeded the above king	Harold Godwinson	81%
English king who died without an heir on the 5th January, 1066	Edward the Confessor	68%
King of Norway during 1066	Harald Hardrada	61%
Bridge at where the English defeated the Vikings	{Stamford} Bridge	59%
Frame used for a Norman Knight's feet so they have better support when on horseback	Stirrup	30%
Date of the Duke of Normandy's coronation as King of England	25th December, 1066	23%
Name of question 2's brother who sided with the above king	Tostig Godwinson	23%
Formation used by the Anglo-Saxons during the above battle	Shield Wall	22%
Elite Anglo Saxon infantry	Housecarl	21%
Council of Anglo-Saxon noblemen who decided who should be king	Witan	20%
Name of the Norman castles built by the Normans during the conquest	Motte and Bailey	18%
Anglo-Saxon conscription infantry consisting mainly of peasants	Fyrd	17%
Anglo-Saxon royal who was elected to be king but was never crowned	Edgar Ætheling	14%
Battle where the Vikings defeated the English	Battle of {Fulford}	13%
Names of the English earls who fought at the above battle	Edwin	12%
	Morcar	10%
Region where the Normans landed in England on the 28th of September, 1066	Pevensey	10%
Name of the hill where the English positioned themselves at the above battle	Senlac Hill	10%
Anglo-Saxon settlement where the English leaders surrendered to the Duke of Normandy	Berkhamsted	2%