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CToso - Quiz on The Domesday Book
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1.What happened in 1066?
Duke William of Normandy conquered England.
2. In 1085, what was William thinking?
I wish I knew how much land each of my nobles has.
3. How did William collect information for the Domesday Book?
He sent officials whom he could trust to find the facts about land ownership.
4. Whic of these questions did William's officials NOT ask?
How many bedrooms are there in your house?
5. Who actually wrote the Domesday Book?
a scribe
6. It was called the Domesday book because:
what it said was final. You could not argue with it.
7. At the National Archive in Kew, you can:
see copies of the Domesday Book.
8. What did the BBC decide to do in 1985?
They decided to make a new Domesday Book recording ordinary life in the mid-1980s.
9. Who gathered the information for the BBC's Domesday project?
Schools and community groups all over the country.
10. What do the BBC want now?
They want people to send them new articles and photographs.