Q 01/05

Which event does the Bayeux Tapestry depict?

A) The Norman Conquest of England in 1066

B) The Hundred Years' War of the 1300s

C) The First Crusade of 1096

D) The signing of Magna Carta in 1215

Answer · why

A) The Norman Conquest of England in 1066

It runs from Harold's trip to Normandy to the Battle of Hastings.

Q 02/05

Approximately how long is the Bayeux Tapestry?

A) 7 metres

B) 25 metres

C) 70 metres

D) 200 metres

Answer · why

C) 70 metres

It is only about half a metre tall.

Q 03/05

Why is the Bayeux Tapestry technically not a tapestry?

A) It is embroidered rather than woven

B) Its designs are painted onto cloth

C) It carries no pictures, only words

D) It is made of silk, not wool

Answer · why

A) It is embroidered rather than woven

In a true tapestry the design is woven into the cloth; here wool is stitched onto a plain ground.

Q 04/05

How many scenes make up the tapestry?

A) 24

B) 58

C) 100

D) 150

Answer · why

B) 58

All carry Latin captions called tituli.

Q 05/05

Whom did 20th-century scholars come to see as the tapestry's most likely patron?

A) William the Conqueror

B) Archbishop Lanfranc

C) Queen Matilda

D) Odo

Answer · why

D) Odo

He was William's half-brother and later regent in the king's absence.