"JOSEPH CAREY MERRICK"

"He wrote: 'If I could reach from pole to pole, or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul - the mind's the standard of the man.' Joseph, if you were measured by YOUR soul, you would not have fit on the continent of Great Britain!"

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1. Contrary to the stupid film, Joseph lived with his family, until his mother's death and hard times forced him to enter a workhouse. How old was he?

Fourteen
Seventeen
Fifteen
Sixteen

2. To escape the workhouse, Joseph resolved to join a sideshow; he wrote a letter which led to a meeting with a promoter. In what city did they meet?

Newmarket
Nottingham
Brighton
Suffolk

3. What was the name of the inn at which the meeting took place?

The Copper Kettle Inn
The Evening Star Inn
The White Dove Inn
The Bee-Hive Inn

4. Soon, Joseph met his agent, with whom he became great friends - he was NOT beaten, sold, or kidnapped!! What was his agent's name?

Tom Ellis
Tom Norman
Sam Torr
William Stewart

5. What ended Joseph's successful sideshow career?

The entourage split up after a fire destroyed their caravan
Sideshows were banned in England
He became too lame to walk
He got the owner's daughter in trouble

6. After his famous collapse at the Liverpool Street Station, Joseph was brought to Whitechapel Hospital. To which ward was he admitted?

The Victoria Ward
The Reed Ward
The Cotton Ward
The Pare Ward

7. How many days did Joseph stay in this ward, before being transferred to permanent quarters on the premises?

318 days
185 days
297 days
220 days

8. What was the familiar name of the section of Whitechapel in which Joseph's permanent room was located?

Station Street
Newcastle Square
Whitechapel Circle
Bedstead Square

9. Although grateful for his room, Joseph always longed - and asked - to be allowed to move to a school for the blind. For what purpose?

To live freely among the blind and be treated like anyone else
To teach music
To teach poetry
To meet a blind woman, and find a lover and a wife

10. Who is thought to have sketched the sentimental portraits of family life which hung upon the walls of Joseph's room?

Princess Alexandria
Queen Victoria
Joseph himself
Prince Albert

11. Which famous actress of the Victorian era became Joseph's longtime pen pal?

Madge Kendall
Lily Langtry
Sarah Bernhardt
Jenny Lind

12. What did he handcraft for her as a gift?

A needlepoint portrait of her
An oil paint portrait of her
A ceramic bluebird
A model of a church

13. Joseph loved books, although Treves did not approve of his reading "trashy novels". Not all of them were. Which of these books was his favorite?

Macbeth
Canterbury Tales
The Bible
The Iliad

14. On what date was Joseph visited by Alexandria, Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Cambridge?

December 24th, 1885
March 14th, 1888
May 21st, 1887
September 12th, 1886

15. Joseph loved opera, music, and the theatre. What play did Joseph attend at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1887?

"Swan Lake"
"Puss In Boots"
"Il Travatore"
"The Magic Flute"

16. Beginning in 1887, Joseph took three vacations at the estates of Ms. Louise Knightley. According to her account, what color were Joseph's "nice eyes"?

Blue
Brown
Green
Hazel

17. Although she doesn't mention it, what color was his hair?

Brown
Blonde
Red
Black

18. During Joseph's first vacation, he stayed with one Mr. and Mrs. Bird. What was Mr. Bird's occupation on the property?

Chef
Gardener
Horse trainer
Farmer

19. During his second and third vacations, Joseph stayed with one Mr. and Mrs. Goldbye. What was Mr. Goldbye's occupation on the property?

Gamekeeper
Hunting dog trainer
Housepainter
Chauffer

20. What type of animal did Joseph "tame" and befriend during one vacation at the estates?

A formerly fierce dog
A hostile male swan
A formerly fierce bull
A wild-born horse

21. In 1889, Joseph received a gift of some game birds; they were cooked and served, and Joseph reported that they "were splendid". What were they?

Pheasants
Partridge
Quail
Grouse

22. What was the date of the postmark on his thank-you letter to his benefactor, Mrs. Leila Maturin?

October 17th, 1889
April 3rd, 1889
July 10th, 1889
May 4th, 1889

23. Joseph benefited from - and loved - hot baths. Most people of Victorian England bathed once a week. How often did Joseph bathe?

Twice per week
Once a week
Three times per week
Every evening

24. What was Joseph's favorite evening activity?

A game of solitaire
A moonlight walk in the hospital garden
Working on a model ship
Reading the London Times

25. When anyone asked why his head was so big, what was Joseph's explaination?

Because his brain was so big that it wouldn't fit in an ordinary head
Because it was so full of dreams
So that it would fit his hat
Because it housed his soul

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<h1>"JOSEPH CAREY MERRICK"</h1><p> "He wrote: 'If I could reach from pole to pole, or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul - the mind's the standard of the man.' Joseph, if you were measured by YOUR soul, you would not have fit on the continent of Great Britain!"</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mtrusello.shtml">MTrusello</a></p><br>1. Contrary to the stupid film, Joseph lived with his family, until his mother's death and hard times forced him to enter a workhouse. How old was he?   
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fourteen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seventeen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fifteen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sixteen</div>
<br>2. To escape the workhouse, Joseph resolved to join a sideshow; he wrote a letter which led to a meeting with a promoter. In what city did they meet?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Newmarket</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nottingham</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brighton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Suffolk</div>
<br>3. What was the name of the inn at which the meeting took place?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Copper Kettle Inn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Evening Star Inn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The White Dove Inn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Bee-Hive Inn</div>
<br>4. Soon, Joseph met his agent, with whom he became great friends - he was NOT beaten, sold, or kidnapped!! What was his agent's name?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tom Ellis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tom Norman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam Torr</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Stewart</div>
<br>5. What ended Joseph's successful sideshow career?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The entourage split up after a fire destroyed their caravan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sideshows were banned in England</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He became too lame to walk</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He got the owner's daughter in trouble</div>
<br>6. After his famous collapse at the Liverpool Street Station, Joseph was brought to Whitechapel Hospital. To which ward was he admitted?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Victoria Ward</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Reed Ward</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Cotton Ward</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Pare Ward</div>
<br>7. How many days did Joseph stay in this ward, before being transferred to permanent quarters on the premises?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 318 days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 185 days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 297 days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 220 days</div>
<br>8. What was the familiar name of the section of Whitechapel in which Joseph's permanent room was located?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Station Street</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Newcastle Square</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Whitechapel Circle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bedstead Square</div>
<br>9. Although grateful for his room, Joseph always longed - and asked - to be allowed to move to a school for the blind. For what purpose?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To live freely among the blind and be treated like anyone else</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To teach music</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To teach poetry</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) To meet a blind woman, and find a lover and a wife</div>
<br>10. Who is thought to have sketched the sentimental portraits of family life which hung upon the walls of Joseph's room?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Princess Alexandria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Queen Victoria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Joseph himself</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Prince Albert</div>
<br>11. Which famous actress of the Victorian era became Joseph's longtime pen pal?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madge Kendall</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lily Langtry</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sarah Bernhardt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jenny Lind</div>
<br>12. What did he handcraft for her as a gift?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A needlepoint portrait of her</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) An oil paint portrait of her</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A ceramic bluebird</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A model of a church</div>
<br>13. Joseph loved books, although Treves did not approve of his reading "trashy novels". Not all of them were. Which of these books was his favorite? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Macbeth</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Canterbury Tales</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Bible</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Iliad</div>
<br>14. On what date was Joseph visited by Alexandria, Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Cambridge?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) December 24th, 1885</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) March 14th, 1888</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) May 21st, 1887</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) September 12th, 1886</div>
<br>15. Joseph loved opera, music, and the theatre. What play did Joseph attend at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1887?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Swan Lake"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Puss In Boots"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Il Travatore"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "The Magic Flute"</div>
<br>16. Beginning in 1887, Joseph took three vacations at the estates of Ms. Louise Knightley. According to her account, what color were Joseph's "nice eyes"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Blue</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brown</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hazel</div>
<br>17. Although she doesn't mention it, what color was his hair?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brown</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Blonde</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Black</div>
<br>18. During Joseph's first vacation, he stayed with one Mr. and Mrs. Bird. What was Mr. Bird's occupation on the property?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chef</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gardener</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Horse trainer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Farmer</div>
<br>19. During his second and third vacations, Joseph stayed with one Mr. and Mrs. Goldbye. What was Mr. Goldbye's occupation on the property?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gamekeeper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hunting dog trainer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Housepainter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chauffer</div>
<br>20. What type of animal did Joseph "tame" and befriend during one vacation at the estates?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A formerly fierce dog</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A hostile male swan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A formerly fierce bull</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A wild-born horse</div>
<br>21. In 1889, Joseph received a gift of some game birds; they were cooked and served, and Joseph reported that they "were splendid". What were they? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pheasants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Partridge</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Quail</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grouse</div>
<br>22. What was the date of the postmark on his thank-you letter to his benefactor, Mrs. Leila Maturin?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) October 17th, 1889</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) April 3rd, 1889</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) July 10th, 1889</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) May 4th, 1889</div>
<br>23. Joseph benefited from - and loved - hot baths. Most people of Victorian England bathed once a week. How often did Joseph bathe?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Twice per week</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Once a week</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Three times per week</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Every evening</div>
<br>24. What was Joseph's favorite evening activity?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A game of solitaire</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A moonlight walk in the hospital garden</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Working on a model ship</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Reading the London Times</div>
<br>25. When anyone asked why his head was so big, what was Joseph's explaination?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Because his brain was so big that it wouldn't fit in an ordinary head</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Because it was so full of dreams</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) So that it would fit his hat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Because it housed his soul</div>
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