Wolf Hall Quiz
Try out this Wolf Hall quiz to test your knowledge. Wolf Hall trivia opens a window onto Hilary Mantel’s 2009 historical novel, a Booker Prize winner that traces Thomas Cromwell’s rise in the court of Henry VIII.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
280 pts max score
Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
Name the place the story actually gets to after spending so much time with Cromwell at center stage.?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
What does the story mainly show Thomas Cromwell doing?
Question 3 · Easy · 10 pts
Which royal woman from Spain is one of the figures in the story?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
Wolf Hall is set in the court of which king?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
After its initial RSC run, to which London theatre did the Wolf Hall stage adaptation transfer?
Question 6 · Medium · 20 pts
When Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies stepped onto the stage, who adapted them?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
Around what year does the story of Wolf Hall begin?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Wolf Hall won the Walter Scott Prize in 2010 under what special circumstance for the award itself?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Which famous figure is a major presence in Wolf Hall alongside Cromwell?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which William Trevor novel rounded out the 2009 Booker shortlist that included Wolf Hall?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What major prize did Wolf Hall win in 2009?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the sequel to Wolf Hall called?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
The title Wolf Hall refers to the seat of which family?
Question 14 · Medium · 20 pts
Who played Thomas More in the TV adaptation?
Question 15 · Medium · 20 pts
Which prize did Wolf Hall win in 2010?