The Spanish Armada

Question 1

Philip II of Spain

Answer 1

King of Spain and in charge of sending the Armada

Question 2

Elizabeth I

Answer 2

Queen of England and Armada’s target

Question 3

Mary I

Answer 3

Elizabeth’s half sister and Philip’s wife (she died)

Question 4

Mary, Queen of Scots

Answer 4

Elizabeth’s cousin and she left her claim to the throne to Philip

Question 5

Duke of Parma

Answer 5

He commanded the Spanish army

Question 6

Duke of Medina Sidonia

Answer 6

He commanded the Spanish navy

Question 7

Lord Howard

Answer 7

English navy commander

Question 8

Sir Frances Drake

Answer 8

English pirate and top English sailor

Question 9

Economic reason why the Armada was sent

Answer 9

English sailors (like Drake) robbed Spain’s ships

Question 10

Political reasons why the Armada was sent

Answer 10

1. Philip wanted to add England to his empire

2. Elizabeth sent help to Dutch rebels

Question 11

Religious reason why the Armada was sent

Answer 11

Philip was a Roman Catholic and he hated Protestant Elizabeth

Question 12

Personal reason why the Armada was sent

Answer 12

Elizabeth rejected Philip’s marriage proposal

Question 13

Legal reason why the Armada was sent

Answer 13

Mary, Queen Of Scots left Philip her claim to England’s throne

Question 14

Successful English tactics that helped the Armada fail

Answer 14

England attacked in a straight line; fired all canons.

8 fireships broke up the Spanish crescent formation

Question 15

Weather that helped the Armada fail

Answer 15

Spain was disadvantaged by weather as many ships were last in storms around North Scotland and North Ireland.
England used the wind to their advantage e.g. when using fire ships

Question 16

Spanish mistakes that helped the Armada fail

Answer 16

The Spanish sailed close together so not all canons could fire.
They didn’t attack the English fleet stuck in Plymouth.

Question 17

Ship design that helped the Armada fail

Answer 17

England used small, fast ships that were easy to turn.

Spain used large, heavy, slow ships.

Question 18

Artillery that helped the Armada fail

Answer 18

England fired all their canons once per minute.

Spain had too few trained gunners and fired a canon once every hour.