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On what date did the Spanish Armada depart?

19 May

21 July

21 May

19 June

On what date was the Spanish Armada defeated?

29 July

27 July

30 July

21 July

Where did the Spanish Armada depart from?

Lisbon

Flanders

Calais

Brest

Which Pope gave his blessing to the Spaniards?

Sixtus V

Gregory XIII

Gregory XIV

Pius V

Where did the key battle take place?

Gravelines

Calais

Dover

Isle of Wight

Who was in command of the Spanish fleet?

Duke of Medina-Sidonia

Duke of Parma

Marquis of Santa Cruz

Duke of Olivares

On what date did the English navy begain bombarding the Spanish ships?

21 July

23 July

27 July

29 July

Where did the the Spanish Armada anchor their ships in preparation for battle?

Calais

Isle of Wight

Dover

Isle of Portland

How long was the Anglo-Spanish war?

10 years

8 years

20 years

5 years

Which general led the English Armada?

John Norris

Francis Drake

Lord Howard of Effingham

Robert Devereux

From where was the Spanish Army coming to meet the Spanish Navy?

The Netherlands

Portugal

France

Spain

How many ships did the Spanish Navy have during the Spanish Armada?

130

150

170

200

On what date did the Spanish Armada enter the English Channel?

19 July

21 July

23 July

27 July

Who was the commander of the English fleet?

Lord Howard of Effingham

Sir Franis Drake

John Norris

Robert Devereux

What were the purpose of the English 'fireships' in the Spanish Armada?

Frontline artillery

Cause a diversion

Dispose of wrecked ships

Where did Queen Elizabeth I give her famous battle speech?

Tilbury

Plymouth

London

Dover

Where did the English fleet call off their pursuit of the Spanish Armada?

Firth of Forth

Dover

Hull

Scarborough

Why was the Armada's launch delayed until 1588?

Francis Drake's raid of Cadiz

Death of the Marquis of Santa Cruz

Previous naval defeats

Delays in building the fleet

Why did the Spanish Armada not attack the ships it passed in Plymouth?

Orders not to engage unless absolutely necessary

Did not believe them to be a threat

Courtesy in battle

The English ships outnumbered the Spanish

What led King Philip II of Spain to plan a conquest of England?

English support of Dutch Rebels

Previous English Invasion

Expand the Spanish empire

Avoid an English invasion

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