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The Middle Ages quiz — History

The “The Middle Ages” quiz — History. It has 25 questions in five categories: Crowns and empires, Swords and crusades, Lords and vassals, Faith and heresy, Books and scholars. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: The Middle Ages

A peek at the questions

The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.

Crowns and empires

  1. 100

    Which King of the Franks was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in 800?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    Which imperial decree of 1356 established the system of seven Prince-electors for the Holy Roman Empire?

  3. 300

    Which duchess was Queen…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which pact of 843…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which agreement of 1397…

    In the game

Swords and crusades

  1. 100Picture for the question

    In which 1066 battle did William the Conqueror defeat King Harold II to conquer England?

  2. 200

    Which Pope called for the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095?

  3. 300

    Which Sultan of Egypt…

    In the game
  4. 400

    In which 1410 battle…

    In the game
  5. 500

    In which 1260 battle…

    In the game

Lords and vassals

  1. 100

    Which historic document sealed in 1215 by King John of England placed legal limits on royal power?

  2. 200

    Which commercial confederation of northern German cities led by Lübeck dominated trade across the Baltic Sea?

  3. 300

    What exemplary craft piece…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which medieval legal code…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which violent 1358 peasant…

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Faith and heresy

  1. 100

    Which 1054 rupture formally divided medieval Christianity into Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    In which French city on the Rhône was the official papal residence located from 1309 to 1377?

  3. 300

    Which Dominican friar reconciled…

    In the game
  4. 400

    At which Italian castle…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which dualist religious movement…

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Books and scholars

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which fourteenth-century pandemic swept across Europe, claiming the lives of up to half the population?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    Which architectural style succeeded Romanesque, introducing pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses?

  3. 300

    Founded in 1088, which…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which Latin term described…

    In the game
  5. 500

    In which Spanish city…

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  3. Choose questions on the board, buzz in first and collect points.

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