Statistics for Medieval Armor Components

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Gloves that covered the fingers to the forearm.	Gauntlets	74%
Plate armor used to cover the foot.	Sabaton	57%
Full-face helmet with eye slits. Stereotypical crusader helm.	Great Helm	54%
Padded cloth jacket worn underneath armor or alone as armor.	Gambeson	51%
Close fitting cap or hood, often made of mail.	Coif	49%
Covered the front and back of the lower leg.	Greaves	49%
Used to guard the forearm.	Vambrace	46%
Steel collar used to protect the neck.	Gorget	43%
A long coat of mail.	Hauberk	43%
Plate armor that covers the shoulder and armpit with a dome shaped piece called a shoulder cop.	Pauldrons	43%
Helmet with a full visor that was often dog or pig-faced.	Bassinet	37%
Metal breastplate sometimes connected to a back piece.	Cuirass	37%
Cloth, canvas, or leather body armor lined with oblong steel plates riveted to the fabric.	Brigandine	34%
Covered the thighs.	Cuisse	31%
Bands attached to a breastplate that would protect the front waist and hips.	Faulds	20%