Statistics for Medieval Times

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Question	Answer	% Correct
When a king died, who would typically take over the throne?	His firstborn son	92%
What was the name of the disease that killed nearly half the people of Europe in Middle Ages?	The Black death	92%
What period of time is covered by the Middle Ages?	500 AD to 1500 AD	90%
What was the symbol of the Crusaders?	A red cross	90%
What event signaled the start of the Middle Ages?	The fall of the Roman Empire	90%
What is the name of the social system that dominated medieval Europe?	Feudalism	88%
What were knights given in return for their service and loyalty?	Land	85%
What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?	Constantinople	83%
What famous explorer did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella authorize an expedition for in 1492?	Christopher Columbus	81%
Who did Christians fight in the Crusades?	Muslims	79%
What was the title of the person in charge of the Middle Age monastery?	Abbot	77%
What was the name for a powerful office within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy?	Inquisition	77%
Where were the Moors from?	Northern Africa	77%
What marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?	The fall of Constantinople	77%
Who wrote the novel Dracula inspired by Vlad Tepes, the 15th century Prince of Wallachia?	Bram Stoker	75%
What was the subject of much of the writing during the Middle Ages?	Christianity	75%
Who was the top leader in the land with the Middle age feudal system?	King	75%
Who did the Byzantine Empire constantly fight with for control over the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean?	Muslims	75%
What two religious groups fought for control during the Reconquista?	Christians and Muslims	73%
What war did Joan of Arc fight in?	Hundred Years' War	71%
Which two houses in Medieval England fought for the throne in the Wars of the Roses?	Lancaster and York	69%
What Byzantine emperor embraced Christianity and made it the religion of the empire?	Constantine	67%
What empire split into two with the eastern portion becoming the Byzantine Empire?	Roman Empire	60%
Who quickly became the dominant power in Europe when the medieval age began?	The Catholic Church	60%
Who captured Valencia from the Moors in 1094 and is considered the national hero of Spain?	El Cid	54%
Who is the author of "Le Morte d'Arthur", the book that tells the story of legendary King Arthur?	Sir Thomas Malory	52%
What Frankish king was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the pope?	Charles the Great	50%
What emperor brought the Byzantine Empire to its peak of power?	Justinian I	48%
Not counting the Crusade of Children, how many Crusades were there?	9	46%
According to the legend William Tell is a 14th century folk hero from which country?	Switzerland	46%
How long did the Byzantine Empire remain in power?	1000 years	44%
Founded in 1088, which university was established as a center of study in law for students across Europe?	University of Bologna	40%
Who reported directly to the king and ruled large areas of land called fiefs?	Baron	38%
Which city became the major city of the Islamic presence in Spain?	Cordoba	38%
Who was the leader of the Catholic Church in a Medieval kingdom?	Bishop	31%