Statistics for Medieval weapons

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A curved one sided sword used in feudal japan	Katana	95%
A spiked ball on the end of a chain connected to a short pole	Flail	83%
A bow held horizontally with a locking mechanism instead of drawing it back and releasing like a bow	Crossbow	75%
A body of water surrounding a castle	Moat	75%
What was a trained Warrior called in Japan	Samurai	75%
A two handed weapon with a double sided blade	Longsword	73%
What was the name of the military division that rode horses into battle	Cavalry	65%
Armour consisting of small metal rings linked together	Chain mail	65%
Used to propel a ship when there was a strong wind	Sail	65%
A pole with a short double-sided blade and a point on the end	Spear	65%
A large crossbow used as a siege weapon	Ballista	63%
Reaches across the answer of the prior question, can be raised and lowered	Drawbridge	63%
A ruling male monarch	King	63%
A ruling female monarch	Queen	63%
A siege catapult that used leverage to multiply the force with a sling	Trebuchet	63%
A short blade that ends in a point	Dagger	60%
Someone who traded items for money	Merchant	60%
Blunts were used in jousting tournaments, but they were sometime used in war on horseback	Lance	58%
Used to hold up the sail	Mast	58%
A spiked ball on the end of a pole	Morgenstern	58%
Used to ride on a horse, you would sit on it	Saddle	58%
A shield mainly used to protect the sword hand, and therefore used only by swordsmen	Buckler	55%
What was a trained warrior called in Europe	Knight	55%
A liquid that was boiled to pour off the walls of a castle during an attack	Oil	55%
A projectile weapon that uses leverage to hurl stones	Sling	55%
A projectile weapon almost exclusively used in medieval England	Longbow	53%
When the wind fell, manpower would be used with these tools	Oars	50%
A spear with an axe head fitted on it	Pike	48%
The piece of armour that fits the chest	Breast plate	45%
A heavy thick stick	Club	45%
A farmer who worked the land of the lord	Serf	43%
An entertainer who would sing, tell jokes or do magic tricks or stunts for money, food or accommodation in taverns	Bard	40%
A large heavy sword with a broad blade for cutting rather than thrusting.	Broadsword	40%
What was the name of the division that marched into battle	Infantry	40%
A commonly used cavalry sword	Sabre	38%
A vassal of a monarch who owned a large amount of land, and employed the above to work the land and produce food	Lord	35%
Long handled axe used by vikings	Dane axe	33%
An alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley.	Ale	30%
A symbol used on shields as a recognition of family or clan	Coat of arms	30%
The stronghold of the castle, where the leader and his troops would fall back to when the main walls were breached	Keep	30%
Connected to the above answer, you would place your feet within	Stirrups	30%
A weapon with a flat head and a pointed head on the end of a pole	War hammer	20%
A round thin stick	Quarterstaff	18%
Is a counterweight to the prior answer, it helps to lift it up and block the castle entry	Portcullis	15%
What were recruited farmers called	Men at arms	8%
What type of material did the Japanese wear under their armour to help take arrows out	Silk	8%
Used to steer the ship	Tiller	5%
The well known cover on top of castle, with raised parts used as cover for defenders and the lower parts used to attack the attackers	Crenellations	0%