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General History Questions Trivia Quiz


A quiz on Ancient and Medieval History.

A multiple-choice quiz by ladydoor. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ladydoor
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
21,022
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
8296
Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (10/15), benjovi (12/15), Guest 1 (6/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What was Greek Fire? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. In 700 A.D., what language replaced Latin as the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Nihongi, produced in 720 A.D., was a chronology of which country's history? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In 800 A.D., what country did Irish travelers reach? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. When did Yiddish begin to develop? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The Three Maries and the Angels is the beginning of what play? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What did St. Dunstan enforce for English clerics? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In 1008, what subject was Berno, Abbot of Reichenau writing about? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What was El Cid's real name? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Macbeth was a real person.


Question 11 of 15
11. Who brought Greek medicine to the Western world? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. St. Sophia's Cathedral, in Novgorod, was one of the earliest churches with this funny-sounding dome. Name the type of dome. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Abelard wrote a description of his love affair with Heloise.


Question 14 of 15
14. Which country did Eric of Sweden conquer in 1157? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. The first fire and plague insurance was made available in 1151.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Greek Fire?

Answer: an early missile weapon

Made from sulfur, rock salt, resin and petroleum.
2. In 700 A.D., what language replaced Latin as the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire?

Answer: Greek

3. Nihongi, produced in 720 A.D., was a chronology of which country's history?

Answer: Japan

One of the earliest examples of written Japanese history.
4. In 800 A.D., what country did Irish travelers reach?

Answer: Iceland

5. When did Yiddish begin to develop?

Answer: 850

Groups of Jews settled in Germany at this time, and adopted a language of their own, which would become Yiddish.
6. The Three Maries and the Angels is the beginning of what play?

Answer: The Easter Play

First performed in 925 A.D.
7. What did St. Dunstan enforce for English clerics?

Answer: celibacy

This happened in 965 A.D.
8. In 1008, what subject was Berno, Abbot of Reichenau writing about?

Answer: musical theory

9. What was El Cid's real name?

Answer: Rodrigo Diaz

El Cid is a Spanish national hero, born in 1045.
10. Macbeth was a real person.

Answer: True

Macbeth was murdered in 1057.
11. Who brought Greek medicine to the Western world?

Answer: Constantine the African

12. St. Sophia's Cathedral, in Novgorod, was one of the earliest churches with this funny-sounding dome. Name the type of dome.

Answer: onion

The cathedral dates from the middle of the 11th century and has five domes. However, the onion dome did not develop its many twists of the kind associated with St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow till the 16th century.
13. Abelard wrote a description of his love affair with Heloise.

Answer: True

The story is told in Abelard's 'Historia calamitatum mearum', which is a major philosophical and autobigraphical work (written in the 1130s). Heloise's family castrated Abelard because of the affair (he was her tutor). She joined a convent and he joined a monastery, they wrote love letters back and forth for years.
14. Which country did Eric of Sweden conquer in 1157?

Answer: Finland

15. The first fire and plague insurance was made available in 1151.

Answer: True

In Iceland, no less.
Source: Author ladydoor

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