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Dark Matter Trivia Quiz

In a time, long before microwave popcorn and fast food restaurants, people still had to feed themselves. What did the people of the dark ages, (500AD - 1000AD),eat and drink?

A multiple-choice quiz by cathyR88. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cathyR88

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
360,718

Updated
Aug 22 24

# Qns
10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the dark ages, bread was a staple of food consumption, as it is today. They had the choice of flat breads and risen breads. What was bread used for in addition to eating? Hint

Used as food for your pets

Used in the annual bread toss

It could be used as payment for wages and rents

Used to beat your neighbor

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the dark ages, which domesticated animals were the most plentiful and were therefore eaten most regularly? Hint

Pigeons

Horses

Pigs

Cattle

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the dark ages, who would have been responsible for the milking of cows and churning of butter? Hint

Women

Men

Children

Ranch hands

4. Many vegetables were not eaten, in the dark ages, as we consume them today. Many of the vegetables of the time were used for other purposes. What could be another use for the stinging nettle? Hint

Used for protection

Used to flavor beer

Used to keep out intruders

Used instead of non-stinging nettle

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the dark ages, did they use herbs and spices to enhance their food or was it more important to eat fast before the next war began? What kind of spices might have been available in those times? Hint

Cinnamon, sugar and garlic

Garlic salt and lemon pepper

Dill, coriander, mustard and cumin

Salt, pepper, sugar and coca powder

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Question 6 of 10

6. Fruit was plentiful depending on the geographical area in which you lived. In the more temperate climates, berries, apples and plums were easily grown. Unfortunately, nuts, such as walnuts and hazelnuts, wouldn't be consumed for several more centuries.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. To help consume all this food, there had to be something to drink as well. What was the most common drink for royalty and regular folk alike? Hint

Water

Apple cider

Soda

Beer

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Question 8 of 10

8. During times of war, food stuffs could be scarce. What was known as a meal eaten in desperate times? Hint

Your neighbor's furniture

Dead animals catapulted into the city by your foe

Rocks, ground up and mixed with wine and ale

The soles of your shoes

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the time of the Vikings, what were the two staple meals consumed each day? Hint

Milk and steak

Porridge and stew

Ale and pork roast

eggs and beans

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the dark ages, especially in the time of the Vikings, hospitality was unheard of. It was tough enough to feed your family, you would never offer food or lodging to a stranger.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the dark ages, bread was a staple of food consumption, as it is today. They had the choice of flat breads and risen breads. What was bread used for in addition to eating?

Answer: It could be used as payment for wages and rents

There were home bakers and professional bakers as far back as the dark ages. Bread could be plentiful or scarce depending on the season or health of the crops. It carried its own value and could be used in place of coins.

2. In the dark ages, which domesticated animals were the most plentiful and were therefore eaten most regularly?

Answer: Pigs

Pigs, above other domesticated animals, take the smallest amount of space to house and feed. They also eat almost anything, so they were easy to keep well fed on scraps from the household. Other domesticated animals were kept as well but like chickens and cows, they were kept for their eggs and milk and less for their meat.

3. In the dark ages, who would have been responsible for the milking of cows and churning of butter?

Answer: Women

All dairy work, making of bread and selling of wares were all considered "woman's work" at that time.

4. Many vegetables were not eaten, in the dark ages, as we consume them today. Many of the vegetables of the time were used for other purposes. What could be another use for the stinging nettle?

Answer: Used to flavor beer

The young shoots were cooked as vegetables but the nettles were also used in beer production as flavoring.

Answer: Dill, coriander, mustard and cumin

The spices used at the time were mostly those that grew wild or could be easily maintained in a home garden.

Answer: False

Nuts and berries were both considered important elements of the diet of all people in the dark ages. Nuts were part of the diet of civilizations going back as far as prehistoric findings.

7. To help consume all this food, there had to be something to drink as well. What was the most common drink for royalty and regular folk alike?

Answer: Beer

Beer was the most common drink at the time due to the impurities found in the water. Water was often shared between the human and animal population at the same time and needed extensive boiling to be safe to drink. The people of the time also drank ciders made from the fruit they grew and wine could be found in Germany and France.

The ale of the time was sweetened and weak. Even the kids drank it.

8. During times of war, food stuffs could be scarce. What was known as a meal eaten in desperate times?

Answer: Dead animals catapulted into the city by your foe

The dead animals being catapulted over the walls of a fortified town would be in various stages of rot and decomposition and usually covered in pitch and set ablaze before arrival. But desperate times call for desperate measures. It was still meat.

9. At the time of the Vikings, what were the two staple meals consumed each day?

Answer: Porridge and stew

Vikings actually ate very well. They ate two meals a day. First was some kind of porridge and later was some kind of stew. Skause, Norse for stew, was whatever meat and vegetables were available. The pot of stew would continue from day to day adding whatever new ingredients became available.

10. In the dark ages, especially in the time of the Vikings, hospitality was unheard of. It was tough enough to feed your family, you would never offer food or lodging to a stranger.

Answer: False

At these times, before inns and lodging houses were commonplace, hospitality was at its highest. It was believed that if you or anyone in your family ever needed hospitality from others they would get it if you offered it to anyone who needed it.

Source: Author cathyR88

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