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Are You Going to the Faire? Trivia Quiz

I found this title as a challenge quiz and since I am a Renaissance Faire performer, how could I resist?

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

Author
Ravenloft

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,433

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
308

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following expressions would you use to show excitement about something you have seen? Hint

Huzzah!

Fie!

God's wounds!

Neigh!

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Question 2 of 10

2. You are strolling down the lane looking at the merchant stalls when one of the merchants offers to sell you a bum roll. What would one do with a bum roll? Hint

eat it

wear it

make music with it

dance with it

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of my favorite parts of performing in a renaissance faire is listening to the songs. Which song is about how beer and liquor is made? Hint

John Barleycorn

Johnny Jump Up

Wild Rover

He Who Will An Alehouse Keep

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is NOT the name of a Renaissance period country dance? Hint

Hyde Park

Upon a Summer's Day

The Frog and Toad

The Gelding of the Devil

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the title of the folk ballad King Henry VIII wrote during his reign? Hint

Pastime with Good Company

Wild Mountain Time

Greensleeves

Merry Mac

6. While at the faire, you may hear this chant:

"We are the flow and we are the ebb
We are the weavers, we are the web
We are the needle, we are the thread
We are the witches, back from the dead."

Who might be saying this? Hint

Dancers around the Maypole.

An enchanter blessing the loom users.

Giant mutant spider witches who have invaded the faire!

The pixies hiding in the grass.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What type of food is a love knot? Hint

funnel cake

pretzel

turkey leg

kettle corn

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Question 8 of 10

8. I think we should take in a joust match while we're here, don't you? If you hear a knight talk about a "tilt", what is he talking about? Hint

A tournament held on the eve of a larger event

A barrier used to prevent jousting collisions

The grandstand where the nobility and ladies would watch the joust

The ceremony used to start a tournament

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Question 9 of 10

9. King Henry VIII was married six times. What happened to each of his wives, in order?
Hint

executed, executed, divorced, died, died, died.

died, executed, executed, executed, died executed.

divorced, died, divorced, executed, divorced, widowed.

divorced, executed, died, divorced, executed, widowed.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following phrases would be acceptable to say goodbye with? Hint

Fare thee well

All of these are proper ways to say goodbye

God give you safe journey

God keep thee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following expressions would you use to show excitement about something you have seen?

Answer: Huzzah!

Back in the renaissance days, people used the word "Huzzah" like we use "Hip Hip Hooray!"

2. You are strolling down the lane looking at the merchant stalls when one of the merchants offers to sell you a bum roll. What would one do with a bum roll?

Answer: wear it

A bum roll is pillow that ladies wear under their dress to make the skirt flare out. A bum roll and a hoop skirt can make sure the skirt doesn't touch the ground.

3. One of my favorite parts of performing in a renaissance faire is listening to the songs. Which song is about how beer and liquor is made?

Answer: John Barleycorn

One of the early lyrics on the song is, "They ploughed, they sowed, they harrowed him in, throwed clods upon his head, And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn was dead."

4. Which of the following is NOT the name of a Renaissance period country dance?

Answer: The Frog and Toad

The Gelding of the Devil is fun in that the dancers are allowed to steal each others partners during the dance!

5. What is the title of the folk ballad King Henry VIII wrote during his reign?

Answer: Pastime with Good Company

Scholars think he wrote it as a love ballad for Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives.

6. While at the faire, you may hear this chant: "We are the flow and we are the ebb We are the weavers, we are the web We are the needle, we are the thread We are the witches, back from the dead." Who might be saying this?

Answer: Dancers around the Maypole.

The Maypole is a large pole adorned with ribbons. Traditionally, dancers dance around the pole and weave the ribbons together every May first.

7. What type of food is a love knot?

Answer: pretzel

Pretzels got the name "love knot" because their shape, as it somewhat resembles a heart.

8. I think we should take in a joust match while we're here, don't you? If you hear a knight talk about a "tilt", what is he talking about?

Answer: A barrier used to prevent jousting collisions

The tilt was invented in the 14th century. An interesting thing to note is a knight could still compete even if he is knocked from his horse. Swords, knives and whips could also be used in combat during a joust tournament.

9. King Henry VIII was married six times. What happened to each of his wives, in order?

Answer: divorced, executed, died, divorced, executed, widowed.

Only Ann Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth I) and Kathryn Howard were sentenced to death. Luckily, Katherine Parr (wife number 6) outlived Henry.

10. Which of the following phrases would be acceptable to say goodbye with?

Answer: All of these are proper ways to say goodbye

Fare thee well, lords and ladies!

Source: Author Ravenloft

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