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Renaissance Faires Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains questions about the Renaissance Faires, and the folks that frequent them. Good luck and have fun!

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

Author
cordelya

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,340

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
847

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what year was the Kansas City Renaissance Festival's first season? Hint

1976

1975

1980

1979

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Scribe of many of the Renaissance Faire Guilds is also the owner of which Faire-related business? Hint

Fellowship Foundry

Lundegaard Armoury

Moresca Clothing & Costume

R.E. Piland, Goldsmiths

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Scottish delicacy, haggis, is traditionally made using the vital organs of which animal? Hint

Dog

Moose

Deer

Sheep

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Question 4 of 10

4. What color rose represents passion? Hint

Pink

Red

Purple

Blue

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the main ingredient used to make mead? Hint

sugar beet

hops

honey

grapes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is an instrument typically found at Renaissance Faires? Hint

Electric guitar

Bodhran

Saxophone

Didgeridoo

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the traditional Scottish pouch, that is worn at the front of a Scotsman's kilt? Hint

Sporran

Tam

Dirk

Brogue

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is 'Captain' of the musical group "The Pyrates Royale"? Hint

Peg

Captain Moone

Long John Skivvee

Louis the Moor

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the hoop skirt known as during the Renaissance? Hint

Bumroll

Farthingale

Kirtle

Attifet

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Question 10 of 10

10. The jerkin has sleeves, the doublet does not have sleeves.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year was the Kansas City Renaissance Festival's first season?

Answer: 1976

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival is on 15 acres of land, which located 15 minutes from Kansas City. The Faire celebrated its 26th season in 2002.

2. The Scribe of many of the Renaissance Faire Guilds is also the owner of which Faire-related business?

Answer: Lundegaard Armoury

Lars Lunde, owner and operator of Lundegaard Armoury, created many of the Renaissance Faire Guilds, including the International Wenches Guild, the International Brotherhood of Rogues Scoundrels and Cads, and the International Fellowship of Royal Privateers.

3. The Scottish delicacy, haggis, is traditionally made using the vital organs of which animal?

Answer: Sheep

Haggis is made from the vital organs of the sheep, the traditional animal of the Renaissance Faire.

4. What color rose represents passion?

Answer: Pink

Purple represents fantasy, red represents love, and the cultivators of 'blue' roses weren't around during the Renaissance, and are not commonly sold at Renaissance Faires.

5. What is the main ingredient used to make mead?

Answer: honey

"When a honey bee takes nectar from a flower, she stores it in a "honey sack." When this honey sack is full, she returns to the hive, deposits the drop of nectar into the honeycomb, and evaporates the water out of the nectar by fanning her wings. Once the honey has aged, wax is used to seal it in the comb, which keeps it clean and safe.

A honeybee makes 154 trips for one teaspoon of honey. A colony produces 60 to 100 pounds of honey a year. To gather a pound of honey, a bee flies a distance equal to more than three times around the world.

It takes two million flowers to make one pound of honey."

6. Which is an instrument typically found at Renaissance Faires?

Answer: Bodhran

Electric guitar and saxophone are modern instruments, and the didgeridoo is an Aborginal Australian instrument.

7. What is the name of the traditional Scottish pouch, that is worn at the front of a Scotsman's kilt?

Answer: Sporran

A dirk is a Scottish dagger, a tam is something you wear on your head, and a brogue is a shoe.

8. Who is 'Captain' of the musical group "The Pyrates Royale"?

Answer: Captain Moone

Captain Moone is the fearless leader, Peg is the Bosun's Mate, Long John Skivvee is the First Mate, and unless someone can inform me otherwise, Louis the Moor is just there for good looks!

9. What was the hoop skirt known as during the Renaissance?

Answer: Farthingale

The bumroll was used to make the hips wide and accent the narrowness of the waist. The kirtle is a type of female belt, often ornately decorated. The attifet is a type of headgear.

10. The jerkin has sleeves, the doublet does not have sleeves.

Answer: False

The jerkin and the doublet are similar items in an Elizabethan or Tudor man's wardrobe. The only major difference is that the doublet has sleeves, and the jerkin does not. If the garment has tie-on sleeves, then it could be both a jerkin and a doublet, depending on whether or not you've got the sleeves attached. All information can be found at www.millershoney.com/making/html, www.costume.dm.net, www.pyrates.com

Source: Author cordelya

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