Medieval Clothing Trivia Quiz

Answer: true

Both genders wore cloaks but often with different fastenings. men often used one brooch and women often used two linked brooches. The cloaks were usually made of thick wool or linen but some nobles would have had velvet cloaks.

Answer: wimple

The wimple was worn by married women to show they were wed. The other articles listed are all medieval.

Answer: In battle

A gamberson is a heavily padded jacket that was the basic soft armour.

Answer: down to the ankles

Peasant women sometimes had ultra-long liripipes that even went down to their ankles - very impractical for working!

Answer: cotton

Wool, velvet and linen were used by medieval people. Cotton was a later development. Every class wore undergarments of linen and the upper classes used rich velvets for over garments. Peasants commonly used wool as it was warm.

Answer: True

The square toes of early medieval shoes turned to hooks and points. There was no function gained, it was just for looks. The hooked toe is how we generally think of jesters' shoes.

Answer: yes

Medieval women tried to have a high forehead which was fasionable at the time so they plucked the hair on their foreheads to reduce the hairline.

Answer: Germany

Only men wore pants. This idea was originally disapproved of but eventually became more popular. Women never wore pants.

Answer: no

Knitting had not yet been invented in medieval times, so socks were made of scratchy wool or linen that didn't fit very closely.

Answer: yes

Nobles and more wealthy people wore brightly coloured clothing. This was a way of flaunting their wealth as bright dyes were expensive. Peasants wore dull colours and used dyes from natural and readily available materials.