About Medieval History Quiz #836
Medieval History Quiz #836 was the quiz for Friday, October 16, 2026: 10 questions: 3 easy, 4 medium and 3 hard. Everyone who played Medieval History Quiz that day got the same quiz, and it stays here to play for 60 days.
The questions of Medieval History Quiz #836
- Which popular image of Viking helmets is a myth?
- In legend, Robin Hood and his Merry Men lived in which forest?
- What were the roofs of most medieval peasants' homes made of?
- The word medieval comes from Latin words meaning what?
- What ceremony made a squire into a knight, often with a tap on the shoulder from a sword?
- Which huge domed building in Istanbul was completed in 537 under the Byzantine emperor Justinian?
- Which Italian city has a university traditionally dated to 1088 and often called the oldest in continuous operation?
- What was the Mongol state that ruled over much of Russia from the 1240s called?
- Which walled city in southern France has a double ring of medieval walls with 52 towers?
- By what name is the Castilian knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar better known?
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