About Medieval History Quiz #842
Medieval History Quiz #842 was the quiz for Thursday, October 22, 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 #842
- Which chess piece represents a medieval warrior on horseback?
- The Normans who conquered England in 1066 were descended from which people?
- What was the large main room of a castle, where the household ate and feasts were held, called?
- Which English king's remains were found under a car park in Leicester in 2012?
- Which English university is known to have had teaching by 1096, the oldest in the English-speaking world?
- Which English city was the Viking settlement of Jorvik?
- In a medieval guild, what was the piece of work an apprentice made to show he was ready to be a master?
- In which French village was Joan of Arc born?
- Which city was the favourite home and capital of Charlemagne's court?
- Which Danish king ruled England, Denmark and Norway in the early 1000s?
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