About Medieval History Quiz #847
Medieval History Quiz #847 was the quiz for Tuesday, October 27, 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 #847
- In the legend of William Tell, what does Tell shoot off his son's head with a crossbow?
- According to the traditional explanation, which animals carried the fleas that spread the Black Death?
- What were the long, narrow wooden ships of the Vikings called?
- What kind of bow, made of horn, wood and sinew, let Mongol archers shoot powerfully from the saddle?
- About what share of Europe's people is the Black Death estimated to have killed?
- Which Chinese dynasty is credited with issuing the world's first government paper money, in the 1000s?
- What was the officer who kept order in an Anglo-Saxon shire for the king, the shire reeve, later called?
- In which year did Iceland's assembly, the Althing, first meet?
- On which day was William the Conqueror crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey?
- Which treaty of 843 split Charlemagne's empire among his three grandsons?
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