Question 1

Who was Joan of Arc?

Accepted Answer

A young woman who led the French army against England during The Hundred Years War.

Answer

The best female archer in Europe

Answer

A young woman who was accused of being a witch.

Question 2

Who battled in The Hundred Years War?

Accepted Answer

France and England

Answer

France and Germany

Answer

Ireland and Scotland

Question 3

Which Dynasty of China created The Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

The Ming Dynasty

Answer

The Shang Dynasty

Answer

The Song Dynasty

Question 4

What was the Ming Dynasty of China known for?

Accepted Answer

Beautiful art/culture and economic prosperity.

Answer

Excellent matcha tea

Answer

It's yoga practices

Question 5

Who was Marco Polo?

Accepted Answer

An Italian explorer who traveled The Silk Road to China with his uncle and cousin.

Answer

An Italian scholar who studied ancient philosophy.

Answer

A famous Italian author.

Question 6

Who was Kublai Khan?

Accepted Answer

The Mongol emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan.

Question 7

Which book did Rustichello help to write?

Accepted Answer

The Travels of Marco Polo

Answer

Dante's Inferno

Answer

The Canterbury Tales

Question 8

What was the name of the king who wish to take over Scotland after the death of the Scottish king?

Accepted Answer

King Edward I

Answer

King Henry III

Answer

King Richard I

Question 9

What is the name of the Scottish warrior who raised up an army of men to battle against the English in the fight for Scotland?

Accepted Answer

William Wallace

Answer

King Richard the Lion Hearted

Answer

Little John

Question 10

Who was victorious in defeating England and becoming the King of Scotland?

Accepted Answer

Robert the Bruce

Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Answer

Alfred the Great

Question 11

This letter was written to the Pope by the people of Scotland, demanding that he recognize Robert the Bruce as the rightful King of Scotland.

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Arbroath

Answer

The Plea of the People

Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Question 12

Who is the Italian poet who wrote the poetic masterpiece, "The Divine Comedy"?

Accepted Answer

Dante Alighieri

Answer

Beatrice Potter

Answer

John Gower

Question 13

This ancient civilization in Mexico was known for their advanced agricultural practices, complex social structure, and deadly religious rituals.

Accepted Answer

Aztecs

Answer

The Incas

Answer

Pocahontas

Question 14

The Spanish conquistador who led the expedition which resulted in the fall of the Aztec empire.

Accepted Answer

Hernan Cortez

Answer

Ponce De Lion

Answer

Vasco De Gama

Question 15

The capital city of the Aztec empire, which is now modern-day Mexico City.

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan

Answer

Puebla

Answer

Tijuana

Question 16

Which weapons helped the English to advance during the first half of The Hundred Years war?

Accepted Answer

The longbow and gunpowder

Answer

Land mines

Answer

Canon balls

Question 17

Who was victorious in The Hundred Years war?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

England

Answer

Germany

Question 18

Joan of Arc heard voices when she was 17 years old, telling her to do what?

Accepted Answer

Help Charles VII fight England to take back the Crown of France.

Answer

Lead a humble Chinese monk into battle against the Mongols.

Answer

Help Charles VII manage his political drama

Question 19

How did Joan of Arc die?

Accepted Answer

She was captured by the English and burned at the stake for the accusation of heresy.

Answer

She was shot in battle with a long bow.

Answer

She was hung by her own army when they turned on her.

Question 20

Where does the Bubonic Plague get it's name?

Accepted Answer

Because of the glands under the armpits called "buboes" which would swell

Answer

It came from the last name of the first known infected person, James Bubon.

Answer

It was an old Latin word that meant "agony"

Question 21

Hundreds of years later, in 1904, how was it discovered that the plague was spread?,

Accepted Answer

Rats and fleas

Answer

The communal use of chamber pots.

Answer

Wearing dirty underwear.

Question 22

Which part of China was The Forbidden City located?

Accepted Answer

Beijing, China

Answer

Wuhan, China

Answer

Shanghai, China

Question 23

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

Geoffrey Chaucer

Answer

Dawn Huebner

Answer

Robert Louis Stevenson

Question 24

Who was responsible for inventing the first moveable type printing press?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Answer

Francis of Assisi

Answer

Thomas Aquinas

Question 25

What was different about the new printing press?

Accepted Answer

It used metal instead of wood and operated like a machine

Answer

It didn't require paper.

Answer

There was no human needed to operate it.

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