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15th Century A-Z

For each letter of the alphabet, guess these answers related to the years 1401–1500.
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Year
Hint
Answer
A
1415
Battle won by Henry V over the French
Agincourt
B
1492
The first country in the Americas visited by Christopher Columbus
Bahamas
C
1402
Islands off the coast of Africa settled by Spain
Canary Islands
D
1430
Artist whose statue of David is the first known nude statue produced in Europe since antiquity
Donatello
E
1403–08
Type of text commissioned by China's Yongle emperor – meant to summarize the entirety of Chinese literature and knowledge
Encyclopedia
F
1406–20
Palace in Beijing constructed by and estimated 1 million workers
Forbidden City
G
1492
The last Islamic city to be captured by Spain
Granada
H
1400s
This predecessor to the piano is invented
Harpsichord
I
1498
Country which Vasco da Gama sailed to from Portugal
India
J
1431
French heroine, age 19, who was burned at the stake by English forces
Joan of Arc
K
1400s
Mongolian title used by many Central Asian rulers during this period
Khan
L
1490s
Artist who painted a fresco of the Last Supper
Leonardo
M
1450s
Famous Incan site constructed as a royal retreat
Machu Picchu
N
1421
The capital of China is relocated from this city to Beijing
Nanjing
O
1453
Empire which captured Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
P
1439
What Johannes Gutenberg invented
Printing press
Q
1400s
Crop known as "the mother of all grains" to the Incas
Quinoa
R
1485
"Hunchbacked" English king killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field
Richard III
S
1400s
Golf is played for the first time at the "Old Course" in this Scottish town
St. Andrews
T
1485
Royal dynasty which came to power in England
Tudor
U
1405
German city where a church was consecrated that would be the tallest building in the world when completed in 1890
Ulm
V
1400s
Wallachian prince known for impaling his enemies
Vlad the Impaler
W
1419
The first "defenestration" of Prague occurs as seven council members are thrown out a ...
Window
X
1400s
Chinese city which was the Eastern terminus of the Silk Road
Xi'an
Y
1400s
Modern-day country where coffee was consumed for the first time
Yemen
Z
1405–33
Chinese eunuch who led a fleet of 300 ships on seven voyages across the Indian Ocean
Zheng He
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36 Comments
Quizmaster
+28
Level ∞
Feb 23, 2018
The scale of Chinese civilization during this period was incredible. One million people were employed building the Forbidden City. That's nearly half the entire population of England during the same period.

The Yongle encyclopedia was 370 million Chinese characters. That's over five times the size of Encyclopædia Britannica. Sadly, most of it has been lost.

jafe
+6
Level 87
Feb 24, 2018
Shouldn't the Spanish city be Granada, not Grenada?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2018
Fixed
Qikiq
+7
Level 89
Feb 26, 2018
I would have done so much better on this quiz if I had realized the first letter of each answer was given. I blame Monday morning.
ruudsje
+1
Level 68
Jul 28, 2018
did exactly the same thing. i blame 3 glasses of wine.
PoetsCorner
+8
Level 87
Feb 28, 2022
Perhaps I should try three glasses of wine on Monday morning and see how I do.
APHill
+2
Level 76
Feb 26, 2018
I misread the O question as "which emperor", not "which empire", which led to several seconds of trying to figure out how "Mehmed" could possibly begin with an O. Like Qikiq, I blame Monday morning.
Anzi
+8
Level 68
Mar 12, 2018
Love the mix of histories in this quiz. Enlightening
buck1017
+3
Level 78
Mar 29, 2018
The extent of my knowledge of ancient Chinese people, places, and dynasties comes from my extensive playing of Dynasty Warriors on the PS2.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 89
Jul 23, 2018
Just guess Lu Bu for every China question. He beats everybody.
LouRo05
+1
Level 60
Jul 9, 2018
I don't know for sure, but did Gabal Tariq (a city in the country of Granada) get captured after Granada (the city)?
LouRo05
+1
Level 60
Jul 9, 2018
oops, it's Jabal Tariq
camlukfle
+2
Level 15
Jul 23, 2018
since when was michelangelo's david by donatello
Corrode
+11
Level 60
Jul 23, 2018
There's multiple different Davids.
RobNobody
+8
Level 80
Jul 23, 2018
This is Donatello's David, and this is Michelangelo's David from approximately 60 years later.
AbiA
+2
Level 88
Dec 7, 2021
Donatello’s David can keep his hat on :)
freon22tec
+2
Level 57
Jul 23, 2018
Gutenburg did....not...invent....that thing
michelesol
+1
Level 64
Jul 24, 2018
Please accept Azincourt too for Agincourt! As far as I know it's used more commonly
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Aug 13, 2019
+1 I tried azincourt, didnt work, I looked on internet if I spelled it wrong, I got all azincourt back and that the city is called azincourt ( and I have the google settings on english, not my own language, because the international searchresults usually fits better with what I am looking for than the local one). So I discounted it. Guess I can't trust the internet anymore ;)
stalintime
+1
Level 81
Aug 3, 2018
The Ulm Minster was never the World's tallest building, that was the Eiffel Tower at the time. It was and still is the tallest church tower, though.
Froststar101
+2
Level 73
Dec 3, 2021
The Eiffel Tower is not a building.
mrputter
+1
Level 90
Jul 13, 2025
Basically, this.

As per the Wiki page on the History of the world's tallest buildings, the term "building" is not uncontested, but going strictly by the CTBUH definitions, churches and cathedrals are generally considered to count, whereas towers like the Eiffel Tower (or, later, the CN Tower) are not.

Which makes the Ulm Cathedral the world's tallest building by most accounts.

@stalintime does have a reasonable argument, but is fighting an uphill battle, and is unlikely to get most people to agree with them, given that the closest thing to an authority on the matter also doesn't.

poltergeist
+2
Level 65
Mar 31, 2022
I dont think the eiffel tower was around in the 15th century
mrputter
+1
Level 90
Jul 13, 2025
And neither was the Ulm Cathedral, which was completed in 1890. It was started (i.e.: consecrated, as per the question) in the 15th century, but was not the tallest anything at that time, and would not be for many centuries.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Feb 17, 2021
I didn't get L because I thought it was looking for the painter's last name!
Henners
+1
Level 70
Feb 12, 2022
I misspelt Donatello and Granada and it didn't give me it :(
judrok
+5
Level 70
Jun 6, 2022
Azincourt should really be accepted. Agincourt is the historic English name, but the name Azincourt is used both back then and currently in French. Both spellings are used in different countries:

English: Battle of Agincourt

French: Bataille d'Azincourt

German: Schlacht von Azincourt

Spanish: Batalla de Azincourt

Portuguese: Batalha de Azincourt

Polish: Bitwa pod Azincourt

Finnish: Azincourtin taistelu

Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Jul 12, 2025
Dutch: Slag bij Azincourt
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Nov 5, 2022
Can you accept "Donnatello" please.
Asturias
+2
Level 74
Jan 20, 2023
"Agincourt" is just an english mispronunciation of the name "Azincourt". You already humiliated us back in 1415, please respect our language at least :'(
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Jan 23, 2024
For the E question, I have an A-Z quiz all about it. It's probably the most boring quiz anyone could make.
cityfarmer
+2
Level 70
Jul 12, 2025
If I’ve only learned one thing in the years I’ve been a near daily Jetpunker, it is that defenestration is throwing someone out a window, and it usually happens in Prague.
Snoflakes
+5
Level 73
Jul 12, 2025
By the F "constructed by AND estimated..." spelling mistake
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Jul 13, 2025
"Leonardo"? Was it the teenage mutant ninja turtle?
TheBlueWhale
+1
Level 23
Jul 13, 2025
Couldn't think of a German city so I typed 'Um', but accidentally added an 'l' between u and m and it finished the quiz.
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Jul 19, 2025
Every other quiz on Jetpunk I've ever done where Leonardo da Vinci is the answer shows it as Leonardo da Vinci, therefore in an alphabetical quiz, it would be under "D". Why is this one different? I've never seen him referred to only as Leonardo anywhere else except this.
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