Medieval Vocabulary - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Alcohol made from fermented honey. Mead
88%
Any of the military expeditions by Christian knights to the Holy Lands. Crusade
80%
Horizontal bow that is drawn by mechanical means. Crossbow
79%
A wide ditch, sometimes filled with water, that surrounded a fortified area. Moat
78%
Mounted tournament of lance-wielding knights Joust
77%
Heel ornaments used to goad a horse into action. Spurs
77%
Noble rank below a prince. Duke
75%
Minstrel; poet Bard
65%
Protective sheath for a dagger or sword. Scabbard
65%
Knight's assistant, or knight-in-training. Squire
65%
To formally remove a person from membership within a church. Excommunicate
63%
The lowest rank of people owing fealty to a lord. Serf
61%
Siege engine that uses a sling and counterweight to hurl heavy items. Trebuchet
60%
A holy object that was touched by a saint. Relic
58%
Knight's code of honor, often romanticized in fiction. Chivalry
57%
Trade association that maintained standards and protected members from competition. Guild
55%
Jail usually found in towers of a castle, not in the basement. Dungeon
53%
Covering for the groin made of cloth, leather or metal. Codpiece
41%
Land granted to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service. Fief
36%
Metal or wood grate that could be dropped to bar an opening in a wall, or castle gate. Portcullis
32%
Charitable donation of goods or money. Alms
30%
Polearm with a blade for slicing, a hook for pulling and a point for thrusting. Halberd
28%
220 yards - the length of a plough furrow. Furlong
21%
Person who ran the day-to-day affairs of a manor or castle. Steward
19%
Unit of measure equal to 2 gallons, or a quarter bushel. Peck
8%
A mercenary or knight who worked for money rather than through an oath of loyalty. Freelance
4%
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