Medieval weapons - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A curved one sided sword used in feudal japan	Katana	97%
A spiked ball on the end of a chain connected to a short pole	Flail	84%
A two handed weapon with a double sided blade	Longsword	72%
A bow held horizontally with a locking mechanism instead of drawing it back and releasing like a bow	Crossbow	68%
A short blade that ends in a point	Dagger	68%
A body of water surrounding a castle	Moat	65%
What was a trained Warrior called in Japan	Samurai	65%
A spiked ball on the end of a pole	Morgenstern	64%
A siege catapult that used leverage to multiply the force with a sling	Trebuchet	62%
A shield mainly used to protect the sword hand, and therefore used only by swordsmen	Buckler	59%
Armour consisting of small metal rings linked together	Chain mail	59%
What was the name of the military division that rode horses into battle	Cavalry	58%
A projectile weapon almost exclusively used in medieval England	Longbow	57%
What was a trained warrior called in Europe	Knight	55%
A large crossbow used as a siege weapon	Ballista	54%
Blunts were used in jousting tournaments, but they were sometime used in war on horseback	Lance	54%
A pole with a short double-sided blade and a point on the end	Spear	54%
Reaches across the answer of the prior question, can be raised and lowered	Drawbridge	53%
A ruling male monarch	King	53%
Used to propel a ship when there was a strong wind	Sail	53%
A ruling female monarch	Queen	52%
A projectile weapon that uses leverage to hurl stones	Sling	51%
A liquid that was boiled to pour off the walls of a castle during an attack	Oil	50%
Used to ride on a horse, you would sit on it	Saddle	47%
Used to hold up the sail	Mast	45%
Someone who traded items for money	Merchant	45%
A commonly used cavalry sword	Sabre	43%
Long handled axe used by vikings	Dane axe	40%
An entertainer who would sing, tell jokes or do magic tricks or stunts for money, food or accommodation in taverns	Bard	38%
The piece of armour that fits the chest	Breast plate	38%
When the wind fell, manpower would be used with these tools	Oars	37%
A spear with an axe head fitted on it	Pike	37%
A heavy thick stick	Club	36%
A large heavy sword with a broad blade for cutting rather than thrusting.	Broadsword	35%
A vassal of a monarch who owned a large amount of land, and employed the above to work the land and produce food	Lord	34%
What was the name of the division that marched into battle	Infantry	30%
A farmer who worked the land of the lord	Serf	29%
A symbol used on shields as a recognition of family or clan	Coat of arms	28%
An alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley.	Ale	27%
The stronghold of the castle, where the leader and his troops would fall back to when the main walls were breached	Keep	27%
A round thin stick	Quarterstaff	24%
Connected to the above answer, you would place your feet within	Stirrups	22%
A weapon with a flat head and a pointed head on the end of a pole	War hammer	20%
Is a counterweight to the prior answer, it helps to lift it up and block the castle entry	Portcullis	11%
What type of material did the Japanese wear under their armour to help take arrows out	Silk	9%
What were recruited farmers called	Men at arms	4%
Used to steer the ship	Tiller	4%
The well known cover on top of castle, with raised parts used as cover for defenders and the lower parts used to attack the attackers	Crenellations	2%

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