The History of Medieval Europe - 9th century - Statistics

Jump to: Answer Stats | Score Distribution | Your Scores

General Stats

This quiz has been taken 209 times
The average score is 6 of 15

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
808 - The Taoist priest Qing Xuzi mentions the formula for this chemical explosive in his Taishang Shengzu Jindan Mijue: six parts sulfur to six parts saltpeter to one part birthwort herb. It will be centuries until it reaches the European battlefields however	gunpowder	79%
845 - This city of the Kingdom of Charles the Bald is besieged by the Vikings of Ragnar Lodbrok	Paris	77%
882 - Oleg, a descendant of the Varangian chieftain Riurik, conquers this Slavic city	Kiev	70%
827 - The first permanent Arab settlement is established on this Byzantine ruled island of the Mediterranean sea	Sicily	68%
871 - This prince, who was confirmed in Rome by Pope Leo IV as a child, succeeds his father Æthelwulf as King of Wessex	Alfred	61%
885 - This Viking, who will become the first ruler of Normandy, leads the siege of Paris	Rollo	45%
896 - This people, led by Árpád, settles the Carpathian Basin and begins incursions to Western Europe	Magyar	43%
ca. 859 - This cradle of Russian statehood is first mentionned in the chronicles as well as the Varangian chieftain Riurik	Novgorod	43%
800 - This Pope crowns Charlemagne emperor in Rome on the 25th of December	Leo III	34%
843 - This treaty ends the three-year Caroligian Civil War between the three grand-sons of Charlemagne	Verdun	34%
869 - The 8th Catholic Ecumenical Council is held in this city to remedy a schismatic situation	Constantinople	24%
864 - This ruler of Bulgaria, regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church, converts to Christianity	Boris	18%
887 - This son of Louis the German, who purchased peace with Vikings raiders twice, accepts his deposition	Charles III	10%
842 - Mutual pledges of allegiance between Louis the German, ruler of East Francia, and his half-brother, Charles the Bald, are signed in this city	Strasburg	4%
870 - This treaty is an agreement between Louis the German and Charles the Bald to share the territories of the heirs of their late brother Lothair I	Mersen	2%

Score Distribution

Percent of People with Each Score

Percentile by Number Answered

Your Score History

You have not taken this quiz

Countries of the World Quiz

All Disney Animated Movies

Roman Numeral Decoding Quiz

Pixar Movies Quiz

Countries with Four Letters

Official Languages of the World

Top 100 Harry Potter Characters by Mention

Countries with the Most Borders

NCAA Football Teams

Smallest Countries by Population and Area