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The Black Plague Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 198 times
- The average score is 9 of 22
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| During which century did the biggest outbreak of black plague take place? | 14th Century | 94%
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| The world population did not reach its pre-plague levels again until which century? | 17th Century | 89%
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| The plague is thought to have originated in central ____ | Asia | 83%
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| Which insect, which lived on rats, is responsible for spreading the plague? | Flea | 73%
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| Via which ancient trade route did the black plague travel to Europe? | Silk Road | 70%
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| Another name for the Black Plague (1st alphabetically) | Black Death | 63%
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| To which country did traders then spread the plague via ship? | Italy | 52%
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| Another name for the Black Plague (2nd alphabetically) | Bubonic Plague | 51%
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| What is the name for a swollen, inflamed lymph node in the armpit or groin that was caused by the plague? | Bubo | 48%
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| There were many attacks against which ethnic group, which was often blamed for causing the plague? | Jewish | 44%
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| The "Miasma Theory", the most widely accepted theory at the time, held that the black plague was caused by bad ___ | Air | 39%
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| The king of which country blamed the conjunction of three planets in the heavens for causing the bad ___ above? | France | 39%
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| Another form of the plague, which affects the lungs, is called what? | Pneumonic Plague | 34%
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| The most recent large global outbreak of plague took place in which country from 1855-1959? | China | 30%
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| 50 people died in 2006 during an outbreak of plague in which African country? | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20%
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| What is the scientific name for the pathogen that caused the Black Plague? | Yersinia pestis | 20%
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| The idea of quarantine was established in which Croatian city in 1377 after continuing outbreaks? | Dubrovnik | 18%
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| Which condition, the localized death and decomposition of body tissue, is also a common symptom of the plague? | Gangrene | 15%
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| The third, least common form of the plague, which causes purple skin patches and has a mortality rate of nearly 100%, is called what? | Septicemic Plague | 15%
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| In 1347, the Mongol army was laying siege to which Crimean port city when it hurled bodies dead from the plague over the city walls with the aim of infecting its inhabitants? | Kaffa | 14%
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| What is another name for the above? | Gavocciolo | 3%
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| Which artist brothers of Siena were victims of the plague? | Lorinzetti | 3%
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