Military History Vocabulary

Easier to fire accurately and with lethal force. Difficult to load and get ready to fire.

Usually the crossbow is considered to be easy to master compared to the longbow. In the 100-years war, for example, it apparently only took a few months to train peasants to use crossbows effectively in battle, while it took about 10 years to master the longbow.

I'm just guessing here, but maybe that's what the question eludes to?

Interesting. Funny how quickly words can alter, and terms can arise

Not even "eventually." They embraced the Seebees from the get go. They even put a bee in a navy cap, holding a spanner, a hammer and a machine gun into their crest. Which is both cool and hilarious, IMHO.

This really was very easy for someone interested in ancient warfare. Needs a more challenging part 2.

Thank you Age of Empires II

Thank you Kings and Generals Youtube channel.

That's why those operating the oars were called "galley slaves."

Trebuchets are sometimes used in the "punkin chunkin" contests. There have also been some PBS specials on them. A Scoutmaster who lives near me had his Boy Scouts build one, and the plans on the Internet suggest that he's not the only one.

I have heard this word many, many, many, many times in movies, books, computer games, board games, documentaries, etc... I could draw you a picture of one and explain the mechanism for how it works and how it differs from more traditional catapults you might see on Road Runner cartoons or in Ernest Goes To Camp. I think probably 9/10 of my close friends would know what a trebuchet was. Most of them are nerds, sure, but what do you think the profile of the average person who visits a quiz website every day is?

Just because a lot of people know something you didn't doesn't mean they cheated. In my 36 years, I've heard the word trebuchet numerous times. I remember building one out of Legos when I was a kid, and have seen them referenced in pop culture, like these two Cul De Sac comic strips. And if so many people cheated, then why do only 1 in 3 know "sapper" or "Pyrrhic victory?"

This is just a blind spot for you. Trebuchets are common knowledge. My 8 year old knows about them and can explain how they are different from traditional catapults.

Whether you believe it or not, trebuchets are incredibly common knowledge. The fact that you didn't know about them doesn't change that.

I also know what a ballista is :)

You didn't grow up playing Civilization series then. :)

Really? If you know the world catapult why not know the word trebuchet? I am absolutely not surprised 6/10 people know it. Definitely not on a site like this.

And personally I think it is kind of weak to call people cheaters just because you yourself havent heard of a word. If that many people cheated on this quiz, the average wouldnt be as low as 15 (I would have thought it would have been higher, the question werent really tough)

Plus anyone that has watched myhtbusters will have come across it multiple times. Or anyone that likes davinci, or middle ages in general or physics or... well there are tons of ways to be exposed to the word.

Seconded. Accepting Blitz is a bit strange since it's a discrete event in the same war. Also, fun fact, the term blitzkrieg was made up by the press and was never an official term used by the Reich army. Apparently, it even annoyed some of the Nazi commanders, so let's be sure to always use it to describe the strategy because Nazis are jerks!

Close, but it's from the Spanish guerra.

Huh what?? unless you know something the rest of the word doesnt, a bolt really is used with a crossbow. And an onager is a donkey ;) But the one you are talking about throws stones not bolts, (which are short metal rods with a bulbous end) since whatever is used for ammo is launched from a bucket or bag so that wouldnt really work with a bunch of rods..

You arent totally wrong though, quarrels are bolts that are used for crossbows (still bolts though) , they specifically refer to the square shaped ones, recognise the word quadruple/quadrant in it? It means 4 sided (square)