REGIAL PURSUIT VI

How well do you know the Early Middle Ages? As we get back into the school year, these questions might be of interest to students, and to new or inexperienced reemactors!

1. The center of medieval maps was generally
   A. France
   B. Jerusalem
   C. China
   D. Rome
2. 3. A quern stone was used for
   A. Washing clothes
   B. Grinding grains
   C. Mortar
   D. Executions
3. The horns on Viking helmets were
   A. A length denoting the rank of the wearer
   B. Five Inches
   C. Ten Inches or More
   D. Viking Helmets had no horns
4. The first white man to set foot in North America (west of Greenland) was
   A. Christopher Columbus
   B. Saint Brendan
   C. Bjarni Herjolfsson
   D. Leif Eiriksson
5. A person of the Viking Age most likely would eat
   A. A jalapeño pepper
   B. A carrot
   C. A turnip
   D. A banana
6. The term “Viking” refers to
   A. A job
   B. A style
   C. A military force
   D. A race
7. The most popular pet for people in the Viking Age was
   A. A horse
   B. A dog
   C. A dragon
   D. A cat
8. The British king with a coin with an Islamic text was
   A. Offa
   B. Alfred
   C. Arthur
   D. Richard
9. The early Norse call spectacles
   A. Magik Eyes
   B. Nothing at all; there weren’t any
   C. Lens
   D. Bifockels
10. Englisc parliaments were known as
    A. Things
    B. Parlements
    C. Senates
    D. Moots
11. An ard was
    A. A light plough
    B. An ox
    C. An ale
    D. A small longship
12. A gerefa was
    A. A reeve
    B. A broom
    C. A pastry
    D. A stableboy

answers: 1-B. 2-B. 3-D. 4-D. 5-C. 6-A. 7-B. 8-A. 9-B. 10-D, 11-A. 12-A.