The Vikings
The word Vik from which the Vikings derive their name, is the old Norse term for what?
What is an inlet or bay?
This is the name of Arthur's (unfaithful) wife
Who was Guinevere?
This is the holiday on which Charlemagne was (surprise) crowned king
What was Christmas?
This is the name of the grandfather of Kublai Khan
Who was Ghenghis Khan?
This are the creatures that carried the deadly yersinia pestis bacteria, which was the cause of the plague
What is the plague?
The Vikings were from the regions of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. This is the name for this group of countries?
What is Scandanavia?
This is the name of the cup that caused several knight embark upon a quest
What is the Grail (or Holy Grail)?
This is the place where Charlemagne was (surprise) crowned king
What is St. Peter's Basilica?
This is the name of the trade route used by Marco Polo
What is the Silk Road?
This is the form of of the plague that was spread by rats carrying an infected creature
What is the Bubonic?
The Viking Age lasted from around 800 AD - to what year?
What is 1100AD?
This is the name of Arthur's father
Who is Uther Pendragon?
Charlemagne father's went by this height related name
What was Pepin the Short?
This is the city where Marco Polo was born
What is Venice?
This is the port city through which the Black Death first entered Europe
What is Caffa?
In 793 AD, the Viking attacked this monastery, which marks the beginning of the Viking Age.
What is Lindisfarne?
This is the name of the knight who Merlin tasks with raising Arthur
Who was Sir Ector
This is the name of the pope that crowned Charlemagne - he was the third
Who was Pope Leo the III?
This is the name of the desert through which Marco Polo had to travel to get to Kublai Khan's palace
What is the Gobi Desert?
One expensive treatment for the Black Death included grinding up the horn of this creature
What is a unicorn?
This is the name of the famous Viking who became the founder of Normandy?
Who was Rollo?
This is the name of the castle, which was the birthplace of Arthur
What is Tintangel Castle?
This is the name of the city where Charlemagne moved his capital
This is the number of years that Marco Polo worked for the khan before returning home
What is 17 years?
One cure involved rubbbing up chopped up pieces of this evil creature directly on to the sores
What is a snake?