Ancient Egypt
What was the name of the river on which ancient Egypt depended to build their civilisation?
The Nile River
In Europe during the Middle Ages what did most people do?
Most people farmed or grew food.
Where did the Vikings come from?
Give another name for the Black Death.
The Plague, the Bubonic Plague, etc
In the Little Mermaid, what is the name of Ariel's best fish friend?
Flounder
What is the name of the process used by ancient Egyptians to preserve the dead for the afterlife?
Mummification or embalming
The Shogun held the power and the emperor was a figurehead.
What were Viking ships called?
Longships or Longboats
What is the name given to the large lumps that formed under the skin of victims of the Black Death?
Buboes
In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which dwarf is missing from this list? Doc, Happy, Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy, Bashful and.... ?
Sleepy
Which famous boy king was discovered in 1922 with a tomb filled with treasures?
Tutankhamun (King Tut)
In feudal Japan, whose role was it to support the Daimyo?
Samurai supported the Daimyo.
What did the Vikings call themselves?
Either Danes or
Norse / Norsemen
Where did the Black Death come from in the 1340s?
China or Mongolia
In Beauty and the Beast, what is the name of the candlestick character?
Lumiere
What is the name given to the enigmatic figure that sits in front of the pyramids?
Give the approximate times for the beginning and end of the Middle Ages. (You can give the centuries or you can give the events.)
476 AD - Fall of Rome in the West
1453 - Fall of Constantinople (Rome in the East)
What made monasteries and churches so attractive to the Vikings?
Either: they were full of treasure, especially silver and gold, or
they were not strongly protected
Give two symptoms of the Black Death and two treatments used.
In Beauty and the Beast, how many eggs does Gaston consume as an adult?
Five dozen eggs (60 eggs)
What is the name given to the writing system used by the ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Give the name for the code followed by European knights and the name of the code followed by the Samurai. (2 answers needed)
The Code of Chivalry and the Bushido Code.
When didthe Viking age officially end?
With the Battle of Hastings in 1066 or
the end of the 11th century
Where do we get the word 'quarantine' from?
From the Italian phrase meaning 'forty days', which was the time people were required to isolate before entering a city such as Venice.
In the Lion King, what is the name of the Hornbill bird who serves as Mufasa's advisor?
Zazu