Spread
What word beginning with “P” is also a term used for the Black Death?
The plague
What animals carried the fleas that spread the plague?
Rats
What blood sucking creatures were often used to get rid of "bad blood"?
Leeches
True or False: The Catholic Church was impacted in a negative way by the Black Death
True
Where does Vegemite originate from?
Australia
What were buboes?
Painful boil-like swellings filled with foul smelling liquid
What popular nursery rhyme is believed top be about the Black Death?
Ring around the rosie
(or Ring o’ roses)
What was in the "beak" of the plague doctor's costume?
Herbs and spices
What fraction of Europe's population is believed to have been wiped out by the Black Death?
A third
Where does spaghetti originate from?
Italy
What was the name of the trade route between Asia and Europe that brought the Black Death from the East?
The Silk Road
What was the name of the group that hurt themselves to show God they were sorry for their sins?
Flagellants
Where did people often go for treatment for the Black Death that we would now visit for a hair cut?
Barbers
Which religion was blamed for causing the Black Death and persecuted as a result?
Jews (Judaism)
Where do fish and chips originate from?
England
Name two of the three types of plague
Bubonic
Septicemic
Pneumonic
What place was the first port that contracted the Black Death in Europe (name the city or country for the points)
Messina in Sicily
What was the most effective treatment to avoid contracting the Black Death (that we also used for COVID 19)?
What was the style of art called that developed partly due to the Black Death?
Danse macabre (dance of death)
Where do donuts originate from?
Germany
In what year did the Black Death reach the city of Caffa?
1347
What was the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Death?
Yersinia Pestis
What does “Cito, longe, tarde” mean? (You must get 2 or the 3 for the points)
Go quickly, go far, return slowly
What is the more common name for Wat Tyler's Rebellion of 1381, caused by the serfs fighting against the injustices of the feudal system?
The Peasants' Revolt
Where do hot cross buns originate from?
United Kingdom