Early Middle Age
What army leaded by Alaric attacked Rome?
the Goths
Which piece could be checkmated in chess?
king
What language did the Normans bring to the British Isles?
French
Merlin
What colour of fireworks is the hardest to produce?
blue
What was the name of the eastern half of former Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire
What piece may move any number of squares diagonally?
bishop
What group of languages include English, Norwegian, Dutch and some other languages?
Germanic languages
What protected the knight's head?
helmet
Gunpowder is a mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and ...
charcoal
What religious teachings were divided into two philosophies: the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church?
Christianity
The King moves two squares in the direction of the Rook, the Rook jumps over the King and lands on the square next to it. What is the name of this move?
castle
What language did the word "street" originate?
Latin
What type of weapon had a long handle with a spiked ball at the end?
mace
The first proto-guns in China were made of ...
bamboo
A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups.
the Crusades
What country gave the present name to the game?
Persia
What language did the Vikings speak?
Old Norse
A series of military exercises, in which knights fought one another to display their skill and courage.
tournament
What was the purpose of using fireworks in ancient China?
to keep evil spirits away
Sir Francis Bacon said that these three inventions had changed the world: magnetic compass, printing and ...
gunpowder
What title did Garry Kasparov get when he was 17 y.o.?
international grandmaster
What English word originated from the same Latin word as Russian "ерунда"?
gerund
What was a useful wedding gift from Guinevere's father?
Round table
What affects adding different metal salts to the mixture for fireworks?
colour and sound