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She was the teenage girl who led French troops during the Hundred Years' War and was later executed by the English.

Who is Joan of Arc?

100

He was the hunchbacked English king famously killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field during the War of the Roses.

Who is Richard III?


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This is the term describing everyday speech patterns used by medieval people that eventually evolved into languages like French, Italian and Spanish.

What is "vernacular?"

100

This is the satirical book written by Dante that involved a journey through the different levels of Hell.

What is The Divine Comedy?

100

This famous landmark in Paris just reopened to the public following a devastating fire that occurred in 2019.

What is Notre Dame Cathedral?

200

He was the leader of the victorious House of Lancaster during the War of the Roses.

Who is Henry Tudor/Henry VI?

200

He was the English king whose claims on French-held lands triggered the Hundred Years' War.

Who is Edward III?

200

This is the term that describes the medieval philosophical movement that attempted to bring together matters of faith and reason.

What is "scholasticism?"

200

This is the book written by Geoffrey Chaucer that took a satirical look at English society and the clergy.

What is The Canterbury Tales?

200

Justin Trudeau, the longtime prime minister of this country was forced to step down from his position earlier this month.

What is Canada?

300

He was the French King who emerged victorious from the Hundred Years' War, and had been aided by Joan of Arc. 

Who is Charles VII?

300

He was the medieval Christian philosopher who defended Catholic doctrine in his book, Summa Theologica.

Who is Thomas Aquinas?

300

These were medieval entertainers who traveled from town to town performing songs about love and chivalry.

Who are "troubadours?"

300

This is the lengthy poem written about one of Charlemagne's brave knights that has since become a national epic and a source of pride in France.

What is The Song of Roland?

300

PETA, the animal rights organization recently called for this holiday to be replaced with a vegan "weather reveal" cake.

What is Groundhog Day?

400

He was the English priest who translated the Bible into English and was condemned as a heretic for speaking out against corruption in the Catholic Church.

Who is John Wycliffe?

400

He was the French king who followed Charles VII and united much of France into one country. 

Who is Louis XI?

400

This is the term for the separate arches built on the outside of Gothic cathedrals to support the weight of the heavy walls.

What are "flying buttresses?"

400

This is the most famous battle in the Hundred Years' War in which English longbowmen led by Henry V defeated a much larger French force.

What is the Battle of Agincourt?

400

Though he has not yet been confirmed, this person with a famous name is President Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Who is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.?

500

He was the French philosopher of scholasticism who raised questions about the consistency of Church teachings in his book, Sic et Non.

Who is Peter Abelard?

500

He was the Christian reformer from Prague who criticized the Church, and was burned at the stake for heresy.

Who is Jan Hus?

500

This is the term for the period in the fifteenth century when the Church had multiple competing popes at the same time.

What is the Great Schism?

500

This was the name given to the period in the fourteenth century when popes were forced by the French king to live in Avignon, instead of Rome.

What is the Babylonian Captivity?

500

President Trump recently made his intentions known that he would like to see the United States acquire Greenland from this European nation.

What is Denmark?

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