Knights and Castles
What is the name of the large ditch filled with water that surrounds some castles?
What is a moat?
What is the term for a prince or princess who will become the next ruler?
What is an heir?
What did most peasants do for work?
What is farming?
In legend, what kind of creature breathes fire and guards treasure?
What is a dragon?
What does the medieval word “chivalry” mean?
What is the code of honor for knights?
What is the name of the contest where knights fight on horseback with lances? (long swords)
What is a joust?
Who is the King of England currently?
Who is Charles III?
What was the main material used to build peasant houses?
What is wood and straw?
What is a fictional, human-like species with pointy ears that are small and can fly?
What is a fairy?
What is the name of the punishment where a person is locked in wooden boards with their hands and head sticking out?
What are the stocks?
What is the name of the armor knights wear?
What is plate armor?
Who was the king of England who had six wives?
Who was King Henry VIII?
What is the name of the building where monks lived and copied books?
What is a monastery?
What is the name of the legendary wizard who helped King Arthur?
Who is Merlin?
What is another name for a knight’s assistant or trainee?
What is a squire?
What do knights say when they promise to be loyal to their king?
What is an oath of fealty?
Which famous queen ruled England from 1558 to 1603 and was known for never marrying?
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
What was the name of the disease that spread through Europe in the 1300s?
What is the bubonic plague?
What legendary creature is half lion and half eagle?
What is a griffin?
What is the term for a group of workers who had special training in trades like blacksmithing or weaving?
What is a guild?
What is the main defensive tower in a castle called?
What is the keep?
Who was the longest-living queen of any country?
Who is Queen Elizabeth II of England?
What was the name of the economic system where lords gave land to vassals in exchange for loyalty?
What is feudalism?
What is the name of the magical sword King Arthur pulled from a stone?
What is Excalibur?
What is the word for a tax paid to the king or lord?
What is a tithe?