What Pikes, swords, spears, matchlocks, flintlocks, wheellocks, cavalry pistols, cannons, longbows, crossbows, axes, maces, lances and daggers
100
The prominent religions of England and Spain respectively
What is Protestantism and Catholicism
100
Food or Drink that soldiers ate.
What is Hard bread, beer, ale, butter, meat
100
A reference used by Shakespeare in his plays.
What are a lot of things.
100
A firearm ignition mechanism.
What are matchlock, wheellock, and flintlock.
200
When Europeans start ditching armor and favoring mobility over heavier armor?
When is the 1600s
200
A reason English ships were superior
What is stronger cannons, more cannon capacity, reinforced hulls.
200
Something the English army was notorious for
What is corruption?
200
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What is Life?
200
An assembling of troops for inspection or war preparation.
What are musters?
300
Two reasons crossbows were superior to matchlock muskets.
What is superior fire rates, the ability to endure harsher weather conditions, more penetration, and more shots
300
The leader of the Dutch Revolt
Who is William I, Prince of Orange (William the Silent)
300
Cavalry pistol men rode up to enemies and fired before retreating.
What is Caracole Tactic?
300
The most warlike play written by Shakespeare.
What is King Henry the 4th or 5th.
300
Mary Queen of Scott's relation to Queen Elizabeth the first.
What are cousins or second cousins.
400
The issues with matchlock ignition mechanismsssss.
What is slow reload due to the fact that soldiers had to extinguish lit fuse, restock musket with gunpowder, rechamber a bullet, then finally re-lit the fuse before taking another shot. Also muskets were frequently clogged or wouldn't go off (misfire). And were impossible to aim while firing.
400
The punishment that Mary, Queen of Scots was sentanced to by Queen Elizabeth I
What is beheading
400
The percent of the English army that was trained
What is 20%?
400
A common theory to what Shakespeare did during his "missing years"
Who was corporal Shakespeare?
400
Both England and Spain have flags with a red cross on a white background. Respectively, Which flag's cross runs diagonally from corner to corner and which flag's cross runs straight up and down
What is the Spanish flag (diagonal cross) and the English flag (vertical and horizontal cross)
500
The dates when matchlock, Wheelock, flintlock and cannons were introduced/invented in Europe.
Matchlock = 1475
Wheellock = 1500s
Flintlock = Early 17th Century
Cannons = 1327
500
The most important formal funder of Sir Francis Drakes privateering expeditions
who is Queen Elizabeth I
500
Why Italy was considered off limits to English
What was the result of the pope, a strong Catholic presence, residing in Italy?
500
A reference Shakespeare has to swordsmanship concerning Tybalt and Romeo.
What is Tybalt's Spanish fencing style and Romeo's English fencing style.
500
The commander of the Spanish Armada and the 7th Duke of Medina
Who is Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (y de Zúñiga-Sotomayor)