MEDIEVAL QUIZ

QUESTIONS:

1. You are traveling in the Middle Ages. Your biggest problem is: 
   A) Mosquitoes
   B) Finding a place to sleep
   C) Predatory animals
   
   
2. In the Middle Ages, children played with different toys. Which one does not belong?
   A) Hobbyhorse
   B) Pokémon cards
   D) Doll
   
   
3. Before Christianity, Finns had dozens of gods. Which of these is not a real god?
   A) Ukko – god of thunder
   B) Nyyrikki – god of hunting luck
   B) Tummo – god of clumsy people
   
   
4. At what age did people get married in the Middle Ages?
   A) At 30–35 years old
   B) At 10–14 years old
   C) At 16–20 years old
   
   
5. Which of these could be used as ammunition in warfare?
   A) Pine cones
   B) Wasp nests
   C) Tomatoes
   
   
6. What are kurpposet?
   A) Shoes
   B) Floaties (swimming aids)
   C) Earrings

ANSWERS:

1. The correct answer is A. Even though people were scared of predators, mosquitoes were a bigger problem, because they spread diseases such as malaria.
   
   
2. The correct answer is B. Stick horses and dolls were popular, but Pokémon cards didn’t exist back then.
   
   
3. The correct aswer is C. They believed in Ukko and Nyyrikki, but Tummo didn’t exist.
   
   
4. The correct answer is C. In the Middle Ages, people got married early, even at the age of 16.
   
   
5. The correct answer is B. Sometimes they did load the catapult with wasp’s nest to defeat the enemies.
   
   
6. The correct answer is A. Kurpposet are made of a piece of leather with the edges tightened around the foot with a ribbon.

POINTS:

1-2 correct answers: You are a beginner, but great job!

3-4 correct aswers: Well, you know pretty much about the Middle Ages!

5-6 correct answers: Wow, almost like you were living in the Middle Ages!