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Medieval History Quiz

Try out this Medieval History quiz to test your knowledge. Medieval History trivia explores the thousand-year span between late antiquity and the early Renaissance, from feudal kingdoms and crusades to monasteries, trade, and chivalric culture.

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15 questions

~3 min to finish

Easy to hard difficulty

490 pts max score

  1. Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts

    What 1071 battle became a pivotal moment in Byzantine history?

  2. Question 2 · Medium · 20 pts

    What dispute centered on who had the right to appoint bishops?

  3. Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which agreement ending a major phase of the investiture dispute was concluded in 1122?

  4. Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which battle of 1212 is a key turning point in Iberian warfare?

  5. Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which papal period began in 1309?

  6. Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which famous naval battle is not medieval because it occurred in 1571?

  7. Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts

    What uprising began in 1282 on the island of Sicily?

  8. Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which church council met in 1215?

  9. Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which Cathar stronghold fell in 1244?

  10. Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts

    What battle was fought in 1187 and closely linked to Saladin's rise?

  11. Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which treaty divided the Carolingian Empire in 843?

  12. Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which ruler began the Capetian dynasty in France in 987?

  13. Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts

    What famous charter was sealed by King John in 1215?

  14. Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts

    Which pandemic reached Europe in the mid-14th century?

  15. Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts

    Which leader defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings?