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Noble Steeds I: Ancient and Medieval

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Introduction:
"Horses (well, I refer to one mule so let's make it 'equines') and riders ancient and medieval. Questions range from 'everyone ought to know it' to quite obscure... the bulk probably tend toward the latter end of the spectrum."


1. 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!' Which of the following rulers actually GAINED a kingdom specifically due to an action taken by his horse?
    Krishna Dwipayana
    Tamerlane
    Akhenaten
    Darius


2. What horse was the favorite steed of King Xiang Yu of Xichu?
    Wuzhuima
    Jue Ying
    Ma Wang
    Dilu


3. What name did Alexander of Macedon give to the horse that bore him through so many military campaigns?
    Bucephalus
    Aristotolos
    Megalippo
    Aiaxos


4. Which of the following horses is said to have been made a consul by Gaius Caesar Augustus?
    Germanicus
    Hippodromus
    Equestrius
    Incitatus


5. Which of the following horses loved its master so well that it died of grief upon its master's death?
    Enki's Potopopol
    Guan Yu's Chitu
    Xerxes' Strymon
    Attila's Makriz


6. Which of the following was the horse of Khosrow II (Parviz) of Persia?
    Shabdiz
    Balios
    Abakur
    Reksh


7. What color was the mule that bore the prophet Mohammed?
    pied
    red
    white
    black


8. Which of the following was the preferred charger of Charlemagne?
    Beiffror
    Salaud
    Saracen
    Blanchard


9. What was the name of the horse that tenth century Icelandic chieftain Hrafnkell godi loved so well that he would kill any man who tried to ride the beast?
    Blamani
    Fengur
    Glaesir
    Freyfaxi


10. What horse bore Richard Coeur de Lion in battle on the Third Crusade?
    Fauvel
    Eglan
    Alfred
    Esprit


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