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Quiz about Melee Weapons Mainly Medieval
Quiz about Melee Weapons Mainly Medieval

Melee Weapons (Mainly Medieval) Quiz


This is a quiz of the weapons used back when people walked around in "tin can" and used bladed weapons to fight.

A multiple-choice quiz by demagos009. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
demagos009
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
304,944
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1373
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Question 1 of 10
1. What kind of sword was generally used by the foot soldiers? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is a ball and chain also known as? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What group of people is the cutlass associated with? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What kind of weapon is a bow? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. By what other name is a trebuchet known? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What weapon was very heavy and its purpose was hewing enemies as though there were wearing no armor at all? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which weapon is a kind of mace? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What weapon is a viciously curved sword which is fast, reliable, and easy to use? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the ballista a huge model of? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was a dirk? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What kind of sword was generally used by the foot soldiers?

Answer: Long sword

The long sword was the cheapest, quickest and most simple kind of sword to make. The first swords were made of arsenic copper.
2. What is a ball and chain also known as?

Answer: Flail

A flail, while slow, is devastatingly strong, destructive and dangerous. Mistakenly called a mace and morning star. The flail is used as a whip, but imagine swinging a whip at someone with a heavy spiked weight at the end of it. (Ouch?)
3. What group of people is the cutlass associated with?

Answer: Pirates

A cutlass is a kind of sword used by pirates for raiding ships. There is a common misconception that the Caribbean buccaneers created them, because they were widely used by pirates.
4. What kind of weapon is a bow?

Answer: A weapon that flings projectiles at enemies

Bows are sometimes still used for hunting animals, but in many parts of the world their use for hunting is restricted or forbidden.
5. By what other name is a trebuchet known?

Answer: Catapult

Trebuchet is Old French for catapult. It was used mainly in sieges, generally to damage city walls and castle walls. Did you know, that sometimes bodies infected with disease were loaded onto the catapult and launched at enemies. (Early biological warfare?)
6. What weapon was very heavy and its purpose was hewing enemies as though there were wearing no armor at all?

Answer: Axe

An axe was a slow but deadly weapon, usually made for hewing parts off an enemy's body. There are many different kinds of axes including: a bearded axe, poleaxe, halberds, and so many more.
7. Which weapon is a kind of mace?

Answer: Morning star

A morning star and a mace are the same kind of weapon - close to a flail, but without a chain. The morning star had a spiked head, hence the name; and it was relatively cheap to make. Noblemen sometimes had maces with sophisticated metal heads, such as protruding symetrical flanges.
8. What weapon is a viciously curved sword which is fast, reliable, and easy to use?

Answer: Scimitar

A scimitar is a curved sword and was very deadly sword. It was originally created in the Middle East. It is seen in many games, including the Prince of Persia.
9. What was the ballista a huge model of?

Answer: Cross-bow

The ballista is a large version of a cross-bow. It was a type of siege weapon that attackers used on the enemy's castle, but was later used on the battlefield, and as a counter-measure against attackers.
10. What was a dirk?

Answer: A dagger

'Dirk' is a Scots word for a short dagger, though sometimes it was a cut-down sword blade mounted on a dagger hilt. There are considerable variations in the length of the blade, which ranges from 6-25 inches. The usual length is about 7-14 inches.
Source: Author demagos009

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