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Body Armour Collection Trivia Quiz

Individual Parts of Armour

Armour is the metal coverings formerly worn to protect the body in battle. Here you have some of the names that made up an armour. Can you find the fifteen out of this collection?

A collection quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
3 mins

Type

Quiz #
414,606

Updated
Nov 24 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
764

Last 3 plays: froggyx (15/15), Guest 171 (15/15), suomy (15/15).

Select the real parts of armour.

There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.

poleyn ventail sabaton fauld comb sallet gardbrace couter brassard chenille toile modal greave twill gauntlet cuirass chiffon georgette bevor gorget gingham damask muslin plackart

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Oct 14 2026 : froggyx: 15/15
Oct 12 2026 : Guest 171: 15/15
Oct 09 2026 : suomy: 15/15
Oct 08 2026 : surdoux: 15/15
Oct 07 2026 : Guest 35: 6/15
Oct 02 2026 : debray2001: 15/15
Oct 02 2026 : kkt: 15/15
Sep 29 2026 : BigTriviaDawg: 15/15
Sep 28 2026 : Guest 165: 11/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

Bevor - a piece of armour that protected the chin and throat.
Brassard - piece of armour that covered the whole arm, which included vambrace, rerebrace and couter.
Comb - the top of the helmet that was designed to strengthen it. Also known as crest.
Couter - protected the elbow. Also written as cowter.
Cuirass - protected the torso above the waist.
Fauld - worn below the breastplate to protect waist and hips.
Gardbrace - plate that covered the front of the shoulder and the armpit.
Gauntlet - a glove that protected the hand and the wrist.
Greave - protected the leg.
Gorget - protected the neck, throat and upper part of chest.
Plackart - protected the lower half of the torso.
Poleyn - protected the knee.
Sabaton - protected the foot.
Sallet - a combat helmet.
Ventail - covered the lower half of the face.
Other bits and pieces of the armour included, vison slits, visor, palette, corselet, upper and lower cannon, vambrace, tasset and cuisse.
Chenille, chiffon, damask, georgette, gingham, modal, muslin, toile, twill
are all types of fabric.

Source: Author gme24

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