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History of the Crusades Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the Crusades up to about 1300.

A multiple-choice quiz by darkpontifex. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
darkpontifex

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
31,499

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. The Byzantine Emperor Alexius asked for help from Pope Urban II in defending Byzantium from the Turks. The Byzantine Equivalent of the Pope is the Patriarch, who was the Patriarch of Constantinople when Alexius made his call for a Crusade? Hint

Cosmas I

Eustratius Garidas

John IX Agapetus

Nicolas III Kyrdinates

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Question 2 of 20

2. Only one knight accompanied Peter the Hermit on his crusade in 1095-96. What was his name? Hint

Walter Sansavoir of Poiss

Gerald of Aurillac

Duke Robert of Normandy

Baldric of Dols

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of the leaders of the Crusades were the first to reach Constantinople? Hint

Count Hugh of Vermandois

Bohemund of Tours

Count Robert II of Flanders

Godfrey of Bouillon

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which is the first city to be taken back from the Turks in the First Crusade? Hint

Nicaea

Tyre

Antioch

Aleppo

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was the name of the tower guard who helped Bohemund breach the walls of Antioch? Hint

Turan-Shah

Hakim

Firuz

Temujin

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Question 6 of 20

6. After the capture of Antioch, the Crusaders themseleves were besieged. Peter Bartholemew claimed a certain relic was buried under the cathedral of Antioch. What relic did he believe was there? Hint

The True Cross

Jesus's Burial Shroud

The Holy Grail

The Holy Lance

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Question 7 of 20

7. Peter Bartholemew continued to have visions and eventually overstayed his welcome in Antioch. He was put through an ordeal. How did he die? Hint

Drowned

Infection from Wound

Decapitated

Burnt to Death

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who was crowned the first King of Jerusalem after its capture in 1099? Hint

Godfrey of Bouillon

Baldwin of Bouillon

Raymond of Toulouse

Robert II of Flanders

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Question 9 of 20

9. This Arab leader arrived on the scene in 1126. He was given Alleppo and had his eyes on Damascus rather than the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He did not allow his troops to drink but was an alcoholic himself. Who was he? Hint

Saladin

Imad ed-Din Zengi

Nur ed-Din

Suleymane

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Question 10 of 20

10. On the way to the Second Crusade, 90% of Conrad's army was destroyed. Where did this happen? Hint

Edessa

Durazzo

Thessaloniki

Dorylaeum

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Question 11 of 20

11. While Louis VII was away crusading the court of Louis VII's wife became well known as a centre for troubadours and the celebration of courtly love. Who was Louis' wife? Hint

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Constance of Antioch

Sybilla

Stephanie of Transjordan

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Question 12 of 20

12. This battle resulted in the capture of Jerusalem in 1187. Reynald de Chatillion and Guy de Lusigian were both captured. What was the name of this battle? Hint

The Battle of the Horns of Hattin

Battle of Kerak

Battle of the Pools of Goliath

Battle of Acre

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Question 13 of 20

13. He was the last Byzantine Emperor of the House of Comnenius. He ended the Byzantine Dynasty which originally asked for help from the Pope in the West. Who was this man? Hint

Andronicus

Issac II

Alexius III

John Ducas Caesar

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Question 14 of 20

14. This city is where the Crusaders spent the winter before moving on to sack Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. Hint

Venice

Zara

Lepanto

Nicopolis

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of the following was NOT a belief of the Albigensians who were the target of a Crusade by Pope Innocent III? Hint

Self-mutilation

Anti-procreation

Vegetarianism

Anti-clerical

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Question 16 of 20

16. Stephen of St. Cloyes was responsible for leading what Crusade in 1212? Hint

The Albigenisian Crusade

The Sixth Crusade

The Fifth Crusade

The Children's Crusade

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Question 17 of 20

17. The Crusaders who embarked on the Fifth Crusade decided to attack Northern Africa instead of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. What was the name of the first city the Crusaders took in August of 1219? Hint

Damietta

Alexandria

Cairo

El Mansura

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Question 18 of 20

18. This Crusading Monarch was able to broker a deal with al-Kamil in 1228 in which he gained Jerusalem, Bethelhem, and the coastline. He also gained eight years of peace and in turn left the Dome of the Rock to the Muslims. Who was he? Hint

Frederick II

John of Brienne

St. Louis

Simon of Tyre

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Question 19 of 20

19. This group is responsible for halting the Mongols under Genghis Khan from reaching Europe. Who were they? Hint

Mamluks

Ottoman Turks

Seljuk Turks

Byzantine Greeks

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Question 20 of 20

20. This was the last Crusade stronghold in Palestine which fell in 1291: Hint

Jerusalem

Tyre

Acre

Antioch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Nicolas III Kyrdinates

Nicolas III Kyrdinates was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1084- 1111. Both Cosmas and Eustatius were prior to Nicolas where as John was after him.

2. Only one knight accompanied Peter the Hermit on his crusade in 1095-96. What was his name?

Answer: Walter Sansavoir of Poiss

Walter and Peter the Hermit managed to make it to Constantinople. Most of their army was wiped out in the area of Hungary. They were responsible for massive violence against the Jews in the Rhineland prior to their crusade.

3. Which of the leaders of the Crusades were the first to reach Constantinople?

Answer: Count Hugh of Vermandois

Hugh reached Constantinople first. He chose to take the sea route and his fleet was disrupted by a storm. He was 'arrested' and brought to Constantinople.

4. Which is the first city to be taken back from the Turks in the First Crusade?

Answer: Nicaea

Nicaea was re-incorporated into the Byzantine Empire on June 19, 1097. The Crusaders did most of the fighting but the Turks surrendered to the Byzantine Emperor Alexius.

5. What was the name of the tower guard who helped Bohemund breach the walls of Antioch?

Answer: Firuz

Firuz was probably an Armenian convert who was unhappy with the length of the siege and his conversion. He let Bohemund's men climb a ladder up the tower and attack the city.

6. After the capture of Antioch, the Crusaders themseleves were besieged. Peter Bartholemew claimed a certain relic was buried under the cathedral of Antioch. What relic did he believe was there?

Answer: The Holy Lance

Peter supposedly did find a fragment of the Holy Lance in the cathedral. This relic provided inspiration for the Crusaders who fought their way out of the city and defeated the Turks.

7. Peter Bartholemew continued to have visions and eventually overstayed his welcome in Antioch. He was put through an ordeal. How did he die?

Answer: Burnt to Death

Peter Bartholemew was forced to run down a hallway which had a floor of burning logs. Many believe Peter made it through but some of Bohemund's men at the end of the hall pushed him back into the fire.

8. Who was crowned the first King of Jerusalem after its capture in 1099?

Answer: Baldwin of Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060-1100) was the first Western ruler of Jerusalem but never used the title of king (rex). It is said that he did not want to be crowned king of the city where Christ had been crucified. This did not bother his successors as rulers and in 1100, a few months after Geoffrey's death, Baldwin was crowned King of Jerusalem.

Answer: Imad ed-Din Zengi

Zengi took Edessa from Joscelin who now led the city. His son Nur ed-Din married into the Damascus Royal family.

10. On the way to the Second Crusade, 90% of Conrad's army was destroyed. Where did this happen?

Answer: Dorylaeum

11. While Louis VII was away crusading the court of Louis VII's wife became well known as a centre for troubadours and the celebration of courtly love. Who was Louis' wife?

Answer: Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor later married Henry II after divorcing Louis. She is known for her literature on courtly love.

12. This battle resulted in the capture of Jerusalem in 1187. Reynald de Chatillion and Guy de Lusigian were both captured. What was the name of this battle?

Answer: The Battle of the Horns of Hattin

The soldiers were surrounded on an extraordinarily hot day. They were suffering from dehydration and hunger which made it easier to defeat them.

13. He was the last Byzantine Emperor of the House of Comnenius. He ended the Byzantine Dynasty which originally asked for help from the Pope in the West. Who was this man?

Answer: Andronicus

Andronicus was killed in a riot that brought Isaac II to power. Alexius III later de-throned him. This instability in the Byzantine throne led to the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders.

14. This city is where the Crusaders spent the winter before moving on to sack Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.

Answer: Zara

The Crusaders actually ended up taking Zara (also known as Zadar) during their stay.

15. Which of the following was NOT a belief of the Albigensians who were the target of a Crusade by Pope Innocent III?

Answer: Self-mutilation

The Albigensians did not believe in sex, they were vegetarians and they did not like the church officials very much.

16. Stephen of St. Cloyes was responsible for leading what Crusade in 1212?

Answer: The Children's Crusade

He and another young man named only Nicolas began preaching that children should embark on a Crusade to regain the Holy Land. They were universally praised by the common people but ended up being ignored by the Pope. Many died or were taken in by families on the way through France and Italy, others were rumored to have been sold into slavery.

Answer: Damietta

They took Damietta a city of about 80,000 before the siege. By the end only 3,000 people were left, 100 who were able to fight.

Answer: Frederick II

Frederick II was the infamous king who was excommunicated for not leaving for the Crusade at the proper time. He was criticized for regaining the Holy Land through diplomacy rather than at the end of a sword.

19. This group is responsible for halting the Mongols under Genghis Khan from reaching Europe. Who were they?

Answer: Mamluks

The Mamluks defeated the Mongols at the Battle of the Pools of Goliath. Hulagu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan, had been advancing. He took Baghdad in 1258 and smothered the Caliph in a carpet.

20. This was the last Crusade stronghold in Palestine which fell in 1291:

Answer: Acre

Babar the leader of the Mamluks was responsible for driving out the Crusaders.

Source: Author darkpontifex

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