13th Century Trivia
From Genghis Khan's world-conquering 'tanks' to the invention of eyeglasses, see if you're smart enough to survive the Middle Ages without getting excommunicated.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
The Mongol Empire’s unification of Eurasia during the 13th century created a period of stability that secured which legendary network of trade routes?
The Silk Road
Besides the summer and winter solstices, Cahokia's Woodhenge was used to track sunrises during which other two seasonal solar events?
Equinoxes
What specific characteristic of the Latin alphabet made Gutenberg's movable type more practical and cost-effective than East Asian logographic systems?
Smaller character set
While leading the Albigensian Crusade in 1218, Simon de Montfort was killed by a projectile during the siege of which southern French city?
Toulouse
What humiliating nickname did King John receive from his father, Henry II, because his elder brothers were granted lands while he initially received none?
Lackland