Q.1.
The first hand guns appeared in Europe during the fourteenth century. What were they called?
Q.2.
Perhaps the most iconic of medieval weapons was the sword. These varied greatly in length and the blade of the shortest was around 75cm (30 inches) long. What length were the longest blades?
Q.3.
During the Middle Ages clergymen sometimes fought in battles. What weapons did they use?
Q.4.
The crossbow had a shorter range than the longbow and it could be fired less often. It did have two advantages over the longbow though. What were they?
Q.5.
A particular weapon was used to dispatch fallen men. What was it?
Q.6.
Richard III is said to have led his final cavalry charge at the Battle of Bosworth, wielding which weapon?
Q.7.
The development of which weapon in the later part of the Middle Ages rendered castles obsolete?
Q.8.
Common soldiers during the Wars of the Roses often went into battle armed only with which piece of agricultural equipment?
Q.9.
Perhaps the dominant weapon in the English armies of the 15th century was the longbow. It had brought an unexpected English victory against the French at Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War and since then had become the primary weapon of England. What material was it made from?
Q.10.
The increasing strength of armour meant that swords were being replaced by what new hand weapon?