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| Question (correct answer) | Nordenhal Know-it-alls | Her Majesty's Ladies | Other silly answers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Name the collection of short stories written by Giovanni Boccaccio which he said were told by a group of ten nobles retiring to the country to avoid the plague. (Decameron) | The Ten Commandments | Cameron Diaz | The Hobbit Ye Hustler's Privy Book of Most Bawdy and Salacious Stories |
| 2. What color does the dye plant madder typically yield? (Red or orange) | Gray Madder | Angry red | Red, because that's the color my face gets when I get madder |
| 3. What form of hunting are jesses used in? (Hawking or falconry) | Hunting for approval | Hunting the jester | Hunting wabbits Are you using Jessie for bait again? |
| 4. What French king ceded Normandy to Gangr-Rolf? (Charles III the Simple) | Le Roi Burger | (with a lisp) Odious the don't-stand-down-wind-of | Louis the Innumericable Jacques Costeau |
| 5. Name the Countess of Henneberg whom medieval legend said gave birth to 365 children in one day. (Margaret) | Helga the spent | Lady Stamina | Ursula the Careless, also known as Ursula the Bowlegged or Ursula the Statistical or St. Ursula the Screaming |
| 6. This piece predated the queen in chess and is still used in Moslem countries. (Vizier) | The Eunuch | The Concubine | The "Mother-in-law", which moves in unpredictable ways, making trouble for everyone |
| 7-8. The battle of Tannenberg on July 15, 1410 involved what armies? (Poland/Lithuania vs. Teutonic Knights) | Peeps vs. Bunnies | The sunworshippers vs. the cave dwellers | The Good Guys vs. The Bad Guys Darks vs. Lights |
| 9. What time of day does Sext occur? (Noon) | After the kids go to bed | Whenever the king wants | Whenever I can get it Oh-dark-thirty |
| 10. What part of the body does the paldron protect? (Shoulder) | The duodenum | The brisket | The "naughty bits" The big toe |
| 11-13. When Edward the confessor died in 1066, who were the three main contenders for his throne? (William of Normandy, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson) | Cassius Clay, George Foreman, Mike Tyson | Jacob the liar, John the Baptist, Juan de Bronx | Harold Hardrasse, Harold of the Saxon Moors, and that surly SOB, William of Normandy; i.e. Harry, Moor, and Surly |
| 14. What was the Truce of God? (No war on Sundays and holy days) | When they all died 'cause he smote them mightily | 40 days and 40 nights | No fighting on Christmas until after we exchange presents A card game |
| 15. What part of a knight's essential equipment was referred to in the name for a knight in most European languages other than English? (Horse) | Armor, as in "armored guy" | Le Codpiece | The cup Mug for mead |
| 16. Sailing for Portugal, this man found the Cape of Good Hope and opened a sea route to Asia. (Bartholomew Diaz) | Captain Kirk | Mao Tse Tung | Juan Castillo, who had lost the Cape on an earlier voyage Popeye |
| 17. This man founded a school at Aachen in the 8th century. (Charlemagne) | Ferris Bueller | Charlie the Man | Dr. Strangelove |
| 18. What was the name the Spanish gave to Jews who converted to Christianity? (Conversos) | Survivorados | Their best customers, the Wachovians | Carpetbaggers |
| 19. Name the governmental general assembly that occurred in Iceland in June every year. (Althing) | Coldest Thing | The Ice Capades | Alle's Faire |
| 20. Name the Byzantine movement opposed to the use of religious images. (Iconoclasm) | Böule Movement | A.C.L.U. | Iconophobia Republicanism |
| 21. Name the Kurdish leader of the Moslems in the time of the 2nd and 3rd Crusades. (Saladin) | Al'Whey | Smoked Gouda | Dr. Evil |
| 22. This European country remained pagan into the 14th century. (Lithuania) | Pagonia | Spatzelvania | Grand Fenwick |
| 23. This saint was often depicted with a child on his shoulder. (St. Christopher) | George the Molester | St. Michael Jackson | Zaphod Beeblebrox |
| 24. What was the name of the meeting held in early 1521 at which Martin Luther defended his doctrines? (Diet of Worms) | The Memphis 100 Man March | As the Worm Turns | The March 1521 meeting of the Red Hat Ladies |
| 25. What famous Tsar was a contemporary of Elizabeth I? (Ivan the Terrible) | Izbourne | Peter Ivanitch | |
| 26. Against what medieval heresy did Innocent III proclaim a crusade in 1208? (Albigensians or Cathars) | Disbelief | The 'Chocolate is Period' movement | Having rubber duckies Creative obfuscation |
| 27. What Holy Roman Emperor was drowned in Turkey? (Frederick Barbarossa) | Giblet the Viscous | Pius Deepus Fryus | Sir Stuffing |
| 28-29. The Union of Kalmar united what countries? (Denmark & Sweden) | Kala and Mari | California and Maryland | Greece, Macedonia, and Denmark, a new nation with very odd borders |
| 30. Where was Outremer? (The Holy Land) | In someone else's sea | Past Inremer | Around the Inremer |
| 31. What subject was the University of Bologna most famous for? (Law) | The teachings of Haraldr Keilbassi | 101 Uses for Boar's Head | Lunchmeat |
| 32. What king won the Battle of Bannockburn? (Robert the Bruce) | Bonnie Bobbie the Bruce | King Haggis | Elvis Costello |
| 33. In heraldic blazon, what is a sheaf of wheat called? (Garb) | Sprigantia | Au Bon Pain | Cream of Wheat |
| 34. What city was known to the Norse as Miklagard? (Constantinople) | East St. Louis | Vegas | Kalamazoo Boston, Massachusetts |
| 35. This medieval English saint was said to have pinched the devil's nose with a pair of tongs. (St. Dunstan) | Thomas the Smith | St. Barbequeous | St. Elmer Fudd St. Eowin the Snotty |
| 36. This Polish king ordered the codification of laws called "The Book of Teutonic Law". (Casimir III "the great") | Latka the Fried | King Teuton Kamen | Stanislaus the Bookmaker, aka Stan the Bookie |
| 37. What was El Cid's real name? (Ruy or Rodrigo Diáz de Vivar) | Seńor José Jardin | Charlton Heston | George |
| 38-39. Name two of the four humors of the body in medieval medical theory. (Phlegm, Blood, Choler, Bile) | Improv, satire | Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld | Dark, silly Funny bone, trick knee |
| 40. What year did the Black Death strike Europe? (1347-1350) | 1789 | 2004 - when Bush was reelected | 1313, obviously |
| 41. Who wrote a history of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus know as "The Alexiad"? (Anna Comnena) | Gus the Alexiadiator | Samuel Johnson | Dr. Seuss |
| 42. Who was declared Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands in 1555 by Emperor Charles V? (William the Silent or William of Orange) | Eisenhower | Peter Pan | John F. Kennedy Schwartzkopf |
| 43. Name the king of Portugal who founded a university in Lisbon in 1292. (Diniz the Worker / Dinis / Diniz o Lavrador) | Phil | Phillip the wishy-washy | King Midas |
| 44. This book was written in the 15th century to describe the evil that witches do and how to detect and put them on trial. (Malleus Maleficarum) | How to Get a Woman in 10 Easy Steps | Why French Women Don't Get Fat | The Art of Influencing People The Idiot's Guide to Witchcraft and Sorcery |
| 45. Who was king of Hungary during the Mongol invasion in 1241? (Béla IV) | Henry the lean | All-you-can-eat Omar | Alex Trebek |
| 46. This Jewish movement, originating in 12th century Provence, heavily influenced Christian mysticism and alchemy. (Kabbalah) | Carbolics | Einstein's Bagels | Hokey-Pokey |
| 47. What people was Offa's Dyke constructed to keep out? (The Welsh) | Men | Lesbians | Trolls |
| 48. Who wrote "In Praise of Folly"? (Erasmus of Rotterdam) | Folly's husband | Fulton | Erma Bombeck |
| 49. What city was ruled by an elected official called the Doge? (Venice) | Kennelle | Howser | Pennsic |
| 50. What was the federation of north German towns formed to protect mutual trading interests? (Hansa) | AFLCIO | Fahrvergnügen | First the Ludwigeanic League, then the Rölfeanic League, and -finally- the Hanseatic League |
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