How much do you know about the black plague? im doing this for qfeast contest please consider me qfeast... anyways lets see how much u know ofmontreal published on March 21, 202014 responses 2 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/13 When did the Black Death start? January 1345 September 1349 October 1347 November 1308 2/13 What European country did the Black Plague start in? Type answer. Hint: 5 characters 3/13 How many people did the Black Plague kill? Hint: 2 choices 10,000,000 20,000,000 30,000,000 40,000,000 4/13 What two rodents were the main cause of the spread of the plague? Hint: 2 choices Mice Rats Squirrels Muskrat Gerbils Hamsters 5/13 Which nursery rhyme was written about the Black Death? Mary had a Little Lamb Humpty Dumpty Hey Diddle Diddle Ring around the Rosy 6/13 What were common symptoms of the Plague? Hint: 6 choices Cough Boils Fever Phlegm / Runny Nose Chills Dizziness Headaches Vomiting Diarrhea Body Aches / Pains 7/13 What is the name of the bacillus that made the Black Death spread? Type answer. Hint: 14 characters 8/13 How did the Black Plague spread? (Not including rat / flea bites) Pneumonically (through the air) Through touch (germs on objects) Through blood transfusion 9/13 What were the 2 European countries spread to after the first? Hint: 2 choices France The U.K. Ireland North Africa 10/13 What are some of the ways Europeans attempted to cure the Black Death? Hint: 4 choices Bloodletting Making medicine from the boils Removing tonsils to weaken symptoms Burning aromatic herbs Boil-lancing Bathing in rosewater or vinegar Removing the cornea from the eye 11/13 Besides humans, what did the plague affect? Plants Soil Animals 12/13 Since people didn't know the cause of the Black Death, why did they think they were struck by it? Type answer. Hint: 3 characters 13/13 What group helped people calm down and moved from town to town? Circus-goers Flagellants Plague Doctors
