80 The Crusades Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Venetian doge convinced the Fourth Crusade to attack Constantinople?
Answer
Enrico Dandolo
Which Holy Roman Emperor died during the Third Crusade?
Answer
Frederick Barbarossa
Which military order led the Northern Crusades against the Prussians?
Answer
Teutonic Order
Which French king was captured during the Seventh Crusade?
Answer
Louis IX
Which city did the Fifth Crusade capture in 1219?
Answer
Damietta
Which pope initiated the Albigensian Crusade?
Answer
Pope Innocent III
Who led the People's Crusade of 1096?
Answer
Peter the Hermit
Which crusade was diverted to attack the Christian city of Zara in 1202?
Answer
Fourth Crusade
Which French king led the Second Crusade?
Answer
Louis VII
Which crusader fortress in Syria is a UNESCO World Heritage site, known as Crac des Chevaliers?
Answer
Krak des Chevaliers
What name is given to the popular crusade of 1096 that preceded the official First Crusade?
Answer
People's Crusade
Who won the decisive Battle of Hattin in 1187?
Answer
Saladin
Which Byzantine emperor's request for help spurred the First Crusade?
Answer
Alexios I Komnenos
Which crusade was led by Frederick II and recovered Jerusalem by treaty?
Answer
Sixth Crusade
The Siege of Acre in 1291 marked the end of which crusader kingdom?
Answer
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Which order was founded to care for sick pilgrims and later became a military order?
Answer
Knights Hospitaller
Which crusader state was centered on the city of Edessa?
Answer
County of Edessa
Who recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187?
Answer
Saladin
Which crusade ended with the Treaty of Jaffa in 1192?
Answer
Third Crusade
Which crusade caused the sack of Constantinople in 1204?
Answer
Fourth Crusade
Which English king led the Third Crusade?
Answer
Richard I (the Lionheart)
Which city was sacked by the Fourth Crusade in 1204?
Answer
Constantinople
Which empire did the First Crusade primarily fight against?
Answer
Seljuk Turks
Who preached the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont?
Answer
Pope Urban II