🏛️ History trivia
Storm the gates and saddle up for a galloping tour through moats, maces, and mighty medieval castles!
◈ A taste of the pack
Three questions from this pack. Guess first, then reveal the answer — in the game, everyone answers on their phone and the TV shows who got it right.
Q1 What heavy grille was lowered to block a castle's gateway?
The portcullis — The portcullis was a heavy iron or wooden grille that dropped down to quickly seal a castle gate.
Q2 What narrow slit in a castle wall let archers shoot out safely?
An arrow loop — An arrow loop is a very narrow opening in a castle wall that let archers shoot out while staying safe.
Q3 What is a castle built on a raised earthen mound with a courtyard called?
Motte-and-bailey — A motte-and-bailey castle sat on a raised earth mound called the motte, with a fenced courtyard below.
Game night in three steps
Open QuizKeep on the TV, laptop or tablet everyone can see, tap Host a game and pick Castles & Knights.
Everyone scans the QR code or types the room code. No downloads and no accounts.
Questions appear on the big screen, answers on every phone. After each one, the board explains the right answer.
Castles & Knights is a premium pack, and you can play 5 of its questions free first, solo or on the TV with everyone. Love it? Unlock all 30 on their own, or get All-Access, which opens every pack in the library. QuizKeep itself, and its free starter packs, cost nothing.
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