Black Death Quiz - 25 Trivia Questions!

From which country did the plague spread throughout Europe?

In which city did the plague reach in 1348?

In which Crimean city was the plague first introduced to Europe in 1347?

In which country did the plague kill almost a million people in 1628-31?

In 1347, the plague reached which island by ship?

What name is given to a painting of 'The Dance of Death'?

What disease was known as the Black Death?

Which city in Iraq was devastated by a plague in 1348?

Which Italian city's population did not recover from the plague until the 19th century?

What form of plague infected the lungs and led to respiratory problems?

What was the name of the bacterium that caused the plague of Justinian?

What is the least common form of plague?

Which French-Swiss bacteriologist discovered the cause of the plague pandemic of 1855-1859?

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the monster with a mouth full of black death?

What name is given to the practice of isolating people from the outside world to prevent the spread of disease?

What group of people were killed in Europe during the Black Death?

What was the most common symptom of the plague?

In which country was the deadliest outbreak of plague in modern history?

What was the name of the plague pandemic that swept Europe in 1346-1353?

Who wrote the poem 'Opuscule Relatif a la Peste de 1348'?

In what century did the plague known as the Black Death occur?

In which country did the plague reach Damascus in 1347?

What is the name of the parasite that spreads the disease rat-bite fever to humans?

According to St. Benedict, what was seldom permitted to those who were well and especially to the young?

What disease was blamed by Muslim religious scholars for being a punishment from God?