Why, in the Middle Ages, was “alles in Butter” (a German phrase literally meaning “everything in butter”)? A question probably only a specialist can answer. But we ask people on the streets. With four answers to choose from, there’s plenty of scope for speculation. In the two films, we look at intriguing and amusing questions about the Middle Ages and Inventions. Some of them can be answered with general school knowledge, others might need to be guessed. What interests us is whether you would have known the answers!

Part 1: The Middle Ages
Part 2: Inventions