History quizzes
Pharaohs, presidents, castles and world wars. The best stories ever told, and they all really happened.
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25 quizzes in allAll history quizzes
25 quizzes- US History QuizJamestown, the Mayflower, Seward's Folly, Prohibition: 15 questions spanning four centuries of America.15 questionsUS History · Medium
- World History QuizMongols, Incas, Mughals, Bismarck and Atatürk: 15 questions that circle the globe and the centuries.15 questionsWorld History · Medium
- Titanic QuizThe ship, the iceberg, the lifeboats, the rescue and the film: 15 questions on the most famous shipwreck ever.15 questions20th Century · Medium
- Space Race QuizLaika, Glenn, Tereshkova, Leonov, Apollo 8 and the handshake in orbit: 15 questions on the race to the Moon.15 questions20th Century · Medium
- Abraham Lincoln QuizHonest Abe from a Kentucky log cabin to Ford's Theatre: 15 questions on the life of the 16th president.15 questionsUS History · Medium
- Napoleon QuizCorsica, Austerlitz, Elba, Waterloo: 15 questions on the soldier who crowned himself Emperor of the French.15 questionsEuropean History · Hard
- The Tudors QuizSix wives, two beheadings, a nine day queen and the Armada: 15 questions on the dynasty that remade England.15 questionsBritish History · Hard
- Aztecs Maya and Inca QuizTenochtitlan, Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu: 15 questions on the great civilizations of the Americas before 1492.15 questionsAncient World · Medium
- Wild West QuizWyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James and the Pony Express: 15 questions on the real American frontier.15 questionsUS History · Medium
- Ancient Rome QuizCaesar, Hannibal, the Colosseum and the fall of the West: 15 questions on the empire that shaped Europe.15 questionsAncient World · Medium
- World War I QuizSarajevo, the Somme, the Red Baron and the Armistice: 15 questions on the war that reshaped the world.15 questionsWorld Wars · Medium
- Ancient Greece QuizAthens, Sparta, Socrates and the 300 at Thermopylae: 15 questions on the civilisation that invented democracy.15 questionsAncient World · Medium
- American Revolution QuizTea in the harbor, Washington on the Delaware, Cornwallis at Yorktown: 15 questions on the birth of the USA.15 questionsUS History · Medium
- American Civil War QuizFort Sumter, Gettysburg, Sherman's march and Appomattox: 15 questions on the war that remade America.15 questionsUS History · Medium
- Cold War QuizIron Curtain, Sputnik, the Berlin Airlift and the fall of the Wall: 15 questions on the superpower standoff.15 questions20th Century · Medium
- Black History QuizTubman, Rosa Parks, MLK, Mansa Musa, Mandela: 15 questions on Black history in America and the world.15 questionsUS History · Medium
- British Monarchs QuizHenry VIII, Victoria, Elizabeth II, Charles III: 15 questions on a thousand years of kings and queens.15 questionsBritish History · Hard
- French Revolution QuizBastille, guillotine, Robespierre, Napoleon: 15 questions on the decade that remade France.15 questionsEuropean History · Medium
- Vikings QuizLongships, Lindisfarne, Thor, Leif Erikson and Cnut: 15 questions on the Norse raiders who shook Europe.15 questionsMiddle Ages · Medium
- Renaissance QuizLeonardo, Michelangelo, the Medici, Machiavelli, Galileo: 15 questions on the age that reinvented Europe.15 questionsEuropean History · Hard
- Famous Explorers QuizFrom Marco Polo to the Moon landing: 15 questions on the explorers who redrew the map.15 questionsExploration · Medium
- World War II QuizCodenames, turning points and leaders: 15 questions on the war that reshaped the world.15 questionsWorld War II · Medium
- American Presidents QuizFrom Washington to Watergate, 15 questions on the people who have held the Oval Office.15 questionsUS Presidents · Medium
- Ancient Egypt QuizPharaohs, pyramids and mummies: 15 questions on the civilization of the Nile.15 questionsAncient Egypt · Medium
- Medieval History QuizKnights, plagues and crusades: 15 questions spanning the thousand years from 476 to 1453.15 questionsMiddle Ages · Easy
About our history quizzes
History quizzes are where a good memory meets a good story. This category runs from the pharaohs of ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages to the American presidency and the turning points of World War II. Questions focus on the people, dates and decisions that still shape the world today.
Each answer comes with a short explanation and an extra fact, so you pick up the context as well as the date. Facts are checked against reliable sources, and questions are reworded whenever new research or new events change the picture.
What will you explore?
Ancient and medieval
Egypt, Rome, castles, plagues and the kings and queens of the Middle Ages.
Modern history
Revolutions, world wars and the leaders who defined the twentieth century.
American history
Presidents, elections and the moments that made the United States.
How to play
Pick any quiz above. Read the question, choose one of the four answers, and the right answer appears straight away with a short explanation and an extra fact. Work through the whole round at your own pace, then see your score and a review of every question. Play again any time and the questions come back in a fresh order.
Good to know before you play
Which history quiz should I start with?
Ancient Egypt is a friendly warm-up. World War II and Medieval History are tougher rounds for confirmed history fans.
Do the quizzes cover world history or just the West?
Both. You will find Egypt, Europe, the Mongols and the Americas, and new regions are added as the category grows.
What if I think an answer is wrong?
Use the feedback page with the quiz name and question number. Historical questions are checked against reference sources and corrected quickly.
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