From ancient empires to modern revolutions, prove your mastery of the past with this epic historical quiz!
Easy Level
- Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington
- Which ancient civilization built the pyramids?
Answer: Ancient Egyptians
- In which year did World War II end?
Answer: 1945
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
- Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
Answer: Roman Empire
- What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
Answer: Mayflower
- Who invented the printing press?
Answer: Johannes Gutenberg
- Which country was ruled by Queen Victoria for 63 years?
Answer: United Kingdom
- What ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Answer: Pompeii
- Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Answer: Amelia Earhart
- Which war was fought between the North and South in the United States?
Answer: Civil War
- Who discovered America in 1492?
Answer: Christopher Columbus
- Which ancient wonder was located in Babylon?
Answer: Hanging Gardens
- Who was the first emperor of China?
Answer: Qin Shi Huang
- Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
Answer: France
Medium Level
- What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Answer: Constantinople
- Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Answer: Nicholas II
- Which ancient civilization invented paper?
Answer: Chinese (Han Dynasty)
- What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
Answer: Jamestown
- Who led the Protestant Reformation?
Answer: Martin Luther
- Which empire was known for its network of roads spanning 25,000 miles?
Answer: Inca Empire
- What was the name of the document that ended World War I?
Answer: Treaty of Versailles
- Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
Answer: Hatshepsut
- Which ancient city was home to the Parthenon?
Answer: Athens
- What was the main trade route between Europe and Asia in ancient times?
Answer: Silk Road
- Who was the military leader of the Norman conquest of England?
Answer: William the Conqueror
- Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
Answer: Inca
- What was the name of the plague that killed millions in 14th century Europe?
Answer: Black Death
- Who unified Germany in 1871?
Answer: Otto von Bismarck
- Which ancient wonder was a giant statue in Rhodes harbor?
Answer: Colossus of Rhodes
Hard Level
- Who was the Byzantine general who reconquered much of the former Western Roman Empire?
Answer: Belisarius
- What was the name of the first dynasty to rule a unified China?
Answer: Qin Dynasty
- Which medieval queen ruled both England and France?
Answer: Eleanor of Aquitaine
- What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Answer: Tenochtitlan
- Who was the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants?
Answer: Hannibal
- Which ancient historian wrote "The Histories" about the Greco-Persian Wars?
Answer: Herodotus
- What was the name of the first written legal code?
Answer: Code of Hammurabi
- Who was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt?
Answer: Cleopatra VII
- Which civilization invented the concept of zero?
Answer: Maya (or Indian, debated)
- What was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed on during his famous voyage?
Answer: HMS Beagle
- Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Answer: Charlemagne
- Which ancient city was known as the "City of a Thousand Columns"?
Answer: Persepolis
- What was the name of Napoleon's final battle?
Answer: Waterloo
- Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Answer: Genghis Khan
- Which civilization built the first known city (circa 4000 BCE)?
Answer: Sumerians (Uruk)
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