⌛ Time Travel Challenge! Test Your History Knowledge: Top 50 Trivia!

From ancient empires to modern revolutions, prove your mastery of the past with this epic historical quiz!

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Easy Level

  1. Who was the first President of the United States?
  2. Which ancient civilization built the pyramids?
  3. In which year did World War II end?
  4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  5. Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
  6. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
  7. Who invented the printing press?
  8. Which country was ruled by Queen Victoria for 63 years?
  9. What ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
  10. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
  11. Which war was fought between the North and South in the United States?
  12. Who discovered America in 1492?
  13. Which ancient wonder was located in Babylon?
  14. Who was the first emperor of China?
  15. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

Medium Level

  1. What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
  2. Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
  3. Which ancient civilization invented paper?
  4. What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
  5. Who led the Protestant Reformation?
  6. Which empire was known for its network of roads spanning 25,000 miles?
  7. What was the name of the document that ended World War I?
  8. Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
  9. Which ancient city was home to the Parthenon?
  10. What was the main trade route between Europe and Asia in ancient times?
  11. Who was the military leader of the Norman conquest of England?
  12. Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
  13. What was the name of the plague that killed millions in 14th century Europe?
  14. Who unified Germany in 1871?
  15. Which ancient wonder was a giant statue in Rhodes harbor?

Hard Level

  1. Who was the Byzantine general who reconquered much of the former Western Roman Empire?
  2. What was the name of the first dynasty to rule a unified China?
  3. Which medieval queen ruled both England and France?
  4. What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
  5. Who was the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants?
  6. Which ancient historian wrote 'The Histories' about the Greco-Persian Wars?
  7. What was the name of the first written legal code?
  8. Who was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt?
  9. Which civilization invented the concept of zero?
  10. What was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed on during his famous voyage?
  11. Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
  12. Which ancient city was known as the 'City of a Thousand Columns'?
  13. What was the name of Napoleon's final battle?
  14. Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
  15. Which civilization built the first known city (circa 4000 BCE)?