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History
Empires, wars, inventions and the myths that refuse to die.
21 quizzes
- π§ The Age of Discovery β Caravels, capes and a globe cut in two by a treaty line. Set sail with Dias, da Gama, Columbus and Magellan and see how far your map really reaches.
- π The American Revolution β From tea in Boston Harbor to surrender at Yorktown, march through the war that created the United States and show what you know.
- π Ancient China: Dynasties and Wonders β From oracle bones to the Silk Road, travel through China's great dynasties and find out whether the Mandate of Heaven is on your side.
- πΊ Ancient Civilizations β Pharaohs, law codes and a few empires you forgot existed. Eight questions stand between you and total archaeological glory.
- π¦ Ancient Greece β Democracy, olive wreaths and a young king who marched all the way to India. Step into the agora and prove you could hold your own with the philosophers.
- π¦ Aztecs, Maya and Incas β Lake cities, knotted-string records and roads across the Andes: find out how well you really know the Aztecs, the Maya and the Incas.
- π§ The Cold War β Spy planes, hotlines and a wall across a city. Slip through the Iron Curtain from the Berlin Airlift to 1991 and find out how much of the secret file you know.
- π Famous Leaders β Crowns, coups and comebacks. Eight questions about the people who ran the world β do you really know who did what?
- ποΈ The French Revolution and Napoleon β From the fall of the Bastille to the last stand at Waterloo, France turned the world upside down. March through 1789-1815 and see if you keep your head.
- π The History Marathon β Fifty questions, five thousand years, one sitting. March from the first clay tablets to the Cold War and see how much history you can survive.
- π Portugal: From Kings to Carnations β Warrior kings, a capital shaken to rubble, a republic proclaimed from a balcony and a revolution with flowers. How well do you know Portugal's past?
- π The Industrial Revolution β Engines hiss, spinning mules clatter and canal boats haul coal. Clock in at the mill and find out whether you can keep pace with the machine age.
- π° Medieval Castle Construction β Test your knowledge of how medieval castles were built, from timber to stone. Discover the engineering secrets behind these formidable fortresses.
- πΉ Mongol and Ottoman Empires β Ride with the khans across the steppe, then storm the walls of Constantinople. Two vast empires, one tough test of how far your knowledge really reaches.
- β³ Order the Events β Forget the dates - can you put history back in the right order? Twenty timelines, four events each, and nowhere at all to hide.
- π Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt β Crooks, flails, cobra crowns and a queen in a false beard. Prove you know the god-kings of the Nile better than their own scribes did.
- ποΈ The Roman Empire β Legions, straight roads and emperors with very big egos. March from the Republic to the fall of the West and see if you would survive the Senate.
- β True or False: History β Half of these famous facts are nonsense that everyone repeats anyway. Can you separate the real history from the myths?
- πͺ Vikings and the Norse World β Longships, runes and raids from Lindisfarne to Newfoundland. Grab an oar, row into the Viking Age and find out whether the sagas will remember your name.
- πͺ World War One: The Great War β Trenches, telegrams and a treaty signed in a hall of mirrors. Go over the top from Sarajevo to the Armistice and see if your history holds the line.
- ποΈ World War Two Basics β The dates, the turning points and the names everyone half-remembers. Twenty straightforward questions β how many can you get right?