Epic History Quiz

What was the name of the last Inca ruler, who was executed by the Spanish invaders in 1572?

Which pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter?

Which Viking warrior is remembered for dying heroically at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, marking the end of the Viking Age?

Who was the youngest president in U.S. history?

Lycurgus of Athens, a famous philosopher and orator, is among other things known as someone who successfully managed?

World War II started with Germany attacking which country?

Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

In what year did the first Europeans discover New Zealand?

Which country is associated with the defensive system called the Maginot Line?

Who was the famous statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens?

When was the Warsaw Pact established?

Do you know to which pre-Columbian civilization the golden ornament in the photograph, kept in the Metropolitan Museum in the US, is attributed?

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?

Which Norse goddess was associated with love, fertility, and battle?

On which two Japanese cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs in August 1945?

Who is considered the founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

Which foreign crisis is often considered the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War during JFK’s presidency?

In 1999, he became President of Venezuela?

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

In which year was the Berlin Wall built, separating East and West Berlin?