Epic History Quiz

Where is Robert E. Lee buried?

Who was the first Roman emperor?

The Rosetta Stone, crucial for deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, was written in three scripts. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

In which century did Alexander the Great live?

In what year did Christopher Columbus reach the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola on his first voyage?

Who was the commander of the Union Army from March 1864 to the end of the Civil War?

Which Native American tribe was involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890?

Machu Picchu, discovered in the early twentieth century, is a lost city of which civilization?

In what year did Simon Bolivar proclaim the First Republic of Venezuela?

The photograph features a statue known as "William" or "William the hippopotamus", the unofficial mascot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US. Do you know to which ancient civilization this statue belonged?

Which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to when he was elected President?

Where does the name Europe find its origin?

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

In which year was the United States Constitution ratified?

The Reconquista refers to:

What battle marked the end of the Persian Wars, where the Greeks emerged victorious?

Which battle marked the turning point of the American Civil War?

Which Viking explorer is credited with discovering North America around the year 1000?

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

Which piece of legislation prohibited racial segregation in public places in the United States?