Epic History Quiz

Dive into the Epic History Quiz and tackle 20 unique questions each time you play, with new ones drawn from our extensive database. Prove your historical expertise by answering more than 18 questions correctly, and you’ll earn a downloadable PDF of History Chronicles Magazine Vol 1. Start the quiz now and see if you can rise to the challenge!

History Quiz

1 / 20

What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?

Roanoke

Plymouth

Jamestown

2 / 20

Who was the fourth President of the U.S.A. from 1809-1817?

Herbert Hoover

James Madison

John Adams

3 / 20

What was the name given to the massive temple complex near Luxor, considered one of the most important religious sites in Ancient Egypt?

The Great Sphinx

The Temple of Horus

Karnak

4 / 20

What writing system did the Ancient Egyptians use?

Cuneiform

Latin

Hieroglyphics

5 / 20

What does "Alea iacta est" mean in English?

The die is cast

Fortune favors the bold

All roads lead to Rome

6 / 20

In what year was Julius Caesar born?

100 BC

80 BC

90 BC

7 / 20

What was Lincoln's main profession before entering politics?

Lawyer

Physician

Blacksmith

8 / 20

What was the rank of Robert E. Lee when he left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy?

Major

Brigadier General

Colonel

9 / 20

Which famous French painter is known for the series of paintings named "Water Lilies"?

Paul Cezanne

Claude Monet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

10 / 20

Which event started the American Revolution?

Boston Tea Party

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Boston Massacre

11 / 20

Which battle is considered Robert E. Lee's greatest victory during the Civil War?

Battle of Chancellorsville

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Antietam

12 / 20

Where was Alexander the Great born?

Athens

Sparta

Pella

13 / 20

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It ended the war

It declared that all slaves in Confederate states were to be set free

It granted citizenship to former slaves

14 / 20

Aristotle was a student of which famous Greek orator and philosopher?

Lycurgus

Socrates

Plato

15 / 20

In which year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

1862

1864

1863

16 / 20

Who was the emperor during the conquest of Dacia, resulting in the vast wealth influx to Rome?

Hadrian

Trajan

Domitian

17 / 20

In which year was Napoleon exiled to Saint Helena?

1813

1815

1812

18 / 20

Which Roman emperor famously "fiddled while Rome burned"?

Commodus

Caligula

Nero

19 / 20

Which battle marked the end of Napoleon's rule as the French Emperor?

The Battle of Borodino

The Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Austerlitz

20 / 20

What was Robert E. Lee's position in the Confederate Army?

He was a foot soldier

He was the Secretary of War

He was the General-in-chief

Your score is

Historical Challenge: Can You Conquer the Past?

Answer more than 18 questions correctly, and you will win a copy of History Chronicles Magazine Vol 1! Take our interactive history quiz now and put your knowledge to the test!

History Quiz

1 / 20

When did Simon Bolivar die?

1850

1830

1845

2 / 20

Who was the first Roman emperor?

Augustus

Julius Caesar

Tiberius

3 / 20

In which year did Napoleon Bonaparte lead the expedition to Egypt?

1800

1798

1796

4 / 20

The photograph features one of the most significant works of Islamic calligraphy, created in the 9th and 10th centuries, and is kept in the Metropolitan Museum. Do you know by which name this work is known?

Blue Quran

Bright Quran

Golden Quran

5 / 20

Which military academy did Robert E. Lee attend?

United States Air Force Academy

West Point Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

6 / 20

What does "Sic transit gloria mundi" mean in English?

The world is your oyster

Thus passes the glory of the world

All good things must come to an end

7 / 20

What war was said at the time to be "the war to end all wars"?

World War II

World War I

Napoleonic Wars

8 / 20

Which city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79?

Carthage

Pompeii

Heracleion

9 / 20

In what year was Julius Caesar born?

100 BC

90 BC

80 BC

10 / 20

The Great Sphinx of Giza is believed to represent which Pharaoh?

Khufu

Khafre

Menkaure

11 / 20

What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the American Civil War?

The Battle of Antietam

The Battle of Shiloh

The Battle of Gettysburg

12 / 20

Which U.S. city was the destination for the famous 1965 civil rights march led by Martin Luther King Jr.?

Birmingham

Montgomery

Selma

13 / 20

Which of the listed Greek philosophers was the founder of early skepticism?

Pyrrho

Epicurus

Alcibiades

14 / 20

In which state was Abraham Lincoln born?

Indiana

Kentucky

Illinois

15 / 20

What was the rank of Robert E. Lee when he left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy?

Brigadier General

Major

Colonel

16 / 20

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

Akhenaten

Tutankhamun

Ramses II

17 / 20

Which battle was a significant victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes over the U.S. Army?

Battle of Little Bighorn

Battle of Wounded Knee

Sand Creek Massacre

18 / 20

Which state was acquired from France for $15,000,000 in 1803?

Florida

Louisiana

North Dakota

19 / 20

What was the name of the Inca Empire's capital?

Rusco

Tusco

Cusco

20 / 20

What was the name of the Egyptian queen with whom Julius Caesar had a romantic liaison?

Nefertiti

Arsinoe

Cleopatra

Your score is

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