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

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

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Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?

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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?

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

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Which of the following was a significant city founded by Alexander the Great?

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What was the name of the settlement of colonists that grew up on the site of today's city of New York in the 17th century?

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Who was the Native American woman who assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

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Which Viking saga tells the story of the Greenlanders and their voyages to North America?

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The Nazca Lines, a series of ancient geoglyphs, are located in which country?

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What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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

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

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What does "Veni, vidi, vici" mean in English?

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Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

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Who was the first emperor to be assassinated?

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What does "Tempus fugit" mean in English?

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Which 19th-century policy sought to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society?

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In which year was Robert E. Lee born?

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Along with Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, who is the fourth President carved into Mount Rushmore?

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Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

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