History Quizzes

Name the lyrics to the first verse and chorus of any of these three civil war era songs, all of which are sung to the same tune? (See More Info).

Pick the famous people by details of their military record.

Navigate history through the births of notable people.

Can you match up these important events, people, and terms from Margaret Thatcher's premiership?

Pick the transportation-related art given the artist and title.

Match each slogan with the winning US Presidental campaign that it supported.

These states are reliably Republican.

Well, you're here with us right now.

Pick the historical figures beginning with 'R', given their name, a film depicting them, and a brief bio.

Can you click the correct Japanese sports car of the 1970s to match each description?

Match the Cabinet Role to the person appointed to it in Rishi Sunak's First Cabinet.

Name the countries by a political/war photo from the 1910s.

Can you sort these figures who had prominent roles in the U.S. government in this 5 x 5 sorting gallery?

One day we'll paint our masterpiece and call it The Persistence of Trivia.

Can you choose the correct missing words from these 1974 events?

Name the SAME word missing from a Painting and a Literary work.

To sound extra smart, you can tell us what the war was called *before* World War II.

In the old English poem Beowulf, Grendel breaks into King Hrothgar's hall and 'Haunted the glittering hall after dark, But the throne itself, the treasure seat, He was kept from approaching.' Individual seats were once rare, magical. Can you identify 15?

Before they were Prime Minister... They were probably a lot happier and less stressed out.

Pick the event that happened in the given year.

Match the famous artists to their artwork depicted on pumpkins.

Can you click the portion of the US President mashup that matches with the right name?

If you're fast enough, you can make history.

Can you provide the correct century for each event in the history of Italy and the Italian City States depicted on these slides? See 'More Info' section.

Pick the parts of a sailing ship, and avoid clicking on the Scottish islands.

We promise this quiz is less confusing than British politics.

Pick the two countries missing from the given fact? (Some fun, some serious and worth remembering).

Name the four world leaders in each row and the country they governed.

Our country-hopping history tour takes us to Israel this month!

Can you answer the questions regarding art in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (De Young Museum & Legion of Honor)?