History Trivia Quiz

Which ancient civilisation built the city of Ur in Mesopotamia?

Choose one:

• Sumerian
• Egyptian
• Indus Valley
• Chinese

Which of these were among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Select all that apply.

Choose any that apply:

• Great Pyramid of Giza
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• Statue of Zeus at Olympia
• Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
• Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
• Colossus of Rhodes
• Lighthouse of Alexandria
• Great Wall of China

In which century was Magna Carta sealed by King John of England?

Choose one:

• 11th century
• 12th century
• 13th century
• 14th century

Which of these events took place in the final weeks of the Second World War?

Choose one:

• The attack on Pearl Harbor
• The D-Day landings in Normandy
• The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

In your own words, why was the civil rights movement of the 1960s important for the United States?

Open answer

Which list puts these events in the order they happened, earliest first?

Choose one:

• Birth of Jesus, fall of the Western Roman Empire, Columbus reaches the Americas, First World War begins
• Columbus reaches the Americas, fall of the Western Roman Empire, birth of Jesus, First World War begins
• Fall of the Western Roman Empire, birth of Jesus, Columbus reaches the Americas, First World War begins

Rank these people by how much you personally admire them, from 1 (most) to 5 (least). Use each rank once.

• Mahatma Gandhi
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Albert Einstein
• Winston Churchill
• Nelson Mandela

For each row: choose one from a list:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5