History: questions with answers

History at school is a long list of years, and what survives is a handful of dates and the feeling that the rest happened to someone else. These questions run through the turning points most curricula agree on — who ruled what, which war ended when, and why it mattered. Every question comes with a short explanation of why that answer is the right one.

By grade

• grades 1–2
• grades 3–4
• grades 5–6
• grades 7–8
• grades 9–10
• grades 11–12

• All quizzes