History trivia

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• The Twentieth Century and Cold WarAbout 250 questions The years 1900 to 2000: revolutions, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the space race, Korea and Vietnam, decolonization, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the leaders who shaped them.
• African and Latin American HistoryAbout 250 questions Medieval African empires, Ethiopia and Egypt after the pharaohs, colonization and independence in Africa, apartheid, the Aztec, Maya and Inca, Latin American independence, and modern leaders.
• Ancient CivilizationsAbout 250 questions The ancient world: Egypt and the pyramids, Mesopotamia and the first writing, Greece and Rome, Persia, China, India, the Maya, Aztecs and Inca, the Seven Wonders, ancient inventions, and the archaeologists who uncovered it all.
• Asian and Middle Eastern HistoryAbout 250 questions China's dynasties, Japan's shoguns, India, the Mongols, Persia, the Ottomans, the Silk Road, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Islamic Golden Age.
• Canadian HistoryAbout 250 questions A deeper dive into Canadian history: explorers, colonial wars, the fur trade, Confederation politics, the West, the world wars, constitutional fights and notable Canadians.
• The American Revolution and Civil WarAbout 250 questions From Jamestown and the Founding Fathers through the War of 1812, westward expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the fight over slavery.
• ExplorersAbout 250 questions Explorers and expeditions: Vikings and Polynesian navigators, Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta, the Age of Discovery, the race to the poles, the summit of Everest, the deep ocean and the Moon, and the tools that made it possible.
• Inventions, Industry and Modern Science HistoryAbout 250 questions The Industrial Revolution, steam power, railways, electricity, medicine, flight, computing, famous inventors, patents and world fairs.
• Kings, Queens and LeadersAbout 250 questions Rulers and leaders through history: British and European monarchs, emperors of Asia, kings and queens of Africa and the Americas, modern leaders who broke barriers, and the palaces, crowns, titles and traditions that go with them.
• Firsts, Disasters and Historical MysteriesAbout 250 questions Famous firsts, shipwrecks, great fires, plagues, earthquakes, lost colonies, unsolved mysteries, trials, spies, heists and hoaxes from history.
• Civil Rights, Women and Social ChangeAbout 250 questions Suffrage, civil rights, labour movements, abolition, reformers, landmark court cases, protests and human rights through history.
• Revolutions, Napoleon and EmpiresAbout 250 questions The American, French, Haitian, Russian and Latin American revolutions, Napoleon's rise and fall, and the great empires of Britain, Spain, the Ottomans, the Mughals and Russia.
• Ancient Greece and Rome Up CloseAbout 250 questions Greek city states, philosophers, the Olympics, Alexander, the Roman Republic and Empire, emperors, gladiators, engineering, mythology and daily life.
• U.S. HistoryAbout 250 questions American history from the colonies to the 21st century: the Constitution and presidents, westward expansion, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, women's suffrage, the New Deal, the civil rights movement, landmark Supreme Court cases and the stories behind them.
• World HistoryAbout 250 questions From the Middle Ages to the Cold War: Vikings and castles, the Black Death, the Mongols, the Renaissance and Reformation, empires in Asia and Africa, revolutions in France, Haiti and Latin America, the Industrial Revolution, and the twentieth century.
• The World WarsAbout 250 questions The First and Second World Wars: how they started, the turning points from the Marne to Midway and D-Day, the leaders, code-breakers and inventions, life on the home front, remembrance, and the films and books that tell their stories.