Ancient History Trivia and Quizzes

Throughout time there have been outstanding women who wrote "her story" rather than "his story". What do you know about these women who were known and respected throughout the ancient world?

My last quiz covered two and a half millenia in ten questions, so I don't think anyone should have been brain damaged. Here are ten more significant events over the next 2100 years. Enjoy.

Many times in history the major economic or religious center of a region became its capital. Let's see if you can match the ancient capital to the area or people it served.

This is a match quiz. Assign the ancient leader to their cities or nations. The matches get more challenging as the quiz progresses.

Fifteen hundred years before the Classical Age in Greece, the Minoans built fine palaces, developed writing, and created an intricate plumbing system. Test your knowledge regarding the first European civilization.

Some of the less honourable members of the ancient world are included in this quiz. Use the clues provided to identify them. Good Luck!

Many times in history the major economic or religious center of a region became its capital. Let's see if you can correctly identify some ancient capital cities!

The Twelve Tribes of Israel, descendants of Jacob, inhabited the land of Canaan for quite some time until a disagreement set the stage for a major disaster that resulted in the loss of identity for all tribes.

The Goths played a key role in bringing an already weakened West Roman Empire to its knees, and in turn they also established kingdoms of their own in parts the Western Empire. Find out more about this mysterious people.

I will give you a brief list of accomplishments or characteristics, of some rather obscure group of people and you shall ferret out the proper name.

Here's another instalment on my series of combining classical music and history. Most of the operatic background was provided, as always, by the "Phaeton Great Opera Book", but also by www.operone.de. Have fun!

It's that time of the year again. Happy Hanukkah!

One of the most important symbols of the Jewish faith, the Ark of the Covenant is said to contain information that is important not only to Judaism, but to Christianity and Islam as well. What do you know about this artifact?

This quiz was written as a challenge for the Amazing Race. I learned a lot from it and hope you do too.

What was the world like at the year 1 AD on the western calendar? Obviously the birth of civilization did not occur at this date, many civilizations had already come and gone...but what was happening in the world of that time? Let's find out...

Can you match these ancient cities of the Mediterranean basin with their descriptions? Have fun!

Anatolia, the ancient land of Turkey, was a happening place! Come and check out the accomplishments that were made there!

In honor of Women's History Month, here's a tip of the hat to some women of the Ancient World. Have fun!

Whether due to war, climate change or natural disaster, these cities were forgotten for centuries until being rediscovered. Now they're giving up their lost knowledge and adding to our history.

This is quiz is on first century events as they concerned Christians, Romans, and Jews.

Welcome to the Mediterranean World of Antiquity.

Descendents of the Indo-Europeans eventually settled in many places stretching from India to Europe. How much do you know about the Persians?

In order to celebrate the creation of my 500th quiz, queries about the world of 500 AD have been selected. Thank you for your kind patronage...on to 1000!

Can you recognize these ancient civilizations if I name three cities that were part of them?

Mighty Monarchs II covers a wide variety of Barbarian Kings and Queens that led their people through the age of the Roman Empire and into the Dark Ages. Includes odds and ends about powerful Barbarian Leaders that were in the service of Rome. Good Luck!

All you pun-loving Greeks and Romans out there, I have created a quiz just for you! Just pick the answer that's the worst joke, and you should do just fine!

Sure it happened a long, long time ago. But the effects of these ten historical events are felt to this date. But ten dates from a two thousand five hundred year period should'nt be asking too much. Enjoy!

Hello - and welcome to my first quiz. I'll keep this short. Have fun!

This quiz is a very general survey of what the world looked like politically in 1000 B.C. Keep in mind that some dates are approximations...1000 B.C. was a long time ago after all! Have fun!

Test your knowledge in this easy test covering Paleolithic, Neolithic, Ancient Egypt and Hebraic times. This test covers basic humanitarian knowledge. Good luck!

Just a few multiple choice questions. Have fun ...

I love ancient history. I hope you do too. Do this quiz to find out if you do.

Quiz on random facts from Ancient History.

This is an attempt to shed some light into the chthonic mystery cult of the Great Gods, one of the most important Mysteries of the ancient world.

A journey back over the centuries and some questions about famous people and events. It is quite a tough quiz but I hope you enoy it.

Hi! This is a short quiz about the ancient cultures, history and mythologies of Central and South America. Some of the questions are easy, some probably not so easy. Good luck!

The portrayal of women in the ancient world is often negative and morally questionable. Women can be murderesses, sorceresses, shrewd politicians, and incite terror using magic where they lack in physical prowess.

Previous satisfactory experiences with this type of quiz made me submit yet another one. The purpose of each question is to match the 'missing link' with the given list of Antiquity related names.

Horses (well, I refer to one mule so let's make it 'equines') and riders ancient and medieval. Questions range from 'everyone ought to know it' to quite obscure... the bulk probably tend toward the latter end of the spectrum.

In this quiz I will ask you for the chief cities/capitals of some ancient Middle East Empires.Some of the questions refer to Roman provincial organisation of the Middle East.I give you the name of the empire/province,you give me the city.

This is a look at some of the events historians say happened in year AD 1. The events themselves were found using historymole.com.

This quiz tests the knowledge of the barbarian tribes of early Europe, like the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, Huns, Vandals.

This is a quiz that is focused on wars and battles from ancient times. Enjoy!

Classical civilizations shaped our world today, but Near Eastern civilizations started it all.

This is really a double quiz about the two very different meanings of the word pyrrhic, both having an ancient history.

How much do you know about the ancient world? This quiz contains a hodgepodge of questions about such things as the ancient Near East to the ancient Celts and Romans, with some India and Japan thrown in for some extra spice.

This type of quiz is really relaxing: in each question you'll just have to find the missing link, given a series of names related to Ancient History.

This quiz is all about the Indus Valley better known as the Harappa Civilization which was one of the oldest and most advanced cultures of the World. Very little is known about it due to lack of written records. Its beginning was as mysterious as its end

More ancient hodgepodge for you to strain your brain over. But aren't those questions the best kind? This one is a bit different from the first, but I hope you enjoy it.

This is the first in a series of ten quizzes. Starting in around 3000 BC and ending in the 1960s, each one deals with a different leader who has had a great impact on history. Good luck!

This quiz contains questions of ancient Graeco-Roman age. Starting from battles to literature you'll come across various kind of questions. I guess without wasting much of your time you should proceed towards the quiz. Play and chill!