Daily Quiz Daily

Our daily general knowledge quiz

Quiz Archive Archive

A complete history of our quiz challenges

By Subject Subjects

Choose from seven quiz categories

Personalised Personalised

Build a quiz by subject and difficulty

History Quiz #737

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 27 February 2023

A new history quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

0 out of ?

Q1. Remains of what is thought to be some of the last surviving Neanderthals, from around 43,000 years ago, were found where?

A
The North Caucasus
B
Hokkaido
C
Sichuan
D
Alborz Mountains
Select from the options above.

Q2. According to Malory and Tennyson who was the son of Lancelot and Elaine, raised by nuns and knighted on his arrival at Camelot?

A
The Gladiator
B
Galahad
C
Glamis
D
Galatasaray
Select from the options above.

Q3. From the 1850s up to WW I, passport requirements effectively disappeared in the UK and Europe. What is understood to have led to this?

A
Use of an alternate system based on the developing science of fingerprint ID
B
Increasing moves towards Entente Cordiale
C
Increasing affluence from industry led to a more mobile middle class which demanded ease of movement
D
Rapid expansion of railway travel
Select from the options above.

Q4. Approximately when did the earliest known major civilisation in the Middle Americas flourish?

A
700 - 1200 CE
B
400 - 100 BCE
C
1500 - 400 BCE
D
300BCE - 1200CE
Select from the options above.

Q5. What title did King Edward VIII of the UK take after his abdication?

A
Duke of Windsor
B
Duke of Marlborough
C
Duke of Wellington
D
Duke of Buckingham
Select from the options above.

Q6. The Dalton Minimum (roughly 1790-1830) and the Maunder Minimum (1645-1715) are associated with periods of cooler temperatures around the world, and refer to what?

A
Reduction in seismic activity
B
Lower tree growth
C
Reduced sunspot activity
D
Drought level
Select from the options above.

Q7. Which island fort, built to protect the port of Charleston, South Carolina, USA, was the site of the first action in the American Civil War?

A
Fort William
B
Fort Sumter
C
Fort de France
D
Fort George
Select from the options above.
0%
There are 0 questions in this quiz.
You've completed 0 questions.
You've answered 0 questions correctly.
You've answered 0 questions incorrectly.