Napoleon Bonaparte Quiz: Battles, Civil Code, Exile
Test your knowledge of Napoleon Bonaparte: his birth in Corsica, his battles, the Civil Code, his exiles on Elba and Saint Helena, and his wives.
History quizzes
Historical events, figures, key dates
The History theme travels through the major periods of the past, from prehistory to the present day: the French Revolution and Napoleon, the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, the two world wars, the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, along with figures such as Louis XIV, Joan of Arc, Christopher Columbus or Winston Churchill. Questions mix key dates, causes and consequences, treaties and famous names.
If you want to brush up on the classics or fill a few gaps, these history quizzes can be played at no cost: five difficulty levels from very easy to expert, and a comment after each answer to place the event in context. Neighbouring themes such as Antiquity and the Middle Ages let you dig deeper into one particular era.
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Quizzes
Expert Independence Quiz: 1783 Treaty, Bolívar, Mexico 1910, Mau Mau
Expert quiz on the 1783 recognition of US independence, Bolívar's 1819 state, the 1824 battle ending Spanish rule, Mexico's 1910 revolution and Mau Mau.
Hard Independence Quiz: Vienna 1815, Monroe Doctrine, Dien Bien Phu
A hard quiz on the Congress of Vienna, the Monroe Doctrine, the 1857 sepoy rebellion in India, the Bandung Conference and the 1954 defeat at Dien Bien Phu.
Independence Quiz: Tordesillas, Berlin 1884, Bolívar (Intermediate)
Intermediate quiz on the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Berlin Conference, the Tennis Court Oath, the 1781 American victory and Simón Bolívar's birthplace.
Revolutions & Independence Quiz: Louverture, Mandela, 1917 (Easy)
Easy quiz on revolutions and independence: the French Revolution's motto, the first US president, Louverture, Mandela and Russia's 1917 revolution.
Very easyRevolutions and Independence
Revolutions & Independence Quiz: 1776, 1789 and Gandhi (Very Easy)
A very easy quiz on the French Revolution's start, the US Declaration of 1776, the storming of the Bastille, Napoleon's crowning and India's independence.
ExpertHistory of France
Expert French History Quiz: 1420 Treaty, Villers-Cotterêts, Utrecht
Expert French history quiz: Henry V as heir in 1420, Villers-Cotterêts, the king of the 1572 massacre, Louis XIV's finance minister and Utrecht.
Hard French History Quiz: Treaty of Verdun, Saint Louis, Vienna 1815
A hard French history quiz: the 843 Treaty of Verdun, the victor of Bouvines, Saint Louis's last crusade, Louis XIV's minority and the Congress of Vienna.
MediumHistory of France
French History Quiz: Poitiers, Brumaire and Sedan (Intermediate)
Intermediate French history quiz: the 732 victory at Poitiers, the 1789 Tennis Court Oath, the Terror's Committee of Public Safety, Brumaire and 1870.
French History Quiz: Charlemagne, the Guillotine and Waterloo (Easy)
Easy French history quiz: Charlemagne's coronation, the end of the Hundred Years' War, a guillotined king, Waterloo and the J'accuse of the Dreyfus Affair.
Very easyHistory of France
French History Quiz: Revolution, Napoleon and Louis XIV (Very Easy)
A very easy French history quiz: when the Revolution began, Bastille Day, Napoleon's imperial title, the Sun King and his court palace. 10 free questions.
ExpertWorld Wars
Expert World Wars Quiz: Tannenberg, Nivelle, Yalta and Tripartite Pact
Expert world wars quiz: the Tannenberg victory, Nivelle's 1917 offensive and mutinies, Rommel's defeat in 1942, Yalta and the Tripartite Pact of 1940.
HardWorld Wars
Hard World Wars Quiz: Schlieffen Plan, First Tanks, Kursk, Wannsee
A hard world wars quiz: Germany's Schlieffen Plan, the first British tanks in 1916, the Battle of Kursk, the Wannsee Conference and a 1920 Ottoman treaty.
MediumWorld Wars
World Wars Quiz: Normandy, the Marne, Pacific War (Intermediate)
Intermediate world wars quiz: the 1942-43 Eastern Front turning point, Normandy's code name, the Marne, a Pacific naval battle and the 1918 armistice.
EasyWorld Wars
World Wars Quiz: Franz Ferdinand, the 1919 Treaty and Vichy (Easy)
Easy world wars quiz: Franz Ferdinand's assassination, the 1919 treaty on Germany, the Battle of Britain, Poland's invasion and the Vichy regime's marshal.
Very easyWorld Wars
World Wars Quiz: Key Dates, Hitler and Pearl Harbor (Very Easy)
A very easy world wars quiz on when each world war started and ended, the leader of Nazi Germany and the attack on Pearl Harbor. 10 questions.
ExpertContemporary History
Expert Contemporary History Quiz: ABM Treaty, Prague Spring, Tito
Expert contemporary history quiz: the 1972 anti-ballistic missile treaty, Tito's 1948 split, the 1961 Cuban landing, Prague Spring and Portugal in 1974.
Hard Contemporary History Quiz: Bandung, Helsinki, 1956 Uprising
Hard contemporary history quiz: Bandung, the Helsinki Final Act, a secret report on Stalin, the Evian Accords and a 1956 uprising crushed by tanks.
MediumContemporary History
Contemporary History Quiz: Camp David, Chile 1973 (Intermediate)
Intermediate contemporary history quiz: the 1978 Camp David Accords, Iran's Islamic Revolution, the Warsaw Pact, the Six-Day War and Pinochet's coup.
Contemporary History Quiz: Euro, Perestroika and Tiananmen (Easy)
Easy contemporary history quiz: the euro in 2002, perestroika and glasnost, the end of the USSR, Cuba's 1959 revolution and the 1989 Beijing protests.
Very easyContemporary History
Contemporary History Quiz: Berlin Wall, Sputnik and 9/11 (Very Easy)
A very easy contemporary history quiz: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first Moon steps, Sputnik, 11 September 2001 and the first Black US president.
ExpertModern History
Expert Modern History Quiz: Religious Wars and Treaties, 1494 to 1713
Expert Modern History quiz on the 1494 Spain-Portugal partition, 'cujus regio', the 1572 Paris massacre, the 1688 English revolution and the 1713 peace.
HardModern History
Hard Modern History Quiz: Seven Years' War and Louis XIV's Wars
A hard Modern History quiz on the end of the Thirty Years' War, a bloody 1709 battle, Louis XIV's mercantilist minister and France losing Canada.
MediumModern History
Modern History Quiz: Edict of Nantes, Galileo and 1789 (Intermediate)
Intermediate Modern History quiz: Protestants in France, the Edict of Nantes revoked in 1685, the Thirty Years' War, heliocentrism and 4 August 1789.
EasyModern History
Modern History Quiz: Luther, Nelson and Napoleon's Fall (Easy)
Easy Modern History quiz: Martin Luther's movement, the sea route to India in 1498, Nelson's naval victory, Napoleon's last battle and the Enlightenment.
Very easyModern History
Modern History Quiz: Renaissance, 1492 and 1789 (Very Easy)
Very easy Modern History quiz: Renaissance art, the voyage of 1492, the 1789 revolution, a Corsican-born emperor and the printing press. Free.
ExpertMiddle Ages
Expert Middle Ages Quiz: Barbarossa, Jerusalem 1187, Philip Augustus
Expert Middle Ages quiz on Barbarossa's 1176 defeat, the Church council of 1215, Jerusalem's recapture in 1187, a 1214 coalition and the treaty of 1259.
HardMiddle Ages
Hard Middle Ages Quiz: Carolingians, Crusades and Marco Polo
Charlemagne's grandsons, the 732 clash in Gaul, the First Crusade, Marco Polo's China and a 15th-century English dynastic war: a hard quiz, 10 questions.
MediumMiddle Ages
Middle Ages Quiz: Philip Augustus and the 1054 Schism (Intermediate)
Intermediate Middle Ages quiz: French kings from 987 to 1328, Philip Augustus in 1214, the 1054 Church split and an emperor nicknamed Barbarossa.
EasyMiddle Ages
Middle Ages Quiz: 1066, 1215 and the Hundred Years' War (Easy)
Easy Middle Ages quiz about the Norman conquest of 1066, the 1215 charter limiting an English king, the Hundred Years' War and Benedictines. Free.
Very easyMiddle Ages
Middle Ages Quiz: Knights, Lords and Daily Life (Very Easy)
A very easy Middle Ages quiz: where lords lived, how knights served them, the biggest building in a town and a knight's weapon. 10 free questions.
ExpertAntiquity
Expert Antiquity Quiz: Ramesses II, Persepolis, Chaeronea
Expert-level Antiquity: Ramesses II and the Hittites, Persepolis, the Marian army reform, Nero's Stoic tutor and the Battle of Chaeronea. 10 questions.
HardAntiquity
Hard Antiquity Quiz: Thermopylae, Aten and the Punic Wars
A hard Antiquity quiz on Thermopylae, the Greek-Persian naval clash of 480 BC, the cult of Aten, the Punic Wars and the Great Wall. Free, 10 questions.
MediumAntiquity
Antiquity Quiz: Cuneiform, Babylon and the Pantheon (Intermediate)
Cuneiform writing, Khufu's pyramid, Babylonian law, Greek democracy and Rome's Pantheon fill this intermediate Antiquity quiz. 10 questions.
EasyAntiquity
Antiquity Quiz: Cleopatra, Carthage and Alexandria (Easy)
From the first Roman emperor to Cleopatra, hieroglyphs, Carthage and the great library of Alexandria: an easy Antiquity quiz of 10 questions, free to play.
Very easyAntiquity
Antiquity Quiz: Pyramids, Rome and Greece (Very Easy)
Test your first knowledge of Antiquity: the pyramids of Giza, the Roman Empire, Egyptian pharaohs and the Parthenon. Very easy, free, 10 questions.
Frequently asked questions about History
When and how did the First World War begin?
The war began in 1914, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June. Alliances between the great powers drew Europe into the conflict within weeks, and it ended with the armistice of 11 November 1918.
What happened on 14 July 1789?
On 14 July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille, a royal fortress used as a prison that symbolised arbitrary royal power. The event marks the start of the French Revolution, and Bastille Day became France's national holiday in 1880.
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
The Berlin Wall, built in 1961 to stop people leaving East Germany for the West, fell on the night of 9 November 1989 when the border crossings were opened. It paved the way for German reunification, which became official on 3 October 1990.