History quiz with answers
Ten world-history questions with the answers below, spanning four thousand years — ancient wonders, empires, revolutions and the twentieth century. It is pitched for a general audience and works as a classroom starter, a team-meeting warm-up or a pub-quiz round.
The quiz beside this text is live. Fill it in and submit it — it validates exactly as it would for a real respondent, and saves nothing.
A multi-select question
The last question asks for every Allied power in a list. It only counts when every right box is ticked and no wrong one — no partial credit, so guessing does not pay.
Hardest questions, ranked for you
Owner results show the share of people who got each question right, worked out against the current answer key — fix a key and the figures follow.
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History Quiz
Live previewHow to use this template
4 steps in the editor. Nothing here needs a paid plan.
- Press “Use this template” and adjust the questions to what your class has covered — the editor keeps every correct mark as you edit.
- To run it live, open the quiz and press Host live. Put the host screen on a projector: players go to votense.com/play on their phones, type the six-digit PIN and pick a nickname. You press Start; each question shows a countdown, reveals itself when time is up or everyone has answered, and a leaderboard follows.
- For homework, share the link and turn on “One attempt per person”. Each student sees their score and, unless you turn it off, the right answers to what they missed.
- The results page ranks the questions by how many got them right, which shows you what to revisit.
Questions in this quiz
11 questions, using 3 of the 24 question types available.
| Question | Question type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Your name | Short text | Yes |
| In which year did the Second World War end? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Who was the first person to walk on the Moon? | Short text | Yes |
| Which empire built Machu Picchu? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| In which year did the Berlin Wall fall? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Who was the first President of the United States? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is still standing? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| In which year was Magna Carta sealed? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| True or false: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid. | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Which civilisation invented paper? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Which of these were Allied powers in the Second World War? Tick all that apply. | Checkboxes | Yes |
All ten questions and answers
1. In which year did the Second World War end? — 1945.
2. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon? — Neil Armstrong.
3. Which empire built Machu Picchu? — The Inca Empire.
4. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall? — 1989.
5. Who was the first President of the United States? — George Washington.
6. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is still standing? — The Great Pyramid of Giza.
7. In which year was Magna Carta sealed? — 1215.
8. True or false: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid. — True.
9. Which civilisation invented paper? — Ancient China.
10. Which of these were Allied powers in the Second World War? — The United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States.
What goes wrong with this quiz
Specific to this template, not general advice about quizzes.
Dates as typed answers
A typed answer has to match exactly once punctuation is removed, so “1945” and “in 1945” differ. Ask for dates as multiple choice, as this template does.
Retakes inflating the top score
Without “One attempt per person”, a student can take a self-paced quiz again after seeing the answers. Turn it on whenever the score matters.
Questions about this quiz
How many people can play at once?
Up to 50 players in one live game on the free plan (300 on Basic, 1,000 on Advanced), each on their own phone, with no account or app. Taken from a link instead of live, the limit is the plan’s response limit per quiz.
How is the score worked out?
In a live game a correct answer earns between 1,000 points (instant) and 500 points (at the buzzer), so speed matters; a wrong answer earns nothing. Taken from a link, every correct answer earns its full points. The server does the scoring — a player’s phone never decides it.
Can students see the answers after a self-paced attempt?
By default, yes: the score screen lists each question with their answer, the right one, and any explanation. Turn off “Show correct answers after submitting” in the quiz editor to show only the score and which ones they got wrong.
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