History & Myths quiz
History & Myths Mega Quiz 2: 120 Questions
The big history & myths pack: 120 questions from every Quizio history & myths quiz, easy to genius. Pick how many questions and how hard, then play solo or host it live for a class.
- 120 questions
- 28 min
- 33 Easy
- 37 Medium
- 33 Hard
- 17 Genius
History & Myths Mega Quiz 2: 120 Questions: questions and answers
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Which writing machine came first? Typewriter · Computer · Smartphone
Typewriter
Which animal was tamed by humans first? Cow · Dog · Horse
Dog – Dogs were tamed thousands of years before farming began!
Which ancient people built Machu Picchu? Aztecs · Incas · Mayans
Incas
The Greeks tricked Troy with a giant wooden... Lion · Bull · Horse
Horse
Which spice comes from a flower? Saffron · Cinnamon · Pepper
Saffron – Saffron is the world's most expensive spice by weight!
Which cartoon star appeared first? Mickey Mouse · Superman · Batman
Mickey Mouse
Where did our species, Homo sapiens, first appear? Asia · Africa · Europe
Africa – The oldest fossils, about 300 thousand years old, were found in Morocco!
Who created one of the first writing systems? Romans · Vikings · Sumerians
Sumerians
Which country gave us pizza? Greece · Italy · USA
Italy
Which god ruled the underworld? Hades · Zeus · Apollo
Hades
What did ancient Olympic winners get as a prize? Silver trophy · A wreath · Gold medal
A wreath – They won an olive wreath, not a medal!
Which was invented first? Telephone · Light bulb · Fax machine
Fax machine
Which river gave ancient Egypt its life? Amazon · Thames · Nile
Nile
The 17,000-year-old Lascaux cave paintings are in… Spain · Italy · France
France
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing or the Great Pyramid? The Great Pyramid · The Moon landing · Exactly in between
The Moon landing – The pyramid was already about 2,500 years old in her time!
Which already existed while Lincoln was alive? Radio · Photography · Movies
Photography
Which way to travel came first? Bicycle · Car · Airplane
Bicycle – The first bicycle, from 1817, had no pedals. You pushed it with your feet!
Many people today carry a little DNA from… Dinosaurs · Neanderthals · Mammoths
Neanderthals – Most people outside Africa are about 1 to 2 percent Neanderthal!
Which of these is actually a berry? Strawberry · Raspberry · Banana
Banana – Botanically, strawberries and raspberries aren't berries at all!
King Midas turned everything he touched into... Gold · Stone · Ice
Gold
The oldest known temple, Göbekli Tepe, is in today's… Egypt · Iraq · Turkey
Turkey – It's about six thousand years older than Stonehenge!
Which landmark was built first? Colosseum · Eiffel Tower · Great Pyramid
Great Pyramid
Which was built first? Colosseum · Stonehenge · Great Pyramid
Stonehenge
"Goodbye" is short for... Good day to you · Go by now · God be with you
God be with you
The pyramids of Giza were built in ancient... Greece · Egypt · Rome
Egypt
In 218 BC, Hannibal crossed the Alps with an army of… Camels · Elephants · Lions
Elephants
"Alphabet" comes from the first two letters of which alphabet? Latin · Hebrew · Greek
Greek
Cleopatra lived closer in time to... The pyramids · The Moon landing · Same distance
The Moon landing
Medusa's hair was made of... Fire · Gold · Snakes
Snakes
Which nut is the base of marzipan? Hazelnut · Almond · Walnut
Almond
"Breakfast" means breaking a... Bread · Fast · Egg
Fast
Which is the oldest? Aztec Empire · Oxford University · Machu Picchu
Oxford University
Older: Oxford University or the Aztecs? Oxford · Aztec Empire · Same age
Oxford – Teaching at Oxford began around 1096!
Which Greek thinker was Alexander the Great's teacher? Archimedes · Hippocrates · Aristotle
Aristotle
"Quarantine" comes from the Italian word for... Forty · Sick · Island
Forty – Ships waited 40 days before sailors could come ashore.
What happened to Magellan on the first trip around the world? He became a king · He came home a hero · He died on the way
He died on the way
Meganeura, a giant prehistoric dragonfly relative, had a wingspan of up to... 70 cm · 7 cm · 7 metres
70 cm – Higher oxygen levels may have helped insects grow big.
What does the chef's term 'mise en place' mean? Main course · Everything in place · Set the table
Everything in place
Julius Caesar was killed on a day now called the… New Year · Midsummer · Ides of March
Ides of March – Ancient writers say he was stabbed 23 times!
"Ketchup" most likely comes from which language? English · Spanish · Chinese
Chinese – The first ketchup was a fish sauce, with no tomatoes!
"Astronaut" means "star..." Walker · Sailor · Hunter
Sailor
Egyptian picture writing is called... Cuneiform script · Viking runes · Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphs
Which city did Mount Vesuvius bury in 79 AD? Athens · Pompeii · Carthage
Pompeii
Whose singing lured sailors onto the rocks? The Muses · The Fates · The Sirens
The Sirens
The oldest known stone tools, found in Kenya, are about how old? 33,000 years · 330,000 years · 3.3 million years
3.3 million years
Which existed first? Harvard University · Calculus · The USA
Harvard University
Long ago, "silly" meant... Angry · Blessed · Tired
Blessed
In 1610, Galileo discovered four moons of which planet? Jupiter · Saturn · Mars
Jupiter
The "tuxedo" is named after... A town · A tailor · A penguin
A town
What did Roman aqueducts carry? Grain · Water · Soldiers
Water
The Terracotta Army was buried with China's first... Princess · Philosopher · Emperor
Emperor
Which office invention came first? Barcode scanning · Post-it note · Bubble wrap
Bubble wrap – Bubble wrap was first sold as textured wallpaper. Nobody bought it!
Which Titan was made to hold up the sky? Atlas · Kronos · Prometheus
Atlas
"Thursday" is named after the god... Odin · Saturn · Thor
Thor
The word "panic" comes from the Greek god Pan.
True – Pan liked to scare travelers in lonely places.
Narcissus fell in love with... A goddess · A mermaid · His reflection
His reflection
Paraceratherium, one of the largest land mammals ever, was a type of... Elephant · Giraffe · Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros – It was hornless and stood about 5 metres tall.
In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as… Perfume · Paint · Medicine
Medicine – Tomato pills promised to cure all your ills!
Which machine was invented first? Hot air balloon · Submarine · Steam train
Submarine – A wooden, oar-powered submarine sailed under the Thames in the 1620s!
Which launched first online? Google · iPhone · Instagram
Google
The Western Roman Empire fell in which century? 5th century · 3rd century · 8th century
5th century
What does 'al dente' mean in Italian? With butter · To the tooth · Very hot
To the tooth
The Black Death killed roughly how much of Europe? About 5% · A third or more · About 90%
A third or more
Paper as we know it was invented in… Egypt · India · China
China – Egypt had papyrus, but true paper came from China!
In which year did the Normans conquer England? 1066 · 1215 · 1492
1066
"Jeans" got their name from which city? Genoa · Paris · Denver
Genoa
The word "coach" comes from a village in Hungary.
True – Kocs, Hungary, made famous fast carriages.
How long did Odysseus take to sail home from Troy? 10 years · 1 year · 50 years
10 years
What was the first major book Gutenberg printed? A dictionary · The Bible · A world map
The Bible
Who flew too close to the Sun on wings of wax? Perseus · Theseus · Icarus
Icarus
The Eiffel Tower was meant to stand for only… 5 years · 20 years · 100 years
20 years – It survived because it was useful as a radio antenna!
Which empire still existed when the first plane flew? Ottoman Empire · Roman Empire · Aztec Empire
Ottoman Empire – The Wrights flew in 1903. The Ottoman Empire lasted until 1922!
Which bird was sacred to Hera, Zeus's wife? Peacock · Swan · Crow
Peacock
The sail-backed Dimetrodon was more closely related to... Dinosaurs · Mammals · Crocodiles
Mammals
Persepolis was the capital of which ancient empire? Egyptian Empire · Persian · Roman Empire
Persian
Which Greek god was the god of blacksmiths and fire? Hephaestus · Ares · Apollo
Hephaestus
Nike, the sports brand, is named after a Greek goddess.
True – Nike was the goddess of victory.
Which Titan was the father of Zeus? Kronos · Atlas · Oceanus
Kronos
"Shampoo" comes from which language? French · Italian · Hindi
Hindi – It comes from "champo", meaning to press or massage.
Which came first: the Great Pyramid, or the last woolly mammoths dying out? Mammoths dying out · The Great Pyramid · Same time
The Great Pyramid
Which happened first? Moon landing · First video game · First email
First video game – A tennis game on an oscilloscope, "Tennis for Two", was made in 1958!
"Algebra" comes from which language? Arabic · Greek · Latin
Arabic – It comes from "al-jabr", the title of a book from about 820 AD.
"Emoji" comes from the English word "emotion".
False – It's Japanese: "e" means picture, "moji" means character.
Which of these grows underground? Almond · Peanut · Walnut
Peanut – Peanuts aren't nuts: they're legumes, like peas and beans!
Which came first: Pac-Man or Tetris? Pac-Man · Tetris · Same year
Pac-Man
In 1928, Fleming found penicillin growing on… A lab dish · Old bread · A banana
A lab dish – He had left the dish out while on holiday!
Which famous tower or statue came first? Statue of Liberty · Big Ben's tower · Eiffel Tower
Big Ben's tower
"Cereal" is named after Ceres, goddess of... Water · The Sun · Grain
Grain
Who was the Greek god of wine and parties? Hermes · Dionysus · Apollo
Dionysus
"Hippopotamus" means river horse. What does "rhinoceros" mean? Nose horn · Big body · River beast
Nose horn
The transistor, the heart of every computer, was invented in… 1927 · 1947 · 1967
1947
Who was Zeus's wife? Athena · Artemis · Hera
Hera
The first public steam railway opened in 1825 in… United Kingdom · USA · Germany
United Kingdom
Baking soda is the common name for… Sodium chloride · Calcium carbonate · Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate
Cuneiform, wedge-shaped writing on clay, was invented by the... Roman citizens · Sumerians · Ancient Chinese people
Sumerians
James Watt's name is now a unit of… Distance · Power · Temperature
Power
"Safari" means "journey" in... Arabic · Swahili · Zulu
Swahili
Which medical discovery came first? X-ray · Insulin treatment · Penicillin
X-ray
Which is older: the Great Wall's first parts or the Colosseum? Great Wall · Colosseum · Same age
Great Wall
Were mammoths still alive when the pyramids were built? Yes · No · Only fossils
Yes
"January" is named after the Roman god... Jupiter · Janus · Juno
Janus – Janus, god of doors and beginnings, had two faces.
One ostrich egg equals about how many chicken eggs? About 6 · About 12 · About 24
About 24
Which Egyptian city was home to the great ancient library? Alexandria · Constantinople · Thebes
Alexandria
In which year did the Western Roman Empire fall? 476 AD · 1066 AD · 27 BC
476 AD
In 2024, AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize in… Peace · Physics · Literature
Physics – Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, was one of them!
Which Greek hero is the ancestor of the word "mentor"? Mentor · Nestor · Ajax
Mentor – Mentor looked after Odysseus's son, so a mentor is a wise guide!
The god Hephaestus worked as a... Farmer · Sailor · Blacksmith
Blacksmith
Which chess world champion lost to IBM's Deep Blue in 1997? Garry Kasparov · Magnus Carlsen · Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web at which lab? NASA · MIT · CERN
CERN
"Nightmare" was once a... Ghost that sat on you · Black horse · Bad dream about rain
Ghost that sat on you – A "mare" was a spirit people believed sat on sleepers' chests.
What does the T in ChatGPT stand for? Turbo · Technology · Transformer
Transformer – The idea came from a 2017 paper called Attention Is All You Need!
Odysseus's dog waited how many years for him? 2 · 20 · 5
20 – Argos recognised him at once, even in disguise.
ChatGPT reached 100 million users in about… 2 years · 2 weeks · 2 months
2 months
Who was born first? Abraham Lincoln · Charles Darwin · Napoleon
Napoleon – Lincoln and Darwin were born on the very same day: 12 February 1809!
Echo could only repeat others because of which goddess? Aphrodite · Athena · Hera
Hera
"Avalanche" comes from which language? French · German · Norwegian
French
Which toy is the oldest? Frisbee · Yo-yo · Slinky
Yo-yo – Yo-yos were drawn on Greek vases about 2,500 years ago!
Which of these is the oldest? TV remote · Microwave oven · Credit card
Microwave oven – The microwave was invented after a melted chocolate bar in a radar lab!
The first email was sent in which year? 1985 · 1993 · 1971
1971 – Its inventor, Ray Tomlinson, picked the @ sign!
The ancient Olympic Games traditionally began in... 1200 BC · 776 BC · 476 BC
776 BC