Big History Quiz

Big History Quiz

Do you consider yourself a master historian? Then this is the quiz for you! From the Industrial Revolution to the founding of NATO and the UN, you’ll face challenging and fun questions about countries from all over the world. It’s time to show what you’ve got!

Fact Lab
Interesting Fact
There’s a persistent belief that the works of Shakespeare were actually written by someone else – the Earl of Oxford, Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe being the top candidates. This questioning of authorship is mostly due to the bias of 19th century scholars who couldn’t accept that such brilliant literature was written by a mere commoner.
Interesting Fact
Though it’s never happened before, the most amount of money a player can win in a single game is $566,400. In order to do this, the player would have to sweep both boards, find all three Daily Doubles and make them all true Daily Doubles. That’s not all. The player would then have to wager everything in the Final Jeopardy!
Interesting Fact
Ever tried to build a card house? It’s tough work, huh? Well, not for Bryan Berg, who created a card house that stood over 25 feet tall back in 1992. It consisted of over 2,400 decks of playing cards. Dayum.