History Quizzes

World history, US history, politics and India's freedom struggle: history quizzes with every answer explained.

What is a history quiz?

A history quiz asks about the people, events, dates and ideas that shaped the world. The History Quiz is a general round across civilisations, empires, wars and revolutions, and the US History Quiz runs from the Jamestown settlement to the Watergate scandal. The Politics Quiz tests how well you know the people, ideas and institutions that run the world, from the UN Security Council and the US Senate to India's Parliament. The Greek Mythology Quiz covers the gods and heroes of ancient Greece. For Indian history, Freedom Struggle Quiz follows the modern Indian history syllabus of competitive exams and comes with study notes and graded practice sets. Each question shows the right answer and a short explanation, so the quiz works as revision as well as a game. For ancient and medieval Indian history chapter by chapter, see the History & Culture topic. Every quiz is free and needs no sign-up.

Updated 15 October 2026 · Written and checked by the Quiz Granny quizmaster team