Investigating History
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Medieval Europe
Black Death
Feudal Japan
Pop Culture
World History
100
Which continent do most scientists and historians believe the first human beings lived on?
Africa
100
What is the name of the first emperor who united China?
Qin Shi Huangdi
(Shi means first and Huangdi means sovereign emperor)
100
Name the river that flows through Egypt?
Nile
100
What religion did most people in Medieval Europe follow?
Christianity/Catholicism
100
When did the Black Death first hit Europe?
1347
100
How many Ronin went on to avenge their master?
47
100
What day is Star Wars Day?
May 4th
100
In what year did the first case of Covid 19 occur?
December 2019
200
What is a primary source?
An artefact that was created at the time being studied. It is an original source of information about the time period from someone who was an eyewitness.
200
What mountain range is located to the west that acted as a natural barrier, protecting China from invasion?
Himalayan Mountain Range
200
Which god was believed to be the first pharaoh of Egypt and the god of the sun and creation?
Ra 
200
Which social class were expected to be chivalrous?
Knights
200
Which country did the Black Death originate in?
China
200
What was the name of the code of conduct that Samurai’s had to adhere to?
Bushido
200
What is the name of Taylor Swift's 2023-2024 concert tour?
The Era's Tour
200
World War II started in what year?
1939
300
How long ago did the Aboriginal People arrive in Australia?
70,000 - 40,000 years ago
300
Name the major trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Silk Road
300
Where was Tutankhamun buried?
Valley of the Kings
300
What was the purpose of the crusades?
To reclaim the holy land, Jerusalem.
300
What is Miasma?
an unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour that causes disease.
300
What do you call a Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai?
Daimyo
300
Name 2 of the top 5 highest grossing films at the box office in 2023.
300
What is the name of the man who first stepped on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
400
What is the difference between a historian and an archaeologist?
Both study the past, a historian mainly uses written records while an archaeologist uses physical remains to uncover the past.
400
Name the 3 main religions practiced in Ancient China.
Daoism (Taoism), Confucianism and Buddhism.
400
Was 'Upper Egypt' located in the north or the south of Egypt?
South
400
What kind of crimes would get you put in the pillory?
Low level crimes such as stealing or cheating customers.
400
True or False: Covid 19 has now overtaken the Black Death as the deadliest plague in human history.
False
400
When was Edo Japan?
1600-1868
400
What are the names of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s kids?
North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
400
What was the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD?
Mount Vesuvius
500
What does it mean to conserve the past?
Conservation is the hands-on act of working directly with the object to preserve its current condition. Such method can be invasive.
500
When did the first Emperor end the constant wars between the different states and unite China?
221 BC
500
What is this called and how do you spell it?
Sarcophagus
500
Where was Joan of Arc from?
France
500
What is the name of the bacteria strain that causes the Black Death?
Yersinia pestis
500
Name 3 periods in Feudal Japan.
Asuka (538-710), Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333), Muromachi (1333-1568), Azuchi-Momoyama (1568-1600), Edo (1600-1868), Meiji (1868-1912).
500
Which two Avengers, other than Thor, was able to pick up Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer) in the Marvel movies?
Vision & Captain America
500
In the Bible, who did Esther marry?
[hint: he also lost a battle with 300 Spartans at Thermopylae]
Xerxes