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Name the Year trivia quiz

Name the Year trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 110 Name the Year questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Name the Year questions cover

  • Haitian Revolution
  • Reformation
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • American Revolution
  • Berlin Wall
  • Chinese Revolution
  • Columbus
  • Congress System
  • French Revolution
  • Magna Carta
  • Mayflower

Try three Name the Year questions

Question 1

In what year was Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March?

  1. 44 BC
  2. 31 BC
  3. 79 AD
  4. 27 BC
Show the answer

44 BC

Question 2

In what year did William the Conqueror defeat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings?

  1. 1415
  2. 1066
  3. 1215
  4. 1016
Show the answer

1066

Question 3

In what year was the Magna Carta sealed by King John of England?

  1. 1291
  2. 1066
  3. 1215
  4. 1314
Show the answer

1215

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Name the Year match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Name the Year questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Name the Year ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.