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Time Travellers: history quiz for kids

Find clues from the past. Time Travellers is one of thirteen worlds in Little Quiz Worlds, a free trivia game for children aged 8–13. Its questions cover ancient civilisations, famous people and how we learn about the past, with 60+ questions pitched for ages 8–9, 10–11 and 12–13.

Three missions to complete

  1. Past and present
  2. Follow the evidence
  3. History detective

Each mission is ten quick questions. Finish all three to earn the Time Travellers discovery badge and new parts for your electric car in the garage.

Try some sample questions

  1. What does a historian study?

    1. The past
    2. Only the weather tomorrow
    3. Only space
    4. Only living animals
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    The past — They look for evidence about earlier times.

  2. What did ancient Egyptians build as tombs for some rulers?

    1. Pyramids
    2. Skyscrapers
    3. Railway stations
    4. Castles
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    Pyramids — They have triangular sides.

  3. What was the capital of the Roman Empire for much of its early history?

    1. Rome
    2. Paris
    3. Tokyo
    4. Cairo
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    Rome — It shares its name with the empire.

  4. Which vehicle came before cars?

    1. Horse-drawn carriage
    2. Electric scooter
    3. Jet aeroplane
    4. Spacecraft
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    Horse-drawn carriage — Horses pulled it.

  5. What was the Silk Road?

    1. A network of trade routes
    2. A single road made of silk
    3. A type of ship
    4. A Roman wall
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    A network of trade routes — Goods and ideas travelled along it.

  6. What was a castle often built to provide?

    1. Defence
    2. Electricity
    3. Space travel
    4. Underwater diving
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    Defence — Walls and towers could protect people.

  7. Who was Ada Lovelace?

    1. A pioneer of computer ideas
    2. A Roman general
    3. An Egyptian pharaoh
    4. A Viking sailor
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    A pioneer of computer ideas — She wrote about an early computing machine.

  8. Which ancient invention helped people move heavy things on carts?

    1. Wheel
    2. Electric motor
    3. Aeroplane
    4. Computer
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    Wheel — It rolls.

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