Herodotus History Challenge is a history quiz that teaches as you play. Every question comes with a short explanation, so a wrong answer is never wasted.
1,700+ questions. 17 eras. 10 levels each. No timer.
PICK YOUR ERA
World: Ancient World, Modern World, World War II
Europe: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Medieval World, Early Modern Europe, History of Germany, Medieval and Modern Russia
Asia: Ancient Near East, Ancient India, Ancient China
Americas: Early Americas, Emerging America, Modern U.S. History, History of Brazil
Play in Japanese, Arabic, Indonesian, or Bengali and you also get a dedicated era for that country's history. Australian players get History of Australia.
LEARN, DON'T JUST GUESS
Each question has four options and one explanation. Answer correctly and you earn a coin. Answer wrong and you read why, then move on. Answer order is shuffled every attempt.
PROGRESS THAT MEANS SOMETHING
Levels unlock as you answer correctly. Earn stars per level and a crown for a perfect 10/10. The Historian Profile tracks best answers, perfect scores, and per-era progress, and awards achievements such as Perfect Chronicle and Master of an Era.
HINTS AND HEARTS
Stuck? Spend 2 coins to remove a wrong option, up to twice per question. Hearts keep you in the game: you lose one after three wrong answers, and you earn them back by hitting answer milestones, watching an optional ad, or spending coins.
40+ LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Catalan. Switch at any time from the cover screen.
GOOD FOR
• Students reviewing world history, AP, GCSE, or IB
• Trivia and pub quiz fans
• Anyone who likes documentaries and wants to test what stuck
FREE TO PLAY
The full question bank is free. Optional in-app purchases: 100 Coins and 20 Hearts. Ads are optional and rewarded, never forced between questions.
Herodotus wrote the first history. Now see how much of it you know.
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