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World & Places

Countries, capitals, coastlines and the people who mapped them.

33 quizzes

Geography is the subject that makes the news make sense. Once you know where the Strait of Hormuz is, or why so many capital cities sit on rivers, a lot of history and politics stops being a list of names and starts being a map you can read.

7 topics · 330 questions · every answer explained

Geography Capitals, borders, rivers and the shape of the planet. Rivers of the World 8 quizzes · 80 questions Capitals & Cities The world's cities, including the ones that catch people out. Capital Cities by Clue 5 quizzes · 50 questions Flags & Emblems National symbols and the meanings packed into them. National Emblems Beyond the Flag 5 quizzes · 50 questions Islands How islands form, and the ones worth knowing. How Islands Are Made 5 quizzes · 50 questions Transport & Travel Ships, rails, roads and the routes that connect them. How Cities Move People 4 quizzes · 40 questions Explorers & Discovery The voyages that redrew the map, and their costs. Rivers, Deserts and First Crossings 3 quizzes · 30 questions Maps & Cartography How the round world gets flattened onto paper. The People Who Drew the World 3 quizzes · 30 questions

Science & Nature

How the universe, the planet and everything living on it actually work.

70 quizzes

Science is the largest section on QuizKite, and the one where explanations matter most. Knowing that a proton is positively charged is trivia. Knowing why that single fact determines the entire periodic table is understanding, and that is what these quizzes are built to give you.

15 topics · 701 questions · every answer explained

Science & Nature The universe, the atom, and every living thing in between. The Solar System, Explained 8 quizzes · 81 questions Animals & Wildlife Records, behaviour and the logic of how animals live. How Animals Became Domestic 7 quizzes · 70 questions Oceans & Marine Life The water covering most of the planet, and what lives in it. Sharks, Rays and the Fish Between Them 7 quizzes · 70 questions Space & Astronomy Planets, stars and how we came to know any of it. Gravity, Orbits and Getting There 7 quizzes · 70 questions Biology Cells, inheritance and how living things work. Ecosystems & Food Webs 5 quizzes · 50 questions Chemistry Elements, reactions and what everything is made of. Discoveries That Made Chemistry 5 quizzes · 50 questions Medicine & The Body How the body works and how medicine learned to help. Milestones in Medicine 5 quizzes · 50 questions Physics Forces, energy and the rules everything obeys. Electricity and Magnetism 5 quizzes · 50 questions Birds Flight, feathers and the last living dinosaurs. Beaks, Diets and Hunting 3 quizzes · 30 questions Environment & Climate The systems that keep the planet habitable. Conservation and Protected Land 3 quizzes · 30 questions Geology & Earth Science Rocks, plates and the planet's deep history. The Shape of the Land 3 quizzes · 30 questions Mathematics Numbers, shapes and the ideas underneath them. Shapes, Angles and Space 3 quizzes · 30 questions Natural Disasters Extreme events, and the science of predicting them. Disasters That Changed History 3 quizzes · 30 questions Plants & Gardening How plants live, and how to keep them alive. The Lives of Trees 3 quizzes · 30 questions Psychology Memory, behaviour and why people do what they do. When the Findings Did Not Hold 3 quizzes · 30 questions

History & Society

Empires, revolutions, laws, beliefs and the arguments still running.

52 quizzes

History quizzes usually test dates. These try to test causes, because the date is the least interesting thing about any event.

11 topics · 518 questions · every answer explained

Ancient Greece & Rome The classical world and how much of it we kept. The Classical World 8 quizzes · 80 questions Mythology & Folklore Gods, heroes and the stories cultures told themselves. Fairy Tales and How They Travelled 8 quizzes · 80 questions The World Wars Two conflicts that reorganised the modern world. Codes, Spies and Intelligence 8 quizzes · 80 questions Ancient Egypt Pharaohs, pyramids and three thousand years of continuity. Writing, Work & Daily Life 5 quizzes · 50 questions History Empires, revolutions and the people who shaped the world. Ancient Civilizations 5 quizzes · 48 questions Crime & Forensics The science used to investigate, and its real limits. Identification, Proof and Doubt 3 quizzes · 30 questions Law & Justice Rights, courts and the principles underneath them. Documents That Changed the Law 3 quizzes · 30 questions Politics & Government How states are organised and who decides what. Voting Systems and What They Do 3 quizzes · 30 questions Religion & Belief The world's major traditions, described plainly. Festivals and the Religious Calendar 3 quizzes · 30 questions Royalty & Dynasties Ruling houses and how power passed between them. Crowns, Regalia and Succession 3 quizzes · 30 questions The Medieval World A thousand years usually described far too simply. The Medieval World Beyond Europe 3 quizzes · 30 questions

Arts & Culture

Books, buildings, language, images and the ideas underneath them.

32 quizzes

This is the section for the made world — the things people wrote, built, painted, wore, staged and argued about.

9 topics · 320 questions · every answer explained

Language & Words Where words come from and how languages fit together. How Languages Change and Die 8 quizzes · 80 questions Architecture & Design Buildings, styles and the ideas that shaped them. Cities Drawn on Purpose 3 quizzes · 30 questions Arts & Literature Great books, painters and the stories behind them. How Novels Are Built 3 quizzes · 30 questions Culture & Society How groups organise themselves and pass things on. How Societies Organise Everyday Life 3 quizzes · 30 questions Fashion & Style Designers, fabrics and how clothing became an industry. A Century of Silhouettes 3 quizzes · 30 questions Philosophy & Ideas The thinkers and questions that keep coming back. Bad Arguments and Their Names 3 quizzes · 30 questions Photography Light, lenses and the settings that control an image. From Glass Plates to Sensors 3 quizzes · 30 questions Poetry Forms, metre and poets worth knowing by name. Poets and the Lines They Left 3 quizzes · 30 questions Theatre & Dance Live performance and the vocabulary around it. The Musical, From Broadway to the West End 3 quizzes · 30 questions

Entertainment & Sport

Film, music, games, sport and the things we do for fun.

33 quizzes

Not everything has to be improving. This is the section for the things people actually spend their evenings and weekends on.

7 topics · 330 questions · every answer explained

Music Instruments, composers and the songs everyone knows. Instruments Around the World 8 quizzes · 80 questions Film & TV Cinema classics, cult hits and the small screen. World Cinema Beyond Hollywood 7 quizzes · 70 questions Sports Records, legends and unforgettable moments in play. Sport, Science and the Body 6 quizzes · 60 questions Comics & Animation Drawn worlds, from newspaper strips to feature films. Animation, Frame by Frame 3 quizzes · 30 questions Journalism & Media How news gets made, checked and published. The Rules Reporters Work By 3 quizzes · 30 questions Puzzles & Logic Games of reasoning and the thinking behind them. Classic Puzzles and How They Work 3 quizzes · 30 questions Video Games Consoles, classics and the shorthand players use. Consoles, Classics & Code 3 quizzes · 30 questions

Technology & Innovation

Inventions, engineering, the internet and the machines we built.

12 quizzes

Technology quizzes date badly, so these concentrate on the parts that do not: how something works, why it was invented, and what problem it was solving.

4 topics · 118 questions · every answer explained

Inventions & Engineering The devices that changed what was possible. Small Inventions, Large Consequences 3 quizzes · 30 questions Robotics & AI Machines that act, and systems that learn. The Long Road to Artificial Intelligence 3 quizzes · 30 questions Technology From ancient tools to the machines that run today. Communication Before the Internet 3 quizzes · 28 questions The Internet The network everyone uses and few can describe. How the Web Was Built 3 quizzes · 30 questions

Everyday Knowledge

Food, health, money, business and general knowledge worth having.

28 quizzes

General knowledge is a slightly unfair name for the most practical section on the site.

7 topics · 280 questions · every answer explained

Food & Drink Ingredients, dishes and where they actually come from. How Food Was Preserved Before Fridges 7 quizzes · 70 questions General Knowledge A little of everything, from the everyday to the delightfully obscure. Everyday Science You Half Know 6 quizzes · 60 questions Brands & Advertising Logos, slogans and how persuasion is packaged. The Craft of the Campaign 3 quizzes · 30 questions Business & Enterprise How companies are built, funded and run. Reading the Accounts 3 quizzes · 30 questions Economics & Money Currencies, markets and the terms used in every headline. Money and How It Moves 3 quizzes · 30 questions Education & Learning How teaching works and how learning actually sticks. Ideas That Shaped Teaching 3 quizzes · 30 questions Health & Fitness Exercise, nutrition and rest, without the marketing. The Body Under Load 3 quizzes · 30 questions