Most people know roughly when the big moments in history happened. Getting the actual year right, rather than just the decade, is a different challenge entirely.

This quiz lays out fifteen events, named outright, and asks you to pick the correct year from four options. It mixes headline moments everyone’s heard of with a few specific dates that catch out even confident history buffs. Work through them all and find out whether you land as a Local Tourist, a Frequent Flyer, a Globetrotter, or a true World History Master.

FAQs:

What kind of events are in this quiz?
A mix of science, exploration, invention and major cultural turning points, from the moon landing to the first email ever sent.

Which date trips people up the most?
The World Wide Web usually does it, since people often confuse when Tim Berners-Lee proposed it with when the first website actually went live two years later.

Can I play it again?
Yes, “Fly again” reshuffles both the questions and the answer order.

Is the quiz free to play?
Yes, no sign up or download required.