History Quiz — Sep 14, 2026

This invention from ancient China helped sailors find direction using magnetism.

Answer: Compass

Cyrus the Great and Darius I were kings who ruled this vast ancient realm centered in what is now Iran.

Answer: Persian Empire

Which wonder of antiquity was a set of legendary terraced plantings said to rise above the city of Babylon?

Answer: Hanging Gardens

This pyramid-shaped temple was built by ancient peoples of Mesopotamia.

Answer: Ziggurat

This Danish scientist created an early model of the atom in 1913.

Answer: Niels Bohr