The ancient world quiz: can you name them?
Treasures and wonders from before the year 500, from Egypt to China and beyond.
How it plays
- 1A blurry start8 pictures, each starting as a few big blocks that sharpen over ten seconds.
- 2Four optionsPick one whenever you think you know.
- 3Early is worth morePoints fall from 1000 towards zero as the picture clears. A wrong answer scores nothing.
About this quiz
The ancient world is a picture quiz of 23 pictures, one of 147 on the Castles & history shelf.
A game deals 8 of the 23, picked afresh every time, so a second round is mostly new pictures, in a new order.
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World Heritage SitesThe places UNESCO thinks you should see.
Signatures of famous politiciansA name, written by hand, blurred.
Countries of EuropeA view of the country. Which one is it?
Europe, from aboveSeen from a plane, a drone or a satellite.
Everyday objectsHammers, scissors, umbrellas and a compass. Things to hand, at low resolution.
Capital cities of AsiaEvery one of them is somebody’s home town.