A Race through History: An End of Term Quiz.

This is an ideal end of term History quiz aimed at secondary school students. All questions and answers are delivered through a PowerPoint Presentation and students will need paper to record their answers on. The students ideally play in teams with one person on the team writing down the answers. There are 10 rounds with 10 questions in each round, which test historical knowledge, but also enables students to work out answers without the specific knowledge. Each round has a different format and some rounds are based on popular game shows such as Who wants to be a Millionaire and Blockbusters. The quiz uses questions, picture clues, a short-animated film and multiple choice to engage pupils. The rounds include: The Romans, The Norman Conquest, The Black Death, Henry VIII and his 6 wives, The Great Fire of London, The Age of Discovery, The Victorians, Which War 1960 - 2000 and Today’s World. At the end of each round team’s swap answers and mark the questions so that a cumulative score can be seen for each team. Each round should take about 2 minutes, but teachers can be flexible depending on the age and ability of the students.