This bundle includes a question and answer slide from the Viking, Egyptian and Roman quizzes to give a flavour of the full versions.

Suitable for year 4. This activity consists of constructing a large pyramid which acts as the board. Children work in groups of 4. They have to make up questions related to Ancient Egypt. These are written onto cards and used in the game. Once the board and cards are completed the game can be played. The resource includes a list of equipment needed. How to make the pyramid and question cards and the Rules of the game… There is also a set of cards already completed with questions.

Four teams race to the top of the pyramid by answering questions about Ancient Egypt. There are 60 slides with 56 questions. It is an ideal fun resource to round off a topic . Once the dice is thrown a question is accessed on one of 4 game boards. Teams Pyramid, Camel, Hieroglyph and Sphinx compete to show their knowledge. The game could be used with a class or with small groups of pupils. Watch the video of this PowerPoint here https://www.facebook.com/mathswizards/

A colourful cross curricular history/maths quiz for years 5/6. Facts and figures are used in an imaginative way to delve into Egyptian life. Reigns of the Pharaohs, Buying and Selling, Pulling your Weight, Hieroglyphs. Solve problems involving estimating, calculations with money and time, and hieroglyph code breaking. A link to the BBC Bitesize adds an interesting task involving the base area and volume of The Great Pyramid. (18 slides PP) This quiz encourages discussion and could be used as a standalone activity or as part of a topic in History. Updated scoreslide so that scores and team names can be entered via the keyboard. A video of this resource can be viewed https://www.facebook.com/mathswizards/

To enhance any history lesson about Ancient Greece, download this attractive and interesting set of maths problems which depict scenes from Ancient Greek culture. The maths is suitable for yrs 5/6 or yr 4 (with support). The scenes cover: Timeline, Olympics, Chronos God of Time, Trojan Horse, and Building a Temple. The maths covers: ordering time, placing numbers 1-10 into Olympic rings to total 12 in each ring, using 3 timers of 2,3 and 6 mins to make all the times to 20 mins, halve and quarter dimensions, and finally make plans of a temple using 34 pillars. The quiz format allows teams to choose team names and enter scores onto the score slide.

Two cross curricular fun resources for History and Maths.Quiz 2 is aimed at lower KS2 and quiz 1 upper KS2. The class is divided into 6 teams who work together to solve maths problems related to the Romans. The quiz lasts about one hour.Categories include Timeline, Roman money, Roman Numerals, Roman Army, Mosaics, Roman Toilets and a Roman Walk. There is also an answer sheet to download. This activity should involve discussion around solving maths problems. It could be used as a stand alone activity or complement a history topic. These resources have been updated so that the score slide can be completed using the keyboard.

This colourful cross curricular quiz enables groups of students to work in teams. The 5 rounds explore the Viking era, weighing of metals, writing, Viking ships, and a Viking journey. Mathematics has been used in all aspects of this quiz. Codes, vectors, ordering years, and calculations. A link to the BBC website adds further interest in order to solve one of the problems (approx 3 mins). There is an accompanying answer sheet for teams to use. This quiz could be used as a stand alone quiz or as part of a topic. NB The score slide has been updated to allow keyboard entry. An animation help slide for vectors has been added 12.04.17