Mode 02
Broad History Challenge
Every era. Every region. No safety net.
All twenty topics in rotation. Ancient Egypt to the Cold War, Western canon to East Asian and African history, philosophy to exploration. The mode for general history fluency.
- ▸Pulls from every topic in the bank.
- ▸Best for discovering what you don’t know yet.
- ▸Occasional gut-punch — a fresh question aimed at your weakest topic.
Sample questions
What you’ll see.
First clue only — the hardest one. The real flow shows you three clues progressively. Buzz in on the first to gain the most rating.
Sample 1 · asian history
ELO 650
Clue 1This defensive structure was significantly expanded during the Ming Dynasty to protect against invasions from the north, featuring watchtowers and garrison stations across thousands of miles.
Reveal answer
Great Wall of China
Sample 2 · latin american history
ELO 1100
Clue 1This 1846-1848 conflict resulted in Mexico ceding approximately 55% of its territory to the United States through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, fundamentally reshaping North American geopolitics.
Reveal answer
Mexican-American War
Sample 3 · ancient rome
ELO 1822
Clue 1This legendary statesman voluntarily surrendered absolute power after leading Rome's military, then returned to his farm—embodying the civic virtue that would inspire later republics.
Reveal answer
Cincinnatus
Sample 4 · civil war
ELO 2400
Clue 1This September 1862 engagement along a Maryland creek resulted in the bloodiest single day in American military history, with approximately 23,000 combined casualties.
Reveal answer
Battle of Antietam
Sample 5 · ancient rome
ELO 3000
Clue 1His administrative division of the empire into four provinces under the Tetrarchy prefigured medieval feudalism and influenced all subsequent European territorial governance models.
Reveal answer
Diocletian
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