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AQA History quizzes

60 ready‑made quiz sets across 30 units, one for every lesson. Open a unit, pick tomorrow's lesson, put it on the board and host it live — students answer on their own devices.

  • Free to host
  • 20 questions per lesson
  • Students join by code

Every set is free to host and covers one lesson of the AQA History (7042). Open a unit to see its lesson sets; each one opens the set's page, where you can host it straight away or save it to your library.

Units

  1. Unit 1

    1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204

    2 lesson sets — Crusader states, Outremer and the early Crusades, c1071–1149, Revival of Islam and the later Crusades, 1149–1204.Open unit 1
  2. Unit 2

    1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598

    2 lesson sets — Establishing a 'New Monarchy' in Spain, 1469–1556, Philip II's Spain and the 'Golden Age', 1556–1598.Open unit 2
  3. Unit 3

    1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603

    2 lesson sets — Consolidating the Tudor dynasty, 1485–1547, Turmoil and triumph in England, 1547–1603.Open unit 3
  4. Unit 4

    1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702

    2 lesson sets — Absolutism challenged in Britain, 1603–1649, Monarchy restored and restrained, 1649–1702.Open unit 4
  5. Unit 5

    1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796

    2 lesson sets — Peter the Great and Russia, 1682–1725, Enlightenment Russia, 1725–1796.Open unit 5
  6. Unit 6

    1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885

    2 lesson sets — Impact of industrialisation in Britain, c1783–1832, The Age of Reform in Britain, 1832–1885.Open unit 6
  7. Unit 7

    1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964

    2 lesson sets — Victorian and Edwardian Britain, c1851–1914, World Wars and their legacies in Britain, 1914–1964.Open unit 7
  8. Unit 8

    1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964

    2 lesson sets — Autocracy, reform and revolution in Russia, 1855–1917, The Soviet Union, 1917–1964.Open unit 8
  9. Unit 9

    1J The British Empire, c1857–1967

    2 lesson sets — High Water Mark of the British Empire, c1857–1914, Imperial retreat, 1914–1967.Open unit 9
  10. Unit 10

    1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975

    2 lesson sets — From Civil War to World War, 1865–1920, Crises and the rise to world power, 1920–1975.Open unit 10
  11. Unit 11

    1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991

    2 lesson sets — Empire to democracy in Germany, 1871–1929, Nazism, war and division in Germany, 1929–1991.Open unit 11
  12. Unit 12

    2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216

    2 lesson sets — The reign of Henry II, 1154–1189, England under Henry II's successors, 1189–1216.Open unit 12
  13. Unit 13

    2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499

    2 lesson sets — Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471, Fall of the House of York, 1471–1499.Open unit 13
  14. Unit 14

    2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564

    2 lesson sets — Origins of the Reformation, c1500–1531, Reformation Europe, 1531–1564.Open unit 14
  15. Unit 15

    2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570

    2 lesson sets — The break from Rome, c1529–1547, Establishing the Church of England, 1547–c1570.Open unit 15
  16. Unit 16

    2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660

    2 lesson sets — Origins of the English Civil War, 1625–1642, Radicalism, Republic and Restoration, 1642–1660.Open unit 16
  17. Unit 17

    2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715

    2 lesson sets — The Sun King, 1643–1685, Louis XIV in decline, 1685–1715.Open unit 17
  18. Unit 18

    2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801

    2 lesson sets — Origins of the American Revolution, 1760–1776, Establishing the Nation, 1776–1801.Open unit 18
  19. Unit 19

    2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815

    2 lesson sets — End of Absolutism and the French Revolution, 1774–1795, Rise of Napoleon and his impact, 1795–1815.Open unit 19
  20. Unit 20

    2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877

    2 lesson sets — Origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877.Open unit 20
  21. Unit 21

    2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941

    2 lesson sets — Great Power rivalries and entry into war, c1890–1917, Failure of international peace and origins of the Second World War, 1917–1941.Open unit 21
  22. Unit 22

    2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945

    2 lesson sets — Liberal Italy's crisis and the rise of Mussolini, c1900–1926, Fascist Italy, 1926–1945.Open unit 22
  23. Unit 23

    2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957

    2 lesson sets — Society in crisis, 1906–1929, Emergence of the Affluent Society, 1929–1957.Open unit 23
  24. Unit 24

    2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953

    2 lesson sets — The Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin, 1917–1929, Stalin's rule, 1929–1953.Open unit 24
  25. Unit 25

    2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945

    2 lesson sets — The Weimar Republic, 1918–1933, Nazi Germany, 1933–1945.Open unit 25
  26. Unit 26

    2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997

    2 lesson sets — Emergence of the People's Republic of China, 1936–1962, PRC growth and the transformation of the state, 1962–1997.Open unit 26
  27. Unit 27

    2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980

    2 lesson sets — Prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963, Challenges to the American Dream, 1963–1980.Open unit 27
  28. Unit 28

    2R The Cold War, c1945–1991

    2 lesson sets — To the brink of nuclear war, c1945–1963, From Détente to the end of the Cold War, c1963–1991.Open unit 28
  29. Unit 29

    2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007

    2 lesson sets — Building a new Britain, 1951–1979, Modern Britain, 1979–2007.Open unit 29
  30. Unit 30

    2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000

    2 lesson sets — Crisis in the Soviet Union, 1953–2000, Crisis in the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000.Open unit 30

How to use a set in class

Open a lesson set and choose Host. Your board shows each question with a timed countdown, students answer on their own devices, and the answer and a live leaderboard follow every question — a quick retrieval starter or an end-of-topic review without any prep.

Frequently asked questions

Are these AQA History quizzes free?

Yes. Hosting is free, and students join with a short game code on any device — no student accounts and nothing to install.

Who wrote the questions?

Every set was written with Revision Ninja, and follows the units of the AQA History (7042). Each set covers one lesson with 20 multiple-choice questions.

Can I change a set before I use it?

Yes. Open a set and choose "Make my own copy" to get an editable copy in your library — add, remove or reword questions, and the original stays as it is.