Everything so far
59 challenges, shown as how many fall in each period.
Playing an old one still counts. Your guess joins its crowd.
Where does the Battle of Manzikert belong?
battle between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turks
- the Colossus of Rhodesdated 284 BC
- Helmut Kohllived 1930 to 2017
Placed between the Colossus of Rhodes and Helmut Kohl
Where does the Yuan dynasty belong?
Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China
- the Rosetta Stonedated 196 BC
- J. Robert Oppenheimerlived 1904 to 1967
Placed between the Rosetta Stone and J. Robert Oppenheimer
Where does Alexander von Humboldt belong?
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer
- Louis Braillelived 1809 to 1852
Placed against Louis Braille
Where does the House of Bourbon belong?
European royal house of French origin
- the Greco-Persian Warsran 499 BC to 449 BC
- Francisco Goyalived 1746 to 1828
Placed between the Greco-Persian Wars and Francisco Goya
Where does Xuanzang belong?
Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar
- Tarantofounded 706 BC
- the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyfounded 1861
Placed between Taranto and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Where does the University of Bologna belong?
university in Bologna, Italy
- the First Dynasty of Egyptdated 3150 BC, ended 2890 BC
- Rutherford B. Hayeslived 1822 to 1893
Placed between the First Dynasty of Egypt and Rutherford B. Hayes
Where does Richard I of England belong?
King of England
- Çatalhöyüksettled 7500 BC to 5700 BC
- the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthdated 1569, ended 1795
Placed between Çatalhöyük and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Where does Machu Picchu belong?
Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World
- Solomonlived 990 BC to 931 BC
- the Second Crusaderan 1147 to 1149
Placed between Solomon and the Second Crusade
Where does Alexander Suvorov belong?
Russian marshal
- Joseph Fourierlived 1768 to 1830
Placed against Joseph Fourier
Where does Frank Lloyd Wright belong?
American architect
- Gustave Eiffellived 1832 to 1923
Placed against Gustave Eiffel
Where does Gabriel García Márquez belong?
Colombian writer and Nobel laureate
- Princelived 1958 to 2016
Placed against Prince
Where does Rachel Carson belong?
American marine biologist and conservationist
- Stephen Hawkinglived 1942 to 2018
Placed against Stephen Hawking
Where does Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman belong?
Indian physicist
- Benedict XVIlived 1927 to 2022
Placed against Benedict XVI
Where does Leif Erikson belong?
norse explorer
- Hipparchuslived 190 BC to 120 BC
- the Attack on Pearl Harborfought 1941
Placed between Hipparchus and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Where does the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus belong?
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Hammurabilived 1810 BC to 1750 BC
- Joan Mirólived 1893 to 1983
Placed between Hammurabi and Joan Miró
Where does Mehmed II belong?
seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- the Greco-Persian Warsran 499 BC to 449 BC
- L. L. Zamenhoflived 1859 to 1917
Placed between the Greco-Persian Wars and L. L. Zamenhof
Where does the House of Valois belong?
cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
- the Ptolemaic dynastydated 305 BC, ended 30 BC
- Nelson Mandelalived 1918 to 2013
Placed between the Ptolemaic dynasty and Nelson Mandela
Where does the Ayyubid dynasty belong?
Islamic dynasty
- Agrigentofounded 580 BC
- Har Gobind Khoranalived 1922 to 2011
Placed between Agrigento and Har Gobind Khorana
Where does Machu Picchu belong?
Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World
- the Battle of Actiumdated 31 BC
- the Russian Civil Warran 1917 to 1922
Placed between the Battle of Actium and the Russian Civil War
Where does Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh belong?
consort of Elizabeth II
- Harry S. Trumanlived 1884 to 1972
Placed against Harry S. Truman
Where does the University of Bologna belong?
university in Bologna, Italy
- the Shang dynastydated 1600 BC, ended 1046 BC
- Ludwig van Beethovenlived 1770 to 1827
Placed between the Shang dynasty and Ludwig van Beethoven
Where does Igor Stravinsky belong?
Russian, French, and American composer
- David Bowielived 1947 to 2016
Placed against David Bowie
Where does Pierre de Coubertin belong?
founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian
- Friedrich Engelslived 1820 to 1895
Placed against Friedrich Engels
Where does Johannes Gutenberg belong?
German inventor and craftsman
- Amenhotep IIIlived 1400 BC to 1351 BC
- the Battle of Toursfought 732
Placed between Amenhotep III and the Battle of Tours
Where does the Great Pyramid of Giza belong?
oldest and largest of the three pyramids
- Alfred Russel Wallacelived 1823 to 1913
Placed against Alfred Russel Wallace
Where does the Papal States belong?
territories mostly in the Appenine Peninsula under the sovereign
- Çatalhöyüksettled 7500 BC to 5700 BC
- Edgar Degaslived 1834 to 1917
Placed between Çatalhöyük and Edgar Degas
Where does Charles University belong?
oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic
- Hammurabilived 1810 BC to 1750 BC
- the Franco-Prussian Warfought 1870 to 1871
Placed between Hammurabi and the Franco-Prussian War
Where does the Greco-Persian Wars belong?
series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia
- the First Dynasty of Egyptdated 3150 BC, ended 2890 BC
- Gabriel García Márquezlived 1927 to 2014
Placed between the First Dynasty of Egypt and Gabriel García Márquez
Where does Marie Curie belong?
Polish-born French physicist and chemist
- J. Robert Oppenheimerlived 1904 to 1967
Placed against J. Robert Oppenheimer
Where does Constantinople belong?
capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires
- Darius Ilived 550 BC to 486 BC
- Baskin-Robbinsdated 1945
Placed between Darius I and Baskin-Robbins
Where does the House of Plantagenet belong?
English royal dynasty in medieval England
- Tarantofounded 706 BC
- Anne Boleynlived 1501 to 1536
Placed between Taranto and Anne Boleyn
Where does Troy belong?
ancient Homeric-era city in northwest Asia Minor; it is
- Isaac Newtonlived 1642 to 1727
Placed against Isaac Newton
Where does Farabi belong?
Persian philosopher and jurist
- the Qin dynastydated 221 BC, ended 206 BC
- Josephine Bakerlived 1906 to 1975
Placed between the Qin dynasty and Josephine Baker
Where does the Battle of Uhud belong?
early Islamic battle
- Amenhotep IIIlived 1400 BC to 1351 BC
- the World Health Organizationdated 1948
Placed between Amenhotep III and the World Health Organization
Where does John Muir belong?
Scottish-American naturalist
- the Great Pyramid of Gizadated 2560 BC
Placed against the Great Pyramid of Giza
Where does the Holy Roman Empire belong?
multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe
- the Rosetta Stonedated 196 BC
- Katsushika Hokusailived 1760 to 1849
Placed between the Rosetta Stone and Katsushika Hokusai
Where does the Hundred Years' War belong?
series of conflicts and wars between England and France
- Çatalhöyüksettled 7500 BC to 5700 BC
- Christ the Redeemerbuilt 1920
Placed between Çatalhöyük and Christ the Redeemer
Where does Jules Verne belong?
French writer
- Franz Kafkalived 1883 to 1924
Placed against Franz Kafka
Where does the Treaty of Tordesillas belong?
treaty dividing territory between Portugal and Spain
- the Ptolemaic dynastydated 305 BC, ended 30 BC
- the University of California, Los Angelesdated 1919
Placed between the Ptolemaic dynasty and the University of California, Los Angeles
Where does George III of Great Britain belong?
King of Great Britain and Ireland
- Napoleonlived 1769 to 1821
Placed against Napoleon
Where does Charles University belong?
oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic
- Urdated 3800 BC, ended 500 BC
- Louis Pasteurlived 1822 to 1895
Placed between Ur and Louis Pasteur
Where does Francis Galton belong?
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist
- Troydated 3000 BC, ended 500
Placed against Troy
Where does Sandro Botticelli belong?
Italian painter
- the Shang dynastydated 1600 BC, ended 1046 BC
- Christopher Leelived 1922 to 2015
Placed between the Shang dynasty and Christopher Lee
Where does Antonín Dvořák belong?
Czech composer
- the Punic Warsran 264 BC to 146 BC
Placed against the Punic Wars
Where does the Kingdom of England belong?
historic kingdom on the British Isles
- the Battle of Salamisdated 480 BC
- Vichy Francedated 1940, ended 1944
Placed between the Battle of Salamis and Vichy France
Where does Constantinople belong?
capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires
- Çatalhöyüksettled 7500 BC to 5700 BC
- Arlington National Cemeteryestablished 1854
Placed between Çatalhöyük and Arlington National Cemetery
Where does Johann Wolfgang von Goethe belong?
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician
- Emmanuel Swedenborglived 1688 to 1772
Placed against Emmanuel Swedenborg
Where does Cleopatra belong?
queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51
- the Great Pyramiddated 2560 BC
- Apollo 11launched 1969
Placed between the Great Pyramid and Apollo 11
Where does Stanford University belong?
private research university in Stanford, California, USA
- Albertus Magnuslived 1200 to 1280
Placed against Albertus Magnus
Where does Bartolomeu Dias belong?
Portuguese explorer
- Ancient Carthagedated 814 BC, ended 146 BC
- Ray Charleslived 1930 to 2004
Placed between Ancient Carthage and Ray Charles
Where does Charles University belong?
oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic
- the Xia dynastydated 2205 BC, ended 1600 BC
- Davidlived 1039 BC to 969 BC
Placed between the Xia dynasty and David
Where does Rudolf Virchow belong?
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist
- Pablo Picassolived 1881 to 1973
Placed against Pablo Picasso
Where does the Reconquista belong?
period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula
- Syracusefounded 733 BC
- Paul Diraclived 1902 to 1984
Placed between Syracuse and Paul Dirac
Where does Petrarch belong?
Italian scholar and poet
- Abu Simbeldated 1274 BC
- Jeromelived 345 to 420
Placed between Abu Simbel and Jerome
Where does the Ayyubid dynasty belong?
Islamic dynasty
- the Temple of Ephesian Artemisdated 323 BC
- the Washington Monumentdated 1848
Placed between the Temple of Ephesian Artemis and the Washington Monument
Where does William Herschel belong?
German-born British astronomer and composer
- Hadrian's Walldated 122
Placed against Hadrian's Wall
Where does Johannes Gutenberg belong?
German inventor and craftsman
- Thebesdated 3200 BC
- the Charter of the United Nationsdated 1945
Placed between Thebes and the Charter of the United Nations
Where does Ferdinand Magellan belong?
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
- the Battle of Salamisdated 480 BC
- Robert Falcon Scottlived 1868 to 1912
Placed between the Battle of Salamis and Robert Falcon Scott
Where does Antonín Dvořák belong?
Czech composer
- Maurice Ravellived 1875 to 1937
Placed against Maurice Ravel
How to read this timeline
The axis runs from the oldest date on the site to the most recent, and it is drawn to scale. A gap twice as wide really is twice as many years. That is the whole point, and it is why the recent end looks so crowded: almost everything anyone can name happened in the last sliver of it, and the millennia before that hold a handful of marks each.
Each mark sits at the year of the subject you were asked to place, not at the year of the two it was placed between. So the timeline shows where the answers were, which is a different picture from where the questions were.
Once there are enough of them to touch, the drawing stops showing one mark per item and starts showing how many fall in each stretch of history. A row of overlapping dots tells you nothing; the shape of the coverage tells you which parts of the past this has actually been about.