Pupil
You remember Estonian history the way most of us remember it from school: the big picture, not the dates.
This page describes one possible result of the quiz Estonian history quiz: 12 questions
What this means
Four or fewer correct is a normal result for this quiz, because the questions cover the whole of Estonian history and many rest on dates that Estonians themselves mix up. The Treaty of Tartu is often placed in 1918 or 1919, although it was signed on 2 February 1920. The first Song Festival is often thought to have been in Tallinn, although it was held in Tartu in 1869.
The firmest anchors are the declaration of independence on 24 February 1918, the Soviet occupation in 1940 and the restoration of independence on 20 August 1991. Once those are in place, other events are easier to fit around them.
Look over the answers and try again. Each game draws 12 questions from more than 320, so next time there will be new ones too.
About the quiz: Estonian history quiz: 12 questions
Twelve questions on Estonian history, from the Pulli settlement and the ancient fight for freedom to the Singing Revolution and restored independence. They are drawn at random from more than 320, so every game is different. You have 10 seconds per question.
Most are school level. A few are trick questions for people who know the story but not the exact year or place. You see right away whether you were correct, and a summary at the end.
How this quiz works
The questions were written by the KahurQuiz editors, and every date and name was checked against the Estonian Encyclopaedia, the Estonian Institute's Estonica and official sources such as the Government, the Riigikogu and the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory. Questions on which historians disagree are not in the bank. Where sources use different calendars, the quiz follows the date taught in Estonian schools and used in the national calendar, for example 24 February 1918 for the declaration of independence and 25 March 1949 for the start of the March deportation.
Each game draws 12 questions at random and each correct answer scores one point: 0–4 Pupil, 5–9 Citizen and 10–12 Historian. The quiz tests knowledge of dates, places and names, not how well you understand why events happened.