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History by Picture - A

Can you identify these people, places, and things in history that start with the letter "A"?
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First submittedApril 7, 2018
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person
type of structure
person
hill
person
temple
goddess
former capital city
military leader
culture
empire (1914)
person (on right)
alliance
palace
beverage
astronomer's tool
event
American Revolution
1970s African-American hairstyle
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42 Comments
Typek81
+5
Level 70
Apr 8, 2018
Nice one!
WolfCam
+1
Level 67
Apr 8, 2018
Thanks!
mrnafe
+2
Level 84
Apr 8, 2018
Nice job :) think it's Attila as opposed to Atilla though
WolfCam
+1
Level 67
Apr 8, 2018
Fixed!
Negabro
+2
Level 71
Jan 24, 2020
Both are correct, but in native Hungarian he is more referred as Attila. That picture though, I'm from Hungary but never seen that about him in my life.
Jerry928
+9
Level 76
Apr 11, 2018
Nice quiz, but I'm not sure what absinthe is doing in a quiz about history?
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Apr 11, 2018
I know some stuff about the history of absinthe.
CRey
+20
Level 80
Apr 11, 2018
I can never recall my history of absinthe.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Apr 14, 2018
I wasn't even being sarcastic. It's interesting. Look it up.
Lemondance
+4
Level 67
Apr 12, 2018
I'd get rid of afro first, seems really out of place considering how grand-scale this is.
Froststar101
+3
Level 73
Apr 13, 2018
Nah, I think it's good
Djilas
+8
Level 86
Apr 15, 2018
Well afro looks quite grand-scale to me in the photo.
plattitude
+1
Level 94
Apr 11, 2018
Got tripped up by the palace. Thought there was an o in there somewhere.
ayjayh
+2
Level 66
Apr 11, 2018
4% missed Armstrong, even though his name is on his spacesuit...
Jerry928
+8
Level 76
Apr 11, 2018
The other 4% thought his name was Nasa
Qikiq
+1
Level 89
Apr 12, 2018
Or astronaut.
Protokletos
+1
Level 65
Jul 6, 2020
Got stuck on Aldrin, and had a mind blank. Did try 'astronaut' though
Lemondance
+3
Level 67
Apr 12, 2018
I'm surprised how many people missed Alhambra. I'd really like to go there some day.
Naaate
+6
Level 72
Apr 12, 2018
I've been there and I still missed it.
ruudsje
+1
Level 68
Apr 14, 2018
almost missed it too, visited last year. incredible place.
Greygate
+1
Level 67
Dec 17, 2025
Pretty easy: Al-hambra means "the red one".

So basically it's like asking in a history quiz with the letter "T" for "large ship which sank the HMS Hood" and having "The Bismarck" as an answer.

Even tho alhambra is more known as one word - It's still wrong if you want to be a nitpick

panscedar
+2
Level 67
Apr 12, 2018
Never occurred to me to add an "e" to astrolab.
ruudsje
+3
Level 68
Apr 14, 2018
or to absinth
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jan 11, 2019
Yea, with absinthe I did occured to me, but was surprised it didnt take it without the e. Astrolab and astrolabe sound completely different, so I cant see how you could forget it.

(Though I typed astrolobe first..)

Zefyrinus
+1
Level 74
Oct 22, 2018
I tried astrolabium at first.
kinjapan
+2
Level 72
Apr 12, 2018
Do'h! That G in "Angkor".
jchesney
+2
Level 68
Apr 12, 2018
I sucked.
springb
+1
Level 66
Apr 12, 2018
I thought "aqueduct" was "arch" or "archway"...
LuluAndrade
+1
Level 21
Apr 20, 2018
I thought Atila was Gengis Khan :( Shame on me
Zefyrinus
+1
Level 74
Oct 22, 2018
I thought they were looking for a title rather than a person.
mjolnir
+1
Level 56
Nov 30, 2022
Ahengis Ahan
jrroell
+1
Level 55
Apr 21, 2018
Am i just stupid or can an astrolabe also be called an astroble?
martay
+2
Level 69
Sep 13, 2018
If it must be either or, then I'm afraid I have some bad news for you...
MaxStickies
+1
Level 80
Dec 29, 2019
interesting quiz, just about got it.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Jan 19, 2022
I believe the picture of "Athena" is actually a Roman statue of Minerva.
DictatorTalia
+2
Level 96
Apr 30, 2023
According to a simple Google search, you are correct.
Murphster45
+2
Level 97
Apr 19, 2022
Didn't read the last picture clue properly and kept trying to think of ways Billy Preston could start with "A"
SuperPotato2000
+3
Level 55
May 30, 2023
Nice quiz, although I think it would be better to use a different picture for Attila. I had absolutely no idea it was supposed to be him
Liam315
+1
Level 72
Apr 19, 2024
I tried the other spelling and got it, but Athene should be an accepted alternative spelling.
DocEckleburg
+2
Level 68
Sep 4, 2025
A bit nit picky but Absinthe can be spelt without the final e.

Not a big deal but I was surprised that the answer wasn't accepted until I added the e.

From Wikipedia: Absinth (without the final e) is a spelling variant most commonly applied to absinthes produced in central and eastern Europe, and is specifically associated with Bohemian-style absinthes.

MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Sep 6, 2025
I tried so many ways to spell absinthe before realizing it has a silent e, and then I missed "astrolab" for the same dumb reason. d'oh
Thonyfinks29
+1
Level 43
Apr 3, 2026
That looks nothing like Attila the Hun. He had a beard.
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