History Timeline Quiz for May 16, 2025
Play the archived history timeline quiz from May 16, 2025. Review the events, place them in order, and compare your chronology skills with previous daily challenges.
Oldest
1
King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.
2
Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
3
A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
Newest
Historical events from the May 16, 2025 quiz
This archived daily quiz includes the events below.
- 1King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.
- 2Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
- 3A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
Use the archive buttons to move between daily quizzes.