Cold War & After Trivia
A trivia pack on the Cold War — the half-century standoff between the US-led West and the Soviet bloc — and the decades since its end. Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, the Berlin Wall, the space race, the proxy wars, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the unipolar / post-9/11 era that followed.
Start a Cold War quiz →The Cold War itself
The opening (Iron Curtain, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO and the Warsaw Pact), the Berlin blockade and airlift, Korea, the McCarthy era, the Hungary 1956 and Czechoslovakia 1968 invasions, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam War, détente and the SALT treaties, Reagan's arms buildup, glasnost / perestroika, 1989 and the fall of the Wall, and the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
After the Cold War
The Yugoslav wars, the Gulf War, the rise of China, 9/11 and the post-9/11 era (Iraq, Afghanistan), the Arab Spring, the European debt crisis, the Russian re-emergence under Putin (Georgia 2008, Crimea 2014, the 2022 invasion), and the modern geopolitical landscape.
Frequently asked questions
Is the modern era too recent for "history"?
The pack treats post-1989 as recent history — events with clear consequences (9/11, Iraq) are in, very-recent breaking news is out.
Heavy on US/USSR?
They're the centre, but proxy theatres and non-aligned countries appear.
How many players?
Up to six per room.
Match length?
Ten questions, three to five minutes.