Charles IV founds the university — what year?

1348 — Central Europe's first university, chartered the same decade its emperor started rebuilding Prague as a capital.

The Defenestration of Prague — what year?

1618 — Two regents and a secretary went out a third-floor window and the Thirty Years' War started.

Battle of White Mountain — what year?

1620 — Two hours of fighting ended Bohemian independence for three centuries.

Tanks in Wenceslas Square — what year?

1968 — The Prague Spring ended overnight with Warsaw Pact armour parked under the National Museum.

The Velvet Revolution — what year?

1989 — Hundreds of thousands shook their keys at a balcony and the government resigned inside a fortnight.

Which came first in Czechia — Charles IV founds the university or the Defenestration of Prague?

Charles IV founds the university, in 1348. — The Defenestration of Prague follows in 1618, 270 years later.

Which came first in Czechia — Battle of White Mountain or Tanks in Wenceslas Square?

Battle of White Mountain, in 1620. — Tanks in Wenceslas Square follows in 1968, 348 years later.

Where in Czechia would you drop the pin for Charles IV founds the university?

Old Town, Prague — Central Europe's first university, chartered the same decade its emperor started rebuilding Prague as a capital.

Where in Czechia would you drop the pin for the Defenestration of Prague?

Bohemian Chancellery, Prague Castle — Two regents and a secretary went out a third-floor window and the Thirty Years' War started.

How far apart are the oldest and newest Czech moments in this collection?

641 years — From Charles IV founds the university in 1348 to the Velvet Revolution in 1989.

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Czech History Guesser

Prague has been an imperial capital, a Reformation flashpoint, an occupied city and the stage for a revolution measured in jangling keys. Czech rounds are a masterclass in reading rooftops and crowds.

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Era span: 1348 – 1989
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How to read a Czech scene

Czechia survived the wars with its old towns largely intact, so Prague and the Bohemian towns show unbroken Gothic-to-Baroque fabric with a Communist-era layer bolted on the edges.

Architecture

Gothic towers and Charles Bridge statuary, then Baroque facades in ochre and cream, then Cubist architecture unique to Prague around 1911–1914. Panelák slab housing rings every city, 1960s–80s.

Landscape

Rolling wooded hills with fields and fish ponds in Bohemia, sandstone rock towns in the north, and the Vltava curving through a valley city.

Period tells

Tanks on Wenceslas Square is August 1968. Crowds with keys and candles is November 1989. Trams have run through the centre continuously since 1891, so the rolling stock dates the shot.

Czech history timeline — moments worth guessing

A starting shortlist, oldest first. Every one of these makes a round that Czechs can nail and everyone else has to work out.

Charles IV founds the university
1348
Old Town, PragueMedieval
Central Europe's first university, chartered the same decade its emperor started rebuilding Prague as a capital.
The Defenestration of Prague
1618
Bohemian Chancellery, Prague CastleEarly modern
Two regents and a secretary went out a third-floor window and the Thirty Years' War started.
Battle of White Mountain
1620
Bílá hora, west of PragueEarly modern
Two hours of fighting ended Bohemian independence for three centuries.
Tanks in Wenceslas Square
1968
Václavské náměstí, PragueModern era
The Prague Spring ended overnight with Warsaw Pact armour parked under the National Museum.
The Velvet Revolution
1989
Václavské náměstí, PragueModern era
Hundreds of thousands shook their keys at a balcony and the government resigned inside a fortnight.

Czechia in world history

Czech history touches medieval & renaissance, exploration & revolution and the 20th century. Each of those eras has a timed round of its own — the same centuries, but questions drawn from every country in the library, so you find out whether you can date the rest of the period as confidently as you can date Czechia.

Medieval & Renaissance

AD 500 – 1599

Czech moment here: Charles IV founds the university (1348).

10 timed questions Medieval world timeline

Exploration & revolution

1600 – 1799

Czech moments here: The Defenestration of Prague (1618), Battle of White Mountain (1620).

12 timed questions Early modern timeline

20th century

1900 – 1999

Czech moments here: Tanks in Wenceslas Square (1968), The Velvet Revolution (1989).

12 timed questions Modern era timeline

Czech history trivia — 10 questions with answers

Dates, order and places from the moments above. Answers are printed underneath — cover them with a hand if you want to test yourself, or read them out for a quiz round.

1.Charles IV founds the university — what year?
Answer1348
Central Europe's first university, chartered the same decade its emperor started rebuilding Prague as a capital.
2.The Defenestration of Prague — what year?
Answer1618
Two regents and a secretary went out a third-floor window and the Thirty Years' War started.
3.Battle of White Mountain — what year?
Answer1620
Two hours of fighting ended Bohemian independence for three centuries.
4.Tanks in Wenceslas Square — what year?
Answer1968
The Prague Spring ended overnight with Warsaw Pact armour parked under the National Museum.
5.The Velvet Revolution — what year?
Answer1989
Hundreds of thousands shook their keys at a balcony and the government resigned inside a fortnight.
6.Which came first in Czechia — Charles IV founds the university or the Defenestration of Prague?
AnswerCharles IV founds the university, in 1348.
The Defenestration of Prague follows in 1618, 270 years later.
7.Which came first in Czechia — Battle of White Mountain or Tanks in Wenceslas Square?
AnswerBattle of White Mountain, in 1620.
Tanks in Wenceslas Square follows in 1968, 348 years later.
8.Where in Czechia would you drop the pin for Charles IV founds the university?
AnswerOld Town, Prague
Central Europe's first university, chartered the same decade its emperor started rebuilding Prague as a capital.
9.Where in Czechia would you drop the pin for the Defenestration of Prague?
AnswerBohemian Chancellery, Prague Castle
Two regents and a secretary went out a third-floor window and the Thirty Years' War started.
10.How far apart are the oldest and newest Czech moments in this collection?
Answer641 years
From Charles IV founds the university in 1348 to the Velvet Revolution in 1989.

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Build a Czech round yourself

You don't need a photograph or a map reference. Name a moment — "Charles IV founds the university, Old Town, Prague" — and the builder fills in the year, drops the pin, writes the factoid and paints a 360° scene you can stand inside. Publish it and it joins this collection for everyone.

Step 1
Name the moment
One line is enough — an event, a place, a year you half-remember. Or let the AI draft five moments around a theme.
Step 2
Auto-fill the history
The year, the exact coordinates and a one-sentence factoid come back filled in. Everything stays editable.
Step 3
Generate the scene
A 4K 360° panorama of that place in that year, ready to spin around inside the game.

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Credits cover the AI: 1 to auto-fill a moment, 3 to draft five at once, 25 for each 4K panorama. Your map stays yours — you choose whether it's public, unlisted or private.

Community shortlist

Moments Czechs want to see in the game. Vote them up — the top of this list gets built next.

Czech history game — questions

How do you play the Czech history game?

Each round drops you into a 360° scene from Czechia's past. Look around for clues — architecture, clothing, technology, landscape — then place the scene on the world map and pick the year. You score up to 5,000 points a round: closer in distance and closer in time both pay. Five rounds make a game.

Do I need an account to play?

No. You can play Czech rounds straight away with no sign-up. Signing in saves your XP, keeps your character progressing through history, and puts you on the leaderboards.

What time period do the Czech rounds cover?

The collection spans 1348 to 1989 — from charles iv founds the university through to the velvet revolution. New moments are added as the community suggests them.

Is the Czech history game free?

Yes, completely free. There is no paywall on rounds, the daily challenge, or the leaderboards.

Can I suggest a moment from Czechia's history?

Yes — that's how the collection grows. Suggest any moment Czechs would recognise instantly, like charles iv founds the university. Approved suggestions get built into playable 360° rounds and credited on the page.

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How to read a Czech scene

Czech history timeline — moments worth guessing

Charles IV founds the university

The Defenestration of Prague

Battle of White Mountain

Tanks in Wenceslas Square

The Velvet Revolution