Cold War

For more than four decades, the United States and the Soviet Union never fought each other head-on, though they came close enough to scare everybody. The shooting happened in Korea, Vietnam, Angola, and Afghanistan instead, while spies traded secrets in Berlin and schoolkids practiced hiding under their desks. This hub covers the whole standoff, from Churchill's iron curtain to the night the Wall opened.

☢️ 8 Games 🧠 54 Questions 🌍 Every Front

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." — Winston Churchill, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946

🕹️ Games & Challenges

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Duck and Cover Trivia

30 questions from Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, to the night the Wall opened, with spies, missiles, and one very prepared turtle.

Trivia · 30 Qs Play →

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Hot Spots

We describe the coup, the crisis, or the proxy war. You name the country. 24 rounds across five decades.

Quiz · 24 Qs Play →

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Checkpoint Charlie Crossword

A generated 17×17 board with 29 words, heavy on Berlin: the blockade, the Wall, and the bridge where spies changed hands.