BJJ Key Dates Quiz: Which Year Was It?

One question, asked eight times: which year was it? This BJJ key dates quiz climbs the timeline of jiu-jitsu, from the founding of judo to the heel hook reform.

What this quiz tests

This BJJ dates quiz isolates the sport’s chronological spine: 1882 and the codification of judo, 1993 and UFC 1, 1996 and the first Worlds, 1998 and the ADCC, 2000 and BJ Penn, 2021 and the heel hook reform whose text lives on the official IBJJF website, 2023 and the Euros moving to Paris.

Knowing these eight years means being able to place any jiu-jitsu event in its era: the most efficient format to revise the whole history in three minutes.

Every date comes with its story in the correction. For the full narrative, our article on the history of BJJ in 10 key dates unrolls the whole timeline. And to keep playing, all our quizzes are on the BJJ-Rules quiz page.