A photo history quiz tests the impact of color on guessing when images were captured

Does how we place an image in history depend upon its presentation? A new quiz (and experiment) by Matt Daniels and Jan Diehm aims to test this question. The quiz, published on The Pudding, shows users a series of five images captured in the United States during the last century and asks you to estimate the year the photo was taken. We recommend taking the quiz before reading the rest of this article to preserve the integrity of the data results. The quiz shows some images in color, and others i...