Wherio · June 2nd, 2026
Five real historical events. Guess where each one happened, then compare your score with the answers and locations below.
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1. In 1895, Britain established the East Africa Protectorate in East Africa.
Answer: 🇰🇪 Kenya · 1895
The East Africa Protectorate was established in 1895 as Britain's administration of what is now Kenya.
2. In late December 1493, Christopher Columbus founded the Americas' first stable Spanish settlement and town on a Caribbean island.
Answer: 🇩🇴 Dominican Rep. · 1493-12
La Isabela was founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493 as the first stable Spanish settlement and town in the Americas.
3. Around 24,000 years ago, cut-marked animal remains at Bluefish Caves in Yukon may indicate human occupation.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · c. 24,000 BP
Bluefish Caves may preserve evidence of human occupation in Canada around 24,000 years ago.
4. Around 3,000 years ago, Austronesian peoples may have settled the Gilbert Islands.
Answer: 🇰🇮 Kiribati · c. 1000 BC
Kiribati's Gilbert Islands may have been inhabited by Austronesian peoples for three or four millennia.
5. In 1516, corsair brothers Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa seized a city after its ruler invited them to expel Spaniards.
Answer: 🇩🇿 Algeria · 1516
The Capture of Algiers in Algeria was accomplished by Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa against the ruler Sālim al-Tūmī.
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- On July 1, 1867, three British provinces, two on the Atlantic and one spanning the St. Lawrence, united in a new dominion.
- Wolfe and Montcalm both fall on the Plains of Abraham.