Wherio · June 6th, 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. A vast, landlocked East African territory voted by 98.83 percent to become the world's newest country.
Answer: 🇸🇸 S. Sudan · Jan 9th, 2011
The South Sudanese independence referendum paved the way for South Sudan to become independent.
2. Giuseppe Garibaldi's volunteers landed on Sicily and conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Answer: 🇮🇹 Italy · May 11th, 1860
The Expedition of the Thousand helped bring Naples and Sicily into the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
3. Juan de Garay re-founded a settlement on the western shore of the Río de la Plata.
Answer: 🇦🇷 Argentina · Jun 11th, 1580
Juan de Garay re-founded Buenos Aires in Argentina.
4. Lapita seafarers made their first landfall on Tongatapu, an island in the South Pacific.
Answer: 🇹🇴 Tonga · c. 900 BC
The Lapita people reached Tonga, first making landfall on Tongatapu.
5. Raden Wijaya founded a Hindu-Buddhist empire on Java after driving out a Yuan expedition.
Answer: 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 1293
Majapahit was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist empire founded by Raden Wijaya.
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