Wherio · June 12th, 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 1501, Ismail I founded a dynasty in a West Asian plateau country that made Twelver Shiism its state religion.
Answer: 🇮🇷 Iran · 1501
Safavid Iran established Twelver Shiism as Iran's official religion.
2. During the 3rd century BC, the Maya settlement of El Mirador reached its height in the tropical lowlands of Central America.
Answer: 🇬🇹 Guatemala · 3rd century BC
La Danta is a large Maya pyramid at El Mirador in Guatemala.
4. On April 2, 2007, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake generated a tsunami that devastated Gizo and nearby islands in a southwestern Pacific archipelago.
Answer: 🇸🇧 Solomon Is. · April 2nd, 2007
The 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake generated a destructive tsunami after striking near the New Georgia Islands.
5. In 1898, a rebellion against a British-imposed hut tax broke out in a West African coastal colony.
Answer: 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · 1898
The Hut Tax War was a 1898 uprising in Sierra Leone against a tax imposed by British colonial authorities.
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