Wherio · June 13th, 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. The Senate of South America's largest country removed President Dilma Rousseff from office after an impeachment trial.
Answer: 🇧🇷 Brazil · Aug 31st, 2016
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff removed Brazil's president from office.
2. Egyptian and Hittite armies fought one of history's earliest recorded battles beside the Orontes, near the ruins of Kadesh.
Answer: 🇸🇾 Syria · c. 1274 BC
The Battle of Kadesh was fought near Kadesh in modern Syria between the Egyptian and Hittite empires.
3. William III defeated James II at the Battle of the Boyne, fought beside a river on the island west of Great Britain.
Answer: 🇮🇪 Ireland · Jul 1st, 1690
The Battle of the Boyne was William III's victory over James II in what is now Ireland.
4. An area in a South Pacific archipelago declared itself an independent commune under elected mayor-president Ferdinand-Albert Chevillard.
Answer: 🇻🇺 Vanuatu · Aug 9th, 1889
Franceville was a short-lived independent commune in what is now Vanuatu.
5. Yekuno Amlak overthrew the Zagwe dynasty and began a new Solomonic line in the highlands of East Africa.
Answer: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia · 1270
Yekuno Amlak's victory ended the Zagwe dynasty and began Ethiopia's Solomonic dynasty.
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- Yekuno Amlak overthrew the Zagwe dynasty and restored a dynasty claiming descent from King Solomon in the highlands of eastern Africa.
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