Wherio · June 21st, 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. On 16 November 1532, Francisco Pizarro's small force captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa in a surprise attack in the Andes.
Answer: 🇵🇪 Peru · November 16th, 1532
The Battle of Cajamarca, in present-day Peru, resulted in Atahualpa's capture by Pizarro.
2. On 1 May 1851, an international exhibition opened inside a giant iron-and-glass Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · May 1st, 1851
The Great Exhibition opened in England in 1851 and was housed in the Crystal Palace.
3. On 11 February 2011, after 18 days of protests in the Nile Valley, President Hosni Mubarak resigned.
Answer: 🇪🇬 Egypt · February 11th, 2011
The 2011 Egyptian revolution forced Hosni Mubarak to resign after nearly 30 years as president of Egypt.
4. On 12 August 1121, King David IV's army defeated a Seljuk-led coalition at Didgori in the Caucasus.
Answer: 🇬🇪 Georgia · August 12th, 1121
The Battle of Didgori was a decisive victory for the Kingdom of Georgia over the Seljuk Empire.
5. At Lake Mungo in southeastern Oceania, a woman was cremated about 20,000 years ago.
Answer: 🇦🇺 Australia · c. 20,000 BC
Mungo Lady is a cremated burial from Australia and among the world's oldest known human cremations.
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