Wherio · June 25th, 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 June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed independence from Spain at his ancestral home in Cavite el Viejo.
Answer: 🇵🇭 Philippines · June 12th, 1898
The Philippine Declaration of Independence was proclaimed by Emilio Aguinaldo in 1898.
2. In 146 BC, Roman troops ended the Third Punic War by storming and destroying an ancient capital on North Africa's Mediterranean coast.
Answer: 🇹🇳 Tunisia · 146 BC
The Battle of Carthage ended with Rome's destruction of Carthage and the Third Punic War.
3. On October 7, 1769, Captain James Cook made the first recorded European landing at Poverty Bay, on the east coast of a Pacific island.
Answer: 🇳🇿 New Zealand · October 7th, 1769
Cook's landing at Poverty Bay was the first recorded European landing in New Zealand.
4. On February 22, 2014, after months of protests in Eastern Europe, parliament voted to remove President Viktor Yanukovych from office.
Answer: 🇺🇦 Ukraine · February 22nd, 2014
The Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine culminated in the removal of President Viktor Yanukovych.
5. In the 13th century, Thule people settled on the world's largest island after migrating across Arctic Canada.
Answer: 🇬🇱 Greenland · 13th century
The Thule people, ancestors of the Inuit, expanded into Greenland during the 13th century.
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- Mass protests drive an authoritarian president from power and ignite the Arab Spring.
- Its capital moves from its largest city to a harbor on the southern tip of its North Island.
- On May 23, 2017, Islamic State-linked militants seized a city on Mindanao, beginning a five-month battle with government forces.
- In August 1896, the Katipunan launched a revolution against Spanish colonial rule on Luzon.
- On 6 February 1840, representatives of the British Crown and Maori chiefs signed a treaty at Waitangi in the southwestern Pacific.