Wherio · June 27th, 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. From about 3500 BC, one of the Americas' earliest settled cultures flourished on the Santa Elena Peninsula.
Answer: 🇪🇨 Ecuador · c. 3500 BC
The Valdivia culture flourished in coastal Ecuador from about 3500 BC.
2. On January 23, 1556, an earthquake caused an estimated total population reduction of 830,000, including migration and deaths from famine and plagues, on the Loess Plateau.
Answer: 🇨🇳 China · January 23rd, 1556
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake caused an estimated total population reduction of 830,000 in China.
3. On June 15, 1215, King John agreed to Magna Carta at Runnymede beside the Thames.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · June 15th, 1215
Magna Carta was agreed by King John at Runnymede in England in 1215.
4. On December 16, 1838, 464 Voortrekkers defeated a much larger Zulu force at the Ncome River in southern Africa.
Answer: 🇿🇦 South Africa · December 16th, 1838
The Battle of Blood River was an 1838 Voortrekker victory over Zulu forces in what is now South Africa.
5. On December 4, 2006, after disputes over proposed amnesty and seabed-resource bills, the military launched a coup in a South Pacific island state.
Answer: 🇫🇯 Fiji · December 4th, 2006
The 2006 Fijian coup d'état overthrew the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in Fiji.
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