Wherio · July 2nd, 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 202 BC, Roman forces defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, ending the Second Punic War.
Answer: 🇹🇳 Tunisia · 202 BC
The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC in what is now Tunisia between Roman forces under Scipio Africanus and Carthaginian forces under Hannibal.
2. On February 23, 1763, enslaved people began a major uprising on plantations along the Canje River.
Answer: 🇬🇾 Guyana · February 23rd, 1763
The Berbice slave uprising was a major 1763 revolt by enslaved people in the Dutch colony of Berbice, in present-day Guyana.
3. At a kurultai on the eastern Eurasian steppe, Temujin was proclaimed Genghis Khan in 1206, founding an empire.
Answer: 🇲🇳 Mongolia · 1206
The Mongol Empire began in Mongolia when Temujin was proclaimed Genghis Khan in 1206.
4. In 1867, a French emperor's proposal to purchase a grand duchy caused a European political crisis.
Answer: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 1867
The Luxembourg Crisis was peacefully resolved by the 1867 Treaty of London, which preserved Luxembourg's neutrality.
5. On March 13, 2015, Cyclone Pam struck the former New Hebrides archipelago east of Australia, causing catastrophic damage.
Answer: 🇻🇺 Vanuatu · March 13th, 2015
Cyclone Pam was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that devastated Vanuatu in March 2015.
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