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. 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 what is now Tunisia between Roman forces under Scipio Africanus and Carthaginian forces under Hannibal.
2. Enslaved people began a major uprising on plantations along the Canje River.
Answer: 🇬🇾 Guyana · Feb 23rd, 1763
The Berbice slave uprising was a major 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, founding an empire.
Answer: 🇲🇳 Mongolia · 1206
The Mongol Empire began in Mongolia when Temujin was proclaimed Genghis Khan.
4. 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 Treaty of London, which preserved Luxembourg's neutrality.
5. Cyclone Pam struck the former New Hebrides archipelago east of Australia, causing catastrophic damage.
Answer: 🇻🇺 Vanuatu · Mar 13th, 2015
Cyclone Pam was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that devastated Vanuatu.
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