Wherio · July 5th, 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 480 BC, King Leonidas I led an alliance against a Persian army at a narrow coastal pass in southeastern Europe.
Answer: 🇬🇷 Greece · 480 BC
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC at Thermopylae in Greece, where King Leonidas I and his allies resisted a Persian army.
2. On December 13, 1642, Abel Tasman's expedition made the first recorded European sighting of a mountainous island in the southwestern Pacific.
Answer: 🇳🇿 New Zealand · December 13th, 1642
Abel Tasman's 1642 expedition made the first recorded European sighting of New Zealand, though its crew did not land there.
3. Around 1235, Sundiata Keita's forces defeated those of Sosso king Sumanguru Kante in the Koulikoro Region of West Africa, ensuring the preeminence of a new empire.
Answer: 🇲🇱 Mali · c. 1235
The Battle of Kirina was Sundiata Keita's victory over Sumanguru Kante, marking the rise of the Mali Empire.
4. On August 16, 1863, rebels raised a flag at Capotillo, beginning a war to restore independence from Spain.
Answer: 🇩🇴 Dominican Rep. · August 16th, 1863
The Dominican Restoration War was a successful 1863 to 1865 conflict that restored the Dominican Republic's independence from Spain.
5. On April 25, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated a Himalayan country and triggered deadly avalanches.
Answer: 🇳🇵 Nepal · April 25th, 2015
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that caused widespread destruction and triggered avalanches on Mount Everest.
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- Its capital moves from its largest city to a harbor on the southern tip of its North Island.
- A museum opens beneath a celebrated ancient hilltop citadel.
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