Wherio · July 13th, 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. A victory at Puebla against a better equipped force inspires Cinco de Mayo.
Answer: 🇲🇽 Mexico · May 5th, 1862
Cinco de Mayo marks the Battle of Puebla.
2. An astronomer discovers Pluto at an observatory in Arizona.
Answer: 🇺🇸 United States of America · Feb 18th, 1930
Clyde Tombaugh used a blink comparator to compare photographic plates.
3. A Southeast Asian kingdom renames itself, choosing a name meaning 'land of the free'.
Answer: 🇹🇭 Thailand · 1939
Siam was officially renamed Thailand.
4. Vincent van Gogh dies after moving to a village inn.
Answer: 🇫🇷 France · Jul 29th, 1890
Vincent van Gogh moved to the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris.
5. Rome leaves an island province to defend itself.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · 407 AD
The legions left Britain to defend the continent, ending Roman rule in what is now England and Wales.
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