Wherio · July 17th, 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. Jomo Kenyatta leads a British East African colony to independence before becoming its first president.
Answer: 🇰🇪 Kenya · 1963
Jomo Kenyatta had been jailed by the British for seven years.
2. Lindbergh lands outside a major capital city after 33 hours alone over the Atlantic.
Answer: 🇫🇷 France · May 21st, 1927
100,000 people mobbed the Spirit of St. Louis at Le Bourget.
3. A ship explosion devastates a harbor city in this country, obliterating nearly all structures within 800 metres.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · Dec 6th, 1917
The Halifax Explosion began when two ships collided in Halifax harbor; at least 1,700 died.
4. The world's oldest active alliance is sealed between a seafaring realm and mainland Europe's westernmost country.
Answer: 🇵🇹 Portugal · Feb 24th, 1387
The Treaty of Windsor still technically stands.
5. Teaching begins at what became the world's oldest continuously operating university in this country.
Answer: 🇮🇹 Italy · 1088
Bologna's university arose from mutual-aid societies of foreign students.
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