Wherio · July 21st, 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. Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky duel in the Match of the Century.
Answer: 🇮🇸 Iceland · 1972
The Cold War chess showdown took place in Reykjavík.
2. Madame Tussaud opens a wax museum in a great island capital.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · 1835
During the French Revolution, Madame Tussaud made models of many prominent victims.
3. European powers meet in its capital to regulate colonization and trade in Africa.
Answer: 🇩🇪 Germany · 1884-85
The Berlin Conference set rules for the Scramble for Africa.
4. Two giant pandas arrive as diplomatic gifts at its National Zoo.
Answer: 🇺🇸 United States of America · Apr 1972
Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing drew an estimated 1.1 million visitors in their first year.
5. A former coastal port there contains ruins of a mosque, palace, houses, and tombs.
Answer: 🇰🇪 Kenya · 17th century
Gedi's former port was abandoned and later rediscovered.
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