Wherio · July 31st, 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. The ancient capital of Ayutthaya that ruled a powerful kingdom for four centuries falls to invading Burmese forces and is completely destroyed.
Answer: 🇹🇭 Thailand · 1767
After Ayutthaya's fall, the seat of Siamese authority moved to Thonburi-Bangkok.
2. Five nations sign a border-free travel agreement aboard a vessel beside the village that gives it its name.
Answer: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · Jun 14th, 1985
The village of Schengen, rather than any signatory capital, gave the Schengen Area its name.
3. A museum devoted to Van Gogh's work opens in its capital.
Answer: 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Jun 2nd, 1973
The Van Gogh Museum holds the world's largest collection of his works.
4. A Black Power protest movement in the Caribbean's southernmost twin-island nation triggers a state of emergency and an army mutiny.
Answer: 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · Apr 1970
The Black Power Revolution pushes the government toward economic and social reforms.
5. Gentle white trolls debut in the first novel of a series by this country's Tove Jansson.
Answer: 🇫🇮 Finland · 1945
Jansson created Moominvalley as an escape from the horrors of the Winter War.
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