Wherio · August 1st, 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 great walled port is founded on the Caribbean coast of South America.
Answer: 🇨🇴 Colombia · June 1st, 1533
Cartagena's defenses included walls and forts built to protect its port.
2. The La Tomatina tomato fight tradition begins in a town of about 9,000 people.
Answer: 🇪🇸 Spain · 1945
La Tomatina's origin story involves a disrupted parade and a vegetable stall.
3. The couturier Chanel launches her No. 5 perfume.
Answer: 🇫🇷 France · May 5th, 1921
Chanel No. 5 was the first perfume launched by French couturier Coco Chanel.
4. A country begins an anti-religious campaign that later produces the world's first constitutionally atheist state.
Answer: 🇦🇱 Albania · 1967
Albania's former socialist government declared it the world's first constitutionally atheist state.
5. The Kamakura shogunate, a warrior government, is founded far from the emperor's court.
Answer: 🇯🇵 Japan · 1192
The Kamakura shogunate was Japan's feudal military government from 1185 to 1333.
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