Wherio · August 16th, 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 former French colony becomes independent, and Hubert Maga becomes its first president.
Answer: 🇧🇯 Benin · Aug 1st, 1960
Dahomey, later renamed Benin, began independence under Hubert Maga.
2. A revolution restores a Buddhist spiritual monarch in the vast landlocked country between Russia and China.
Answer: 🇲🇳 Mongolia · Jul 11th, 1921
Mongolia still marks the victory with its national Naadam festival.
3. The legislature of three islands declares a new state while a fourth remains under French administration.
Answer: 🇰🇲 Comoros · Jul 6th, 1975
Comoros declared independence while Mayotte stayed under French administration.
4. A submarine volcano north of the main island erupts with a blast that sends tsunamis across the Pacific.
Answer: 🇹🇴 Tonga · Jan 15th, 2022
Hunga Tonga's blast was the largest atmospheric explosion in decades.
5. Red Guards seize key buildings as a newly independent nation falls into civil war.
Answer: 🇫🇮 Finland · Jan 27th, 1918
Finland's civil war pitted socialist Reds against conservative Whites for over three months.
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