Wherio · August 27th, 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 desert mandate between the great rift valley and the Arabian sands becomes an independent kingdom under its Hashemite emir.
Answer: 🇯🇴 Jordan · May 25th, 1946
The arrangement transformed the emirate into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
2. A canal ring in its capital joins the World Heritage list.
Answer: 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 2010
Amsterdam's canals were a giant planned expansion.
3. A former British colony in the South Pacific gains independence during a ceremony on its largest island.
Answer: 🇫🇯 Fiji · 1970
Fiji had been a British colony for 96 years.
4. A Pacific territory administered by Australia becomes a sovereign state.
Answer: 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · Sep 16th, 1975
The new state begins self-government with Michael Somare as prime minister.
5. The famed pirate Henry Morgan sacks an important city on the isthmus linking North and South America.
Answer: 🇵🇦 Panama · 1671
Henry Morgan's raid ended Panamá Viejo.
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