Wherio · September 9th, 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 first Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, the only Nobel given outside Sweden.
Answer: 🇳🇴 Norway · Dec 10th, 1901
Alfred Nobel assigned the peace prize to a Norwegian committee.
2. After its federation with a coastal neighbor collapses, the vast landlocked interior partner declares an independent republic.
Answer: 🇲🇱 Mali · Sep 22nd, 1960
Modibo Keita, Mali's first president, adopted a socialist development program.
3. A vast covered bazaar grows from two masonry trading halls in a great imperial capital.
Answer: 🇹🇷 Turkey · 1461
The Grand Bazaar grew into a city under one roof.
4. Voters between the Tigris and Euphrates approve a permanent constitution after the fall of a dictatorship.
Answer: 🇮🇶 Iraq · Oct 15th, 2005
Iraq's new constitution was approved by a wide margin nationwide.
5. A kingdom's university is founded, later famous for black capes.
Answer: 🇵🇹 Portugal · 1290
Coimbra's academic traditions, including the black cape, are centuries old.
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