Wherio · September 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. At the Congress of Vienna, European powers redraw the map after Napoleon's defeat.
Answer: 🇦🇹 Austria · 1815
The Congress of Vienna redrew Europe's map through months of banquets and bargaining.
2. A new UN health agency begins work from headquarters beside an Alpine lake.
Answer: 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Sep 1st, 1948
The World Health Organization's smallpox campaign contributed to the eradication of the first disease eliminated by human effort.
3. A carpenter in a small Jutland town founds the Lego company.
Answer: 🇩🇰 Denmark · 1932
The Lego name comes from 'leg godt', meaning 'play well'.
4. A revolution in Zanzibar precedes its union with Tanganyika to form a new nation.
Answer: 🇹🇿 Tanzania · Jan 12th, 1964
Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika to form Tanzania.
5. Sir Francis Drake sacks the Portuguese colonial capital on Santiago, an island in an Atlantic archipelago off West Africa.
Answer: 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde · 1585
Drake's raid hit Cidade Velha, the first tropical European town.
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