Wherio · September 29th, 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. Four teenagers following a dog down a hole find a cave painted with Ice Age bulls and horses.
Answer: 🇫🇷 France · Sep 12th, 1940
Lascaux's paintings are around 17,000 years old, and visitors now tour replicas instead.
2. A world's fair celebrating the 100th anniversary of Confederation draws more than 50 million visitors in six months.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · Apr 28th, 1967
Expo 67 in Montreal drew more than 50 million visits in six months.
3. A 400-metre container ship wedges diagonally across a vital canal, halting billions in trade for six days.
Answer: 🇪🇬 Egypt · Mar 23rd, 2021
The Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for six days before dredgers, tugs, and a king tide freed it.
4. A king founds a capital at hot springs where, legend tells, his falcon and a pheasant fell and boiled mid-hunt.
Answer: 🇬🇪 Georgia · 5th century
Tbilisi means “place of warmth” in Georgian and was named for its numerous sulfuric hot springs.
5. Ruins at Butrint, layering Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian centuries on a hill overlooking the Vivari Channel, join the World Heritage list.
Answer: 🇦🇱 Albania · 1992
Virgil described Helenus, a son of Priam of Troy, as Butrint's legendary founder; the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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