Wherio · October 2nd, 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 purpose-built national capital, planned from scratch, is officially founded.
Answer: 🇦🇺 Australia · 1913
Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin won the competition to design Canberra.
2. Two songwriters watching a young woman walk to Ipanema Beach write a wistful song that carries bossa nova worldwide.
Answer: 🇧🇷 Brazil · 1962
Helo Pinheiro inspired The Girl from Ipanema, a bossa nova hit that won Record of the Year.
3. A century after an original lock system opened, an expanded waterway admits a larger class of cargo ships.
Answer: 🇵🇦 Panama · Jun 26th, 2016
The Panama Canal's new locks take New Panamax ships carrying over twice as much cargo.
4. A king builds a temple to the sun god shaped as a colossal stone chariot with twelve pairs of carved wheels.
Answer: 🇮🇳 India · c. 1250
Konark's twelve pairs of carved chariot wheels correspond to the 12 months of the Hindu calendar.
5. British forces captured Benin City and looted around 2,500 cultural artefacts, including the Benin Bronzes.
Answer: 🇳🇬 Nigeria · Feb 1897
The Benin Bronzes looted during the expedition are mostly held by the British Museum and are subject to an ongoing repatriation movement.
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