Wherio · October 17th, 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 ships set sail seeking a direct ocean route around Africa to India.
Answer: 🇵🇹 Portugal · Jul 8th, 1497
Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape and reached Calicut, opening the sea route for spices.
2. Allied troops land on a peninsula beside the straits linking the Aegean with the Sea of Marmara.
Answer: 🇹🇷 Turkey · Apr 25th, 1915
The Gallipoli campaign ended in an Ottoman victory after a costly Allied evacuation.
3. A concrete communications tower with a revolving restaurant opens beside a Great Lake as the world's tallest free standing structure.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · Jun 26th, 1976
The CN Tower stood 553 metres and held the record until the Burj Khalifa passed it.
4. A medieval frontier fortress rises on a travertine hill and grows into a vast castle complex.
Answer: 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 12th century
Spiš Castle covers 3.9 hectares and has been a ruin since a fire.
5. A dirt road lined by tall baobabs is granted temporary protected status.
Answer: 🇲🇬 Madagascar · 2007
The Avenue of the Baobabs near Morondava is what survives of a forest cleared for farmland.
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