Wherio · November 12th, 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. An outdoor assembly at Þingvellir is founded as one of the world's oldest legislatures.
Answer: 🇮🇸 Iceland · AD 930
The Althing met at Thingvellir before being restored in Reykjavik.
2. A canon at the cathedral of Frombork completes the book that moves the Earth and stops the sun.
Answer: 🇵🇱 Poland · 1543
De revolutionibus reached Copernicus on his deathbed, by tradition.
3. After several attempts, Hans Meyer reaches the highest summit of Africa's highest mountain.
Answer: 🇹🇿 Tanzania · 1889
Meyer and Purtscheller reached Uhuru Peak at 5,895 metres, guided by Yohani Kinyala Lauwo.
4. A volcanic eruption destroys the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri and devastates nearby communities.
Answer: 🇬🇷 Greece · c. 1600 BC
The eruption destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, and tsunamis devastated Crete's northern coast.
5. Residents transport some 350,000 historic manuscripts to safety during a conflict.
Answer: 🇲🇱 Mali · 2012-2013
Abdel Kader Haidara's network moved the manuscripts to Bamako in footlockers by road and river.
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