Wherio · August 8th, 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 vast amphitheater opens with inaugural games.
Answer: 🇮🇹 Italy · AD 80
The Colosseum could hold roughly 50,000 spectators.
2. A new maple leaf flag is raised for the first time.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · Feb 15th, 1965
The red-and-white flag features a stylized 11-point maple leaf.
3. Africa's only country entirely enclosed by another becomes independent from Britain.
Answer: 🇱🇸 Lesotho · Oct 4th, 1966
Lesotho became independent from Britain.
4. A submarine disaster unfolds in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 aboard.
Answer: 🇷🇺 Russia · Aug 12th, 2000
All 118 aboard the Kursk died.
5. A tiny duchy on Europe's northeastern coast builds one of the era's largest merchant fleets at its own ice-free ports.
Answer: 🇱🇻 Latvia · 17th century
Duke Jacob used Baltic shipyards to launch an unlikely overseas venture.
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