Wherio · September 18th, 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. Three former Italian territories unite as an independent federal kingdom under King Idris.
Answer: 🇱🇾 Libya · Dec 24th, 1951
The Kingdom of Libya became independent.
2. A national revolution topples a military government and brings universal suffrage and land reform.
Answer: 🇧🇴 Bolivia · Apr 9th, 1952
Bolivia's revolution brought universal suffrage and sweeping land reform.
3. A major uprising against Ottoman rule begins, laying the foundation for a modern state.
Answer: 🇷🇸 Serbia · Feb 14th, 1804
The First Serbian Uprising laid the foundation of the modern Serbian state.
4. Wolfe and Montcalm both fall on the Plains of Abraham.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · Sep 13th, 1759
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, lasting about an hour, was a deciding moment in the struggle over the fate of New France.
5. A fire destroys Kinkaku-ji, the famous Golden Pavilion.
Answer: 🇯🇵 Japan · 1950
Kinkaku-ji was rebuilt, and Mishima's novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion was published.
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