Wherio · August 31st, 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. Columbus sets sail from an Atlantic port with three ships.
Answer: 🇪🇸 Spain · August 3rd, 1492
The Niña, Pinta and Santa María crossed the Atlantic in ten weeks.
2. A French colony on the Atlantic coast becomes independent under Léon M'ba.
Answer: 🇬🇦 Gabon · August 17th, 1960
Gabon began sovereign rule under its first president, Leon Mba.
3. A highland monarchy east of the Congo basin becomes independent from Belgian administration.
Answer: 🇧🇮 Burundi · July 1st, 1962
Burundi began independence as a kingdom under Mwami Mwambutsa IV.
4. Europe's most isolated one-party state, wedged between the Adriatic Sea and Greece, holds its first multiparty election in nearly seven decades.
Answer: 🇦🇱 Albania · March 31st, 1991
Albania's communists won, but an organized opposition entered parliament for the first time.
5. In a Mediterranean port famed for its lighthouse and library, an inventor's machine dispenses holy water for a coin.
Answer: 🇪🇬 Egypt · 1st century
Heron of Alexandria described the first vending machine.
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