Wherio · July 3rd, 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. Around 500 BC, the Zapotecs founded a hilltop settlement that grew to dominate the Oaxaca Valley.
Answer: 🇲🇽 Mexico · c. 500 BC
Monte Alban in Mexico was founded around 500 BC and became a major Zapotec political and economic center.
2. A Portuguese fleet captured a key trading port on the Malay Peninsula on August 24, 1511.
Answer: 🇲🇾 Malaysia · August 24th, 1511
The Capture of Malacca established Portuguese rule over the important trading port in present-day Malaysia.
3. On August 14, 1385, a smaller army defeated Castilian invaders at Aljubarrota in western Europe.
Answer: 🇵🇹 Portugal · August 14th, 1385
The Battle of Aljubarrota secured Portugal's independence after its victory over Castilian forces.
4. On March 15, 1889, a tropical cyclone destroyed or stranded six warships in a South Pacific harbor.
Answer: 🇼🇸 Samoa · March 15th, 1889
The 1889 Apia cyclone devastated Samoa's harbor and wrecked or stranded six German and American warships.
5. On September 21, 2013, al-Shabaab militants attacked an upscale shopping mall in an East African capital, causing 71 total deaths.
Answer: 🇰🇪 Kenya · September 21st, 2013
The Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, was carried out by al-Shabaab and resulted in 71 total deaths.
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