Wherio · July 20th, 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. The first all-race general elections begin, opening a path for Mandela to become president.
Answer: 🇿🇦 South Africa · Apr 26th, 1994
The South African general election drew millions who queued in lines over a four-day voting period.
2. The world's best-known museum of global treasures opens free to all.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · Jan 15th, 1759
Sir Hans Sloane's collection seeded the British Museum.
3. A Central African federation dissolves, and this country becomes independent the following year.
Answer: 🇿🇲 Zambia · Dec 31st, 1963
The Central African Federation split; Zambia soon followed to independence.
4. Communities of escaped slaves in its Blue Mountains force a colonial treaty.
Answer: 🇯🇲 Jamaica · 1739
The treaty granted Cudjoe's Maroons political autonomy.
5. A great mosque rises on a site sacred to three faiths in its capital.
Answer: 🇸🇾 Syria · AD 715
The Umayyad Mosque was built on the site of a Byzantine cathedral, itself converted from Jupiter's temple.
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