Wherio · July 1st, 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. Archaeological material at Mulifanua indicates a Lapita settlement on a South Pacific island group.
Answer: 🇼🇸 Samoa · c. 1000 BC
The Mulifanua site indicates a Lapita settlement in Samoa.
2. Pedro Alvares Cabral sighted land later called Island of Vera Cruz on South America's Atlantic coast.
Answer: 🇧🇷 Brazil · Apr 22nd, 1500
Pedro Alvares Cabral sighted the land later named Island of Vera Cruz.
3. A vast temple whose five towers evoke Mount Meru was constructed in mainland Southeast Asia.
Answer: 🇰🇭 Cambodia · Early 12th century
Angkor Wat was built under Suryavarman II in Cambodia and is the largest religious complex in the world.
4. The assemblies of Moldavia and Wallachia elected Alexandru Ioan Cuza their common ruler, creating a personal union in eastern Europe.
Answer: 🇷🇴 Romania · Jan 24th, 1859
Cuza's double election created the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, a foundational step toward modern Romania.
5. The Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off an Indian Ocean island nation and later spilled oil.
Answer: 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Jul 25th, 2020
MV Wakashio's grounding caused a major oil spill off Mauritius.
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- An explorer reaches this country's coast after sailing from Spain.
- A tropical cyclone destroyed or stranded six warships in a South Pacific harbor.
- A princess regent signed a law abolishing slavery in the last country in the Americas to do so.
- Pedro Alvares Cabral's Portuguese fleet made landfall on the Atlantic coast of South America.