Wherio · June 2nd, 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. Britain established the East Africa Protectorate in East Africa.
Answer: 🇰🇪 Kenya · 1895
The East Africa Protectorate was Britain's administration of what is now Kenya.
2. Christopher Columbus founded the Americas' first stable Spanish settlement and town on a Caribbean island.
Answer: 🇩🇴 Dominican Rep. · Dec 1493
La Isabela was founded by Christopher Columbus as the first stable Spanish settlement and town in the Americas.
3. Cut-marked animal remains at Bluefish Caves in Yukon may indicate human occupation.
Answer: 🇨🇦 Canada · c. 24,000 years ago
Bluefish Caves may preserve evidence of human occupation in Canada.
4. Austronesian peoples may have settled the Gilbert Islands.
Answer: 🇰🇮 Kiribati · c. 1000 BC
Kiribati's Gilbert Islands may have been inhabited by Austronesian peoples for three or four millennia.
5. Corsair brothers Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa seized a city after its ruler invited them to expel Spaniards.
Answer: 🇩🇿 Algeria · 1516
The Capture of Algiers in Algeria was accomplished by Oruç and Hayreddin Barbarossa against the ruler Sālim al-Tūmī.
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