Wherio · June 27th, 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. One of the Americas' earliest settled cultures flourished on the Santa Elena Peninsula.
Answer: 🇪🇨 Ecuador · c. 3500 BC
The Valdivia culture flourished in coastal Ecuador.
2. An earthquake caused an estimated total population reduction of 830,000, including migration and deaths from famine and plagues, on the Loess Plateau.
Answer: 🇨🇳 China · Jan 23rd, 1556
The Shaanxi earthquake caused an estimated total population reduction of 830,000 in China.
3. King John agreed to Magna Carta at Runnymede beside the Thames.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · Jun 15th, 1215
Magna Carta was agreed by King John at Runnymede in England.
4. 464 Voortrekkers defeated a much larger Zulu force at the Ncome River in southern Africa.
Answer: 🇿🇦 South Africa · Dec 16th, 1838
The Battle of Blood River was a Voortrekker victory over Zulu forces in what is now South Africa.
5. After disputes over proposed amnesty and seabed-resource bills, the military launched a coup in a South Pacific island state.
Answer: 🇫🇯 Fiji · Dec 4th, 2006
The Fijian coup d'état overthrew the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in Fiji.
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