Wherio · June 5th, 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 Chavin culture began developing in the northern Andes of western South America.
Answer: 🇵🇪 Peru · c. 900 BC
The Chavin culture developed in Peru's northern Andean highlands.
2. Human hunting had eliminated the giant flightless moa from southwestern Pacific islands where they were endemic.
Answer: 🇳🇿 New Zealand · c. 1440
Moa were giant flightless birds endemic to New Zealand that became extinct after human settlement and hunting.
3. A nearly bloodless military coup overthrew the Estado Novo regime on Europe's western Atlantic coast.
Answer: 🇵🇹 Portugal · Apr 25th, 1974
The Carnation Revolution overthrew Portugal's Estado Novo regime and began the country's transition to democracy.
4. Britain declared a protectorate over a territory centered on the Kingdom of Buganda in East Africa.
Answer: 🇺🇬 Uganda · 1894
The Uganda Protectorate was a British protectorate that lasted until Uganda's independence.
5. A British charitable committee established the Province of Freedom on West Africa's Atlantic coast for Black Poor settlers.
Answer: 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · 1787
The Province of Freedom was a short-lived settlement in Sierra Leone established by the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor.
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