Wherio · July 10th, 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. Roman forces captured the Dacian capital of Sarmizegetusa after cutting its water supply, and Dacia was partly annexed as a province.
Answer: 🇷🇴 Romania · AD 106
Trajan's Dacian Wars ended with Rome's capture of Sarmizegetusa and the creation of the province of Dacia.
2. A Spanish expedition sighted Santa Isabel, the first European discovery of a western Pacific archipelago.
Answer: 🇸🇧 Solomon Is. · Feb 7th, 1568
Alvaro de Mendana's expedition discovered the Solomon Islands for Europeans, which were named Islas Salomon on its return.
3. Yekuno Amlak overthrew the Zagwe dynasty and restored a dynasty claiming descent from King Solomon in the highlands of eastern Africa.
Answer: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia · 1270
Yekuno Amlak restored the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia, ending the Zagwe dynasty.
4. Allied troops defeated a defending force that included child soldiers at Acosta Nu during the final months of a South American war.
Answer: 🇵🇾 Paraguay · Aug 16th, 1869
The Battle of Acosta Nu was an Allied victory in Paraguay during the Paraguayan War, remembered for the participation of child soldiers.
5. Islamic State-linked militants seized a city on Mindanao, beginning a five-month battle with government forces.
Answer: 🇵🇭 Philippines · May 23rd, 2017
The Battle of Marawi was a five-month conflict in the Philippines between government forces and Islamic State-linked militants.
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- Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed independence from Spain at his ancestral home in Cavite el Viejo.