Wherio · June 18th, 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. On January 15, 2009, an Airbus A320 struck birds and was ditched in the Hudson River.
Answer: 🇺🇸 United States of America · January 15th, 2009
US Airways Flight 1549 was ditched safely in the Hudson River, and all 155 people aboard survived.
2. On November 6, 1884, Britain proclaimed a protectorate over southeastern New Guinea.
Answer: 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · November 6th, 1884
British New Guinea was the British protectorate proclaimed in 1884 in what is now Papua New Guinea.
3. On October 7, 1571, a Holy League fleet defeated an Ottoman fleet in the Gulf of Patras.
Answer: 🇬🇷 Greece · October 7th, 1571
The Battle of Lepanto was a major Holy League naval victory over the Ottoman Empire off Greece.
4. In about 261 BC, a devastating war was fought over Kalinga on the Bay of Bengal coast.
Answer: 🇮🇳 India · c. 261 BC
The Kalinga War was Ashoka's conquest of Kalinga, after which he embraced Buddhism.
5. In 1229, Abu Zakariya Yahya declared independence from the Almohads, founding a dynasty that ruled a stretch of the Mediterranean Maghreb.
Answer: 🇹🇳 Tunisia · 1229
The Hafsid dynasty began with Abu Zakariya Yahya's 1229 break from the Almohads and ruled Ifriqiya for more than three centuries.
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