Wherio · August 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. A Mayan kingdom reaches its peak at Tikal, in the rainforest of the Petén Basin, where temple pyramids rise above the jungle canopy.
Answer: 🇬🇹 Guatemala · Classic Period, c. 200 to 900
Tikal's temples rise above the rainforest canopy.
2. A king signs the June Constitution that ends absolute monarchy.
Answer: 🇩🇰 Denmark · Jun 5th, 1849
The Danish Constitution creates a two-house parliament and guarantees civil liberties.
3. A new republic signs a treaty to build a canal across its narrow land bridge joining two continents.
Answer: 🇵🇦 Panama · Nov 3rd, 1903
The Republic of Panama quickly signs a treaty for a trans-isthmus canal.
4. Following a decade-long liberation war that ended with a ceasefire, a former Portuguese colony in southeastern Africa becomes independent.
Answer: 🇲🇿 Mozambique · Jun 25th, 1975
A revolutionary movement assumes power after Portugal's democratic revolution.
5. A Maya farming village in a volcanic Central American nation was buried under ash and preserved almost intact for well over a thousand years.
Answer: 🇸🇻 El Salvador · c. 600 CE
Joya de Ceren in El Salvador was buried by an eruption, earning it the nickname the Pompeii of the Americas.
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