Wherio · June 21st, 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. Francisco Pizarro's small force captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa in a surprise attack in the Andes.
Answer: 🇵🇪 Peru · Nov 16th, 1532
The Battle of Cajamarca, in present-day Peru, resulted in Atahualpa's capture by Pizarro.
2. An international exhibition opened inside a giant iron-and-glass Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.
Answer: 🇬🇧 England · May 1st, 1851
The Great Exhibition opened in England and was housed in the Crystal Palace.
3. After 18 days of protests in the Nile Valley, President Hosni Mubarak resigned.
Answer: 🇪🇬 Egypt · Feb 11th, 2011
The Egyptian revolution forced Hosni Mubarak to resign after nearly 30 years as president of Egypt.
4. King David IV's army defeated a Seljuk-led coalition at Didgori in the Caucasus.
Answer: 🇬🇪 Georgia · Aug 12th, 1121
The Battle of Didgori was a decisive victory for the Kingdom of Georgia over the Seljuk Empire.
5. At Lake Mungo in southeastern Oceania, a woman was cremated.
Answer: 🇦🇺 Australia · c. 20,000 BC
Mungo Lady is a cremated burial from Australia and among the world's oldest known human cremations.
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