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Samoa Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Explore the rich history and culture of Samoa with this engaging timeline game!

  • Players will learn about significant events in Samoan history
  • Test your knowledge by placing these events in their correct chronological order
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  • 1500 BCE: First settlement of Samoa by Polynesians
  • 1722: European contact with Samoa by Dutch explorers
  • 1830: First Christian missionaries arrive in Samoa
  • 1889: Treaty of Berlin establishes Samoa as a neutral territory
  • 1926: Mau movement protests against New Zealand rule in Samoa
  • 1962: Samoa gains independence from New Zealand
  • 1997: Western Samoa changes its name to Samoa
  • 2009: Apia, the capital of Samoa, is hit by a tsunami
  • 2009: Samoa switches driving from right to left-hand side of the road
  • 1991: Samoa qualifies for its first Rugby World Cup
  • 2008: Samoa wins its first Olympic medal in weightlifting
  • 2007: Samoa hosts the Pacific Games
  • 2019: Samoa experiences a measles outbreak
  • 2020: Samoa declares a state of emergency due to COVID-19
  • 2021: Samoa holds a general election
  • 1 June: Samoa celebrates its Independence Day
  • 2012: Samoa Rugby Union team wins the Pacific Nations Cup
  • 2012: Cyclone Evan hits Samoa causing widespread damage
  • September: Samoa celebrates the Teuila Festival
  • 2009: Samoa National Museum opens in Apia

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