1300 AD – 1917 ADWhether setting sail into unmapped waters, stacking immense stones, or breaking down historic divides, today’s eclectic challenge spans moments of sheer human audacity and the varied consequences of reaching too far.
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Round 1 · 1917 AD
CasualHalifax Explosion Devastates the Harbor
Two ships, one fully loaded with wartime explosives, collided in the busy narrows. The resulting blast leveled the surrounding Canadian city, creating the largest human-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Round 2 · 1880 AD
TrickyNed Kelly's Last Stand at Glenrowan Inn
Wearing heavy, cumbersome suits of homemade bulletproof armor fashioned from ploughshares, the notorious Australian bushranger and his gang made their final dramatic shootout against heavily armed police after attempting to derail a pursuit train.
Round 3 · 1832 AD
ExpertHMS Beagle Anchors in Tierra del Fuego
During its famous second surveying voyage, Captain FitzRoy anchored in the icy southern channels, bringing a young Charles Darwin face-to-face with the rugged indigenous Yamana people and extreme Patagonian weather.
Round 4 · 1860 AD
ExpertBurke and Wills Expedition Departs Melbourne
Cheered by massive crowds, an ambitious expedition set off with newly imported camels to cross the unmapped Australian continent, though its leaders would tragically perish of starvation on the return journey.
Round 5 · 1300 AD
ExpertConstruction of the Great Enclosure at Zimbabwe
At the heart of a thriving medieval African trading empire, stonemasons painstakingly dry-stacked millions of granite blocks to create sprawling walls nearly ten meters high, without using a single drop of mortar.
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