Wherio #34 — August 15th, 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. The Taj Mahal is completed.
Answer: 🇮🇳 India · 1653
Shah Jahan built the mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
2. A former British protectorate on the Gulf of Aden unites with the Italian-administered territory to its south as a single republic.
Answer: 🇸🇴 Somalia · July 1st, 1960
British Somaliland had been independent for just five days before joining Somalia.
3. A Caribbean island gains independence after more than three centuries of British rule.
Answer: 🇧🇧 Barbados · November 30th, 1966
Barbados became an independent Commonwealth realm, keeping the Queen as head of state.
4. A hermit kingdom's turtle ships repel an invasion fleet.
Answer: 🇰🇷 South Korea · 1592
Admiral Yi Sun-sin's armored ships won against odds.
5. Mass protests drive an authoritarian president from power and ignite the Arab Spring.
Answer: 🇹🇳 Tunisia · January 14th, 2011
Tunisia's revolution ended 23 years of rule by Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
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- Soviet tanks enter the capital before dawn to crush a nationwide uprising in central Europe.