Wherio #35 — August 16th, 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 French colony on the Gulf of Guinea becomes independent with Hubert Maga as its first president.
Answer: 🇧🇯 Benin · August 1st, 1960
Dahomey, renamed Benin in 1975, began independence under Hubert Maga.
2. Revolutionary forces enter the capital and restore a spiritual monarch.
Answer: 🇲🇳 Mongolia · July 11th, 1921
Mongolia still marks the 1921 victory with its national Naadam festival.
3. The legislature of three islands declares a new state while a fourth remains under French administration.
Answer: 🇰🇲 Comoros · July 6th, 1975
Comoros declared independence while Mayotte stayed under French administration.
4. A submarine volcano north of the main island erupts with a blast that sends tsunamis across the Pacific.
Answer: 🇹🇴 Tonga · January 15th, 2022
Hunga Tonga's blast was the largest atmospheric explosion in decades.
5. Red Guards seize key buildings as a newly independent nation falls into civil war.
Answer: 🇫🇮 Finland · January 27th, 1918
Finland's civil war pitted socialist Reds against conservative Whites for over three months.
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