Wherio #47 — August 28th, 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. Divers descend from wooden dhows to rich offshore pearl banks before oil transforms the regional economy.
Answer: 🇧🇭 Bahrain · 19th century
Bahrain's natural pearls were prized worldwide before cultured pearls.
2. A hidden girl's diary is published by her father.
Answer: 🇳🇱 Netherlands · June 25th, 1947
Anne Frank's diary has been translated into 70+ languages.
3. A predawn earthquake levels the center of a Central American capital built on the shore of a great lake.
Answer: 🇳🇮 Nicaragua · December 23rd, 1972
The Managua earthquake killed thousands and exposed corruption in the relief effort.
4. The world's only condominium colony, ruled jointly by two powers, wins independence.
Answer: 🇻🇺 Vanuatu · July 30th, 1980
The New Hebrides had British and French administrations side by side.
5. A continental football final is decided at the Ullevi stadium on a Scandinavian host's west coast, where a last-minute replacement team lifts the trophy.
Answer: 🇸🇪 Sweden · June 26th, 1992
Denmark won the title, but the final itself was played in the blue-and-yellow host nation.
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