Wherio #48 — August 29th, 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. Darwin's Beagle expedition reaches the Galápagos Islands.
Answer: 🇪🇨 Ecuador · September 15th, 1835
The islands' finches helped inspire the theory of evolution.
2. The hammer-and-sickle flag is lowered over the Kremlin.
Answer: 🇷🇺 Russia · December 25th, 1991
Gorbachev's short televised address ended the Soviet Union.
3. Christ the Redeemer statue is dedicated above a famous Atlantic coastal metropolis.
Answer: 🇧🇷 Brazil · October 12th, 1931
The 30-metre statue stands atop Corcovado mountain.
4. El Cid captures a Mediterranean city and rules it himself.
Answer: 🇪🇸 Spain · 1094
The mercenary hero took Valencia in his own name.
5. A blue gate of glazed dragons and bulls rises over a processional way.
Answer: 🇮🇶 Iraq · c. 569 BC
The Ishtar Gate now stands rebuilt in a Berlin museum.
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- Nelson's fleet destroys a combined enemy force off Cape Trafalgar.
- The deepest hole ever drilled reaches over 12km deep.
- A court painter completes an enigmatic masterpiece of mirrors and dwarfs.