Wherio #49 — August 30th, 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. At a farm outside an island capital, Hemingway completes the novella that revives his career.
Answer: 🇨🇺 Cuba · 1951
The Old Man and the Sea drew on the Cuban fishermen and waters Hemingway knew.
2. An oil-rich monarchy occupying two slivers of a great Southeast Asian island's north coast gains full independence at midnight.
Answer: 🇧🇳 Brunei · January 1st, 1984
Brunei's sultan took full responsibility for the country's internal and external affairs.
3. A small Nordic studio launches the hit mobile game Angry Birds.
Answer: 🇫🇮 Finland · 2009-12
Rovio's 52nd game finally became a global hit.
4. A late comeback completes a famous World Cup upset at a stadium beside the Aare River.
Answer: 🇨🇭 Switzerland · July 4th, 1954
West Germany's upset win happened in the Swiss capital.
5. A wandering teacher whose sayings will shape a civilization is born.
Answer: 🇨🇳 China · 551 BC
Confucius held only minor offices in life.
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- A triangular chocolate bar inspired by a mountain is created.
- Soviet forces cross the eastern border at dawn, beginning a winter invasion across forests and frozen roads.
- Red Guards seize key buildings as a newly independent nation falls into civil war.
- The world's longest rail tunnel opens deep under the Alps.
- The world's fastest train, a magnetic-levitation line, enters service in a booming East Asian megacity.
- Gentle white trolls debut in a wartime picture book.