Wherio · October 27th, 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 scholar king south of the 38th parallel officially promulgates a newly invented alphabet.
Answer: 🇰🇷 South Korea · 1446
Sejong's Hangul includes five basic consonants shaped after speech organs.
2. Completion of the Amur River Line creates a continuous railway to the Pacific across eight time zones.
Answer: 🇷🇺 Russia · 1916
The Trans-Siberian runs more than 9,000 kilometres from Moscow to Vladivostok.
3. The RMS Titanic is launched from a shipyard in the northeastern corner of the large island west of Great Britain.
Answer: 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland · May 31st, 1911
RMS Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff and sank on its maiden voyage after striking an iceberg.
4. A woman founds one of the world's oldest universities in a North African kingdom across the strait from Spain.
Answer: 🇲🇦 Morocco · AD 859
Fatima al-Fihri's mosque school in Fez is among the oldest continuously running universities.
5. The national capital is moved to a northern city on the Ishim River.
Answer: 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Dec 10th, 1997
Astana means capital, and the city was renamed Nur-Sultan for a time before reverting.
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