Wherio · August 19th, 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. The host nation wins the first football World Cup final.
Answer: 🇺🇾 Uruguay · July 30th, 1930
Uruguay beat Argentina at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.
2. At 4:20 am, a former British colony becomes an independent republic, declining to join the Commonwealth.
Answer: 🇲🇲 Myanmar · January 4th, 1948
Aung San, Burma's independence leader, was assassinated months before sovereignty arrived.
3. A Swiss explorer rediscovers the rose-red city of Petra.
Answer: 🇯🇴 Jordan · 1812
Burckhardt disguised himself as a local to reach the ruins.
4. An 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule seeks independence for a kingdom on the Danube.
Answer: 🇭🇺 Hungary · March 15th, 1848
Petőfi's verses rallied the crowds in Pest.
5. A caliphate's capital boasts Europe's greatest library.
Answer: 🇪🇸 Spain · c. 970
Córdoba's library allegedly held 400,000 volumes.
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