Wherio #19 — July 31st, 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 ancient capital of Ayutthaya that ruled a powerful kingdom for four centuries is sacked and burned by invading armies.
Answer: 🇹🇭 Thailand · 1767
The kingdom's fall led to the founding of Bangkok.
2. Five nations sign a border-free travel agreement aboard a vessel beside the village that gives it its name.
Answer: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · June 14th, 1985
The riverside village, rather than any signatory capital, gave the border-free area its name.
3. A museum devoted to Van Gogh's work opens in the low-country capital of his birth nation.
Answer: 🇳🇱 Netherlands · June 2nd, 1973
It holds the world's largest collection of his works.
4. A protest movement triggers a state of emergency and an army mutiny.
Answer: 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · April 21st, 1970
The crisis pushes the government toward economic and social reforms.
5. Gentle white trolls debut in a wartime picture book.
Answer: 🇫🇮 Finland · 1945
Tove Jansson drew the Moomins as an escape from war.
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