Wherio · November 11th, 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 royal wedding celebration on a meadow grows into the world's largest folk festival.
Answer: 🇩🇪 Germany · Oct 12th, 1810
The Theresienwiese honors Princess Therese, and Munich locals still call it the Wiesn.
2. CIA trained exiles storm ashore at a southern bay but are defeated on the beaches within three days.
Answer: 🇨🇺 Cuba · Apr 17th, 1961
Cuban forces beat roughly 1,400 exiles within three days.
3. Title deeds to a giant red sandstone monolith are returned to its traditional Aṉangu owners.
Answer: 🇦🇺 Australia · Oct 26th, 1985
Uluru returned to the Anangu under a 99-year lease, and climbing it later closed for good.
4. An excavator operator accidentally discovers a necropolis holding the oldest gold treasure and jewelry in the world.
Answer: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 1972
Varna's graves held the oldest large hoard of worked gold known.
5. A national park is created to protect the world's largest lizard on a few rugged islands.
Answer: 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 1980
Komodo dragons can top three metres, and their bite was later shown to deliver venom.
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- In the Caribbean, rebel forces overthrow Fulgencio Batista's government.
- A concrete barrier dividing a Central European city at the Cold War frontier opens, and crowds begin tearing it down.
- A reclusive king lays the foundation stone of a fantasy castle on an Alpine crag, inspired by Wagner's operas.