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Can you name these historical people, places, and things beginning with the letter W?
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First submittedJanuary 25, 2019
Times taken16,847
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president
church
inventors
city, 1945 and 2014
emperor
war
Winter War
religious site
Wailing Wall
1815 battle
Battle of Waterloo
composer
scandal
book character inspiration
country name (1945-1990)
religion invented in 1954
1969 music festival
president
mostly obsolete profession
inventor
"I sing the body electric" poet
WanderingWalrus
+1
Level 78
Feb 14, 2019
Surely WW2 should be accepted for Winter War
TvB
+11
Level 81
Feb 14, 2019
Disagree, you see a map of both Finland and the USSR, the regions Finland ceded to the USSR are even highlighted. It is quite clear its specifically about the Winter War. Even though WW2 also starts with a W, I don't think it should be accepted.
sillie
+5
Level 77
Feb 14, 2019
Finland fought two distinct wars against the Soviets during WW2. There was a peace in between the Winter War and the Continuation War.
ponttinalle
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Level 47
Mar 5, 2019
That picture is not from Winter War. That is picture about the continuation war. Petsamo, the northernmost land marked red was not given to the USSR in The Moscow Peace Treaty in 1940. However a small peace of land by the Arctic Ocean called Rybachi peninsula (fin: Kalastajansaarento) was given to USSR.

Petsamo was handed over to USSR in Moscow Armistice in 1944 marking an end to The Continuation War.

MayaB
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Level 73
Feb 14, 2019
I got everything but the last one with about a minute and a half left. I couldn't figure a way to make Ray Bradbury to start with a W. Only now I learned that there's an older poem with the same name as Bradbury's short story.
idontkn1
+2
Level 90
Feb 14, 2019
I read invention for the second to last item... I wasted a good minute trying various forms of water pump, water jack etc since that was the original use of them...
csrt2006
+7
Level 49
Feb 14, 2019
Westminster Abbey isn't a church- it is an abbey! An abbey is, historically speaking, a monastery not a church.
Kalleanon
+1
Level 66
Jun 30, 2021
The Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster (commonly, but not formally, known as Westminster Abbey) isn't a church? Interesting.
mf3
+1
Level 87
Feb 16, 2019
What? Only a third of people could identify Watt?
mikeb
+6
Level 66
Feb 18, 2019
Watt's on second, who's on first!
Algernon
+1
Level 72
Feb 22, 2020
Ehhhh never heard of him.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Feb 25, 2019
DC isn't accepted for Washington.
mikeb
+7
Level 66
Mar 4, 2019
Does DC start with a W? And the photo is from South Dakota!
cornflakesfu
+18
Level 86
Mar 4, 2019
Ah yes, Washington District of Columbia, our greatest president.
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 88
Mar 4, 2019
@cornflakes lol
TwoWheels
+7
Level 58
Mar 4, 2019
I thought "winnie" was wojtek the bear
QuizWol
+1
Level 59
Sep 20, 2019
so did I though I couldn't spell it
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Mar 4, 2019
I can't believe so many people got the Wicca question wrong.
TheWelshManc
+1
Level 45
Mar 4, 2019
Wilem should be accepted for Wilhem
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 88
Mar 4, 2019
I typed wilheim several times and was trying to figure out why it wasn't being accepted before I looked up the actual spelling and discovered my error.
ponttinalle
+2
Level 47
Mar 5, 2019
That picture is not from Winter War. That is picture about the continuation war. Petsamo, the northernmost land marked red was not given to the USSR in The Moscow Peace Treaty in 1940. However a small peace of land by the Arctic Ocean called Rybachi peninsula (fin: Kalastajansaarento) was given to USSR.

Petsamo was handed over to USSR in Moscow Armistice in 1944 marking an end to The Continuation War.

roleybob
+1
Level 75
Sep 23, 2019
I think there's an echo in here
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Dec 12, 2019
My first guess of warsaw was willemsstad, tall colourfull buildings. Not that I knew why they would be in ashes before.. (I got warsaw immediately after though)
zakatan
+2
Level 65
Feb 7, 2020
In the enlarged image for the Battle of Waterloo, you can easily read "Waterloo" right in the middle.
Jato
+1
Level 71
Apr 8, 2022
That feeling when the creator of this series never finishes the alphabet…
CakeytheCakey
+1
Level 65
Oct 5, 2023
At least include West Wall as a type in for Wailing Wall like it still starts with the same letter and a reasonable response.
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