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See the World, 1931

Reality Called In Sick

Find the 5 things that don’t belong in 1931.

TipOpen one step at a time. The answer always asks twice, so nothing gets spoiled by accident.

1NudgeOpen

Cross off the decoys first. These look modern but were fine in 1931: the Eiffel Tower (1889), the Statue of Liberty (1886) and the Woolworth Building (1913).

2CloserOpen

One intruder is jet flights: first jet airliner service (Comet) 2 May 1952.

Still to find: a bridge, a dam, a concert hall and a screen.

3AnswerAsks twice

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  • Jet flights · 1952
  • The Golden Gate Bridge · 1937
  • The finished Hoover Dam · 1935
  • The Sydney Opera House · 1973
  • Color television · 1954
★Solved it? The story behind the datesContains the answers

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Everything in the document on one timeline. Yellow dots arrived too late.

  1. 1886The Statue of LibertyFine
    Dedicated 28 Oct 1886.Source: National Park Service
  2. 1889The Eiffel TowerFine
    Inaugurated 31 Mar 1889.Source: toureiffel.paris
  3. 1913The Woolworth BuildingFine
    Opened 24 Apr 1913.Source: New York Public Library
  4. 1931 · the document is dated here
  5. 1935The finished Hoover DamNot yet
    Dedicated 30 Sep 1935.Source: US Bureau of Reclamation
  6. 1937The Golden Gate BridgeNot yet
    Opened 27 May 1937.Source: Library of Congress
  7. 1952Jet flightsNot yet
    First jet airliner service (Comet) 2 May 1952.Source: RAF Museum
  8. 1954Color televisionNot yet
    First color sets sold 1954.Source: Early Television Museum
  9. 1973The Sydney Opera HouseNot yet
    Opened 20 Oct 1973.Source: History.com

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