Pop culture · October 28, 2026

Puzzle #20 answers

The five places from Where Was It? Pop culture #20, and the story behind each one.

1. 01

   Music

   Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek formed The Doors in 1965 in this city, also home to Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

   Los Angeles, California, USA

   

   The Doors formed in Los Angeles in 1965 with Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were also formed in the city.

   34.052, -118.244

2. 02

   Books

   At the end of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, Woland and his retinue take a last look at Moscow from these hills.

   Sparrow Hills, Moscow, Russia

   

   Sparrow Hills, once called Lenin Hills, rise on the right bank of the Moskva River and are one of Moscow's highest points. Bulgakov's novel, written 1928–1940, ends its Moscow story there.

   55.710, 37.545

4. 03

   Anime

   Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in this small town in western Japan.

   Nagi, Okayama, Japan

   

   Nagi is a town of about 5,500 people in Okayama Prefecture. Masashi Kishimoto, whose Naruto (1999–2014) has sold over 250 million copies, was born there, as was his twin brother Seishi.

   35.123, 134.178

5. 04

   Music

   Rapper Eminem, forever linked with Detroit, was actually born in 1972 in this Missouri river city.

   St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

   

   St. Joseph is a city on the Missouri River, the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri. Marshall Mathers III, known as Eminem, was born there in 1972 before growing up largely in Detroit.

   39.769, -94.847

6. 05

   Music

   Reggae legend Bob Marley was born in 1945 in this tiny rural district, where he is also buried.

   Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica

   

   Nine Mile is a rural district of about 300 people in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, a few miles south of Brown's Town. Bob Marley was born there on 6 February 1945 and his mausoleum stands there.

   18.298, -77.278