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Pop culture · October 30, 2026

Puzzle #22 answers

The five places from Where Was It? Pop culture #22, and the story behind each one.

  1. 01

    Books

    Buck, the sled dog of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, is taken north to the 1890s gold rush named after this Yukon river.

    Klondike River, Yukon, Canada

    Klondike River
    Janothird~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0

    The Klondike River is a tributary of the Yukon River that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush. Jack London's The Call of the Wild (1903) is set in the Yukon during the rush, when strong sled dogs were in demand.

    64.055, -139.443

  2. 02

    Music

    The gothic rockers HIM, The Rasmus and the cello-metal band Apocalyptica all formed in this Nordic capital.

    Helsinki, Finland

    Helsinki
    Old Pionear · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Helsinki, the capital of Finland on the Gulf of Finland, is where the rock bands HIM, The Rasmus and Apocalyptica were formed.

    60.171, 24.938

  4. 03

    Anime

    Toei Animation, studio behind the Dragon Ball and One Piece anime, is based in this city ward, also home to MAPPA and Madhouse.

    Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

    Nakano
    Okajun · CC BY 3.0

    Nakano is a special ward of Tokyo. Toei Animation, founded in 1948 and controlled by the Toei Company, is based there, as are the studios Madhouse, MAPPA and CloverWorks.

    35.707, 139.664

  5. 04

    TV

    Aaron Sorkin's NBC political drama (1999–2006) is named after this part of a famous building, home to the Oval Office.

    West Wing of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA

    West Wing
    Tina Hager (White House photographer) · Public domain

    The West Wing of the White House holds the president's offices, including the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room and the Situation Room. Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing is set inside it.

    38.897, -77.037

  6. 05

    Books

    L. M. Montgomery set her 1908 novel about a red-haired orphan girl at this farm in Canada's smallest province.

    Green Gables Heritage Place, Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Green Gables
    JAKclapclap47 · CC BY-SA 2.5

    Green Gables Heritage Place is a 19th-century farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and the setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (1908), a classic children's novel.

    46.492, -63.385

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