Answers for 29 September 2026
Atlas Daily #28, Tuesday 29 September 2026: five places, each with clues from hardest to easiest. Try to name each place before you open the answers.
The clues
Round 1
- Three large moraine ridges called Salpausselkä run across its southern regions.
- An endangered ringed seal survives only in the Saimaa lake system of its southeast.
- In 1906 it became the first country in Europe to grant universal suffrage.
- Its capital city hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Hint: which continent?
Europe
Round 2
- Qurayyah, capital of ancient Midian, held a fortified citadel covering 35 hectares.
- Lava fields known locally as harrat form one of Earth's largest alkali basalt regions here.
- It covers about 80 percent of the world's largest peninsula.
- Full-scale oil field development began in 1941 under the US-controlled firm Aramco.
Hint: which continent?
Asia
Round 3
- Cavalry led by kgosi Moremi II defeated an Ndebele invasion at the Battle of Khutiyabasadi in 1884.
- Women in the northern villages of Etsha and Gumare weave prized baskets from mokola palm.
- In its northwest a great river fans out across desert sands instead of reaching the sea.
- Gaborone is its capital and largest city.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 4
- A seventeenth-century struggle called the Char Bouba War ended with Arab invaders dominant here.
- Its parliament lost its upper house, the Senate, in 2017.
- Ranked the fourth-worst football side in the world in 2012, it reached the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
- About a third of its 4.6 million people live in the Atlantic capital of Nouakchott.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 5
- The Indian frigate Vindhyagiri helped avert a coup here during Operation Flowers are Blooming.
- Its 1979 constitution declared a socialist one-party state.
- Tourism became a significant industry here after an international airport opened in 1971.
- Africa's smallest country is an Indian Ocean island nation.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Answers
Round 1 answer
Finland · Europe
Clue 5: The location is Finland.
Finland is a Nordic country of some 168,000 lakes, bordered by Sweden, Norway and Russia. Long ruled by Sweden and then an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire, it declared independence in 1917 and held off the Soviet Union in the Winter War. Today it is known for saunas, Nokia, Formula One champions and topping the World Happiness Report.
Round 2 answer
Saudi Arabia · Asia
Clue 5: The location is Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia occupies about 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula and was founded in 1932 by King Abdulaziz. Riyadh is its capital, while Mecca and Medina draw around two million hajj pilgrims a year. Oil discovered in 1938 turned the kingdom into a leading exporter and the only Arab member of the G20.
Round 3 answer
Botswana · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Botswana.
Botswana is a landlocked southern African republic where the Kalahari covers roughly 70 percent of the territory. It became independent from Britain on 30 September 1966 with Seretse Khama as first president and now produces more diamonds than any other country. Its Okavango Delta was inscribed as the 1,000th World Heritage Site in 2014, and Gaborone is the capital.
Round 4 answer
Mauritania · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Mauritania.
Mauritania is a vast Islamic republic on West Africa's Atlantic coast, with most of its land in the Sahara. Independent from France in 1960, it has seen repeated coups and still struggles with descent-based slavery. Iron ore dominates its exports, and the Richat Structure, the so-called Eye of the Sahara, marks the Adrar Plateau.
Round 5 answer
Seychelles · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Seychelles.
Seychelles is an Indian Ocean archipelago whose capital is Victoria. Its natural heritage includes giant tortoises on Aldabra and the coco de mer palm. The country gained independence from Britain in 1976.
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