Answers for 30 September 2026
Atlas Daily #29, Wednesday 30 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
- A large Roman camp called Vindonissa stood where the Aare and Reuss rivers meet.
- In 2002 it became the first state ever to join the United Nations by popular referendum.
- This landlocked state borders Germany, France, Austria, Liechtenstein and Italy.
- Bern serves as its federal city and the seat of the national government.
Hint: which continent?
Europe
Round 2
- The Neolithic cemetery called R12 lies in this country's territory.
- This country's national football association was founded in 1936.
- Sandstorms called haboob can completely block out the sun in this country's dry regions.
- Its capital is Khartoum.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 3
- In 1919 Britain ceded the north-western provinces of Ruanda and Urundi to Belgium.
- China financed an 1,860-kilometre railway from its main port to Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia.
- The East African Community keeps its headquarters in the northern city of Arusha here.
- Its home-grown pop music of the early 2000s is known as bongo flava.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 4
- A Swedish architect designed 31 water towers here that locals nicknamed the mushroom towers.
- An unofficial stock market here once ranked third worldwide by market value, behind only America and Japan.
- Its national day was shifted from June to 25 February because of the fierce summer heat.
- It sits at the head of the Persian Gulf with Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.
Hint: which continent?
Asia
Round 5
- Its 1867 civil code was modelled on the Quebec Civil Code of 1866 inside a common law system.
- Its highest summit is Mount Gimie at 950 metres above the sea.
- French influence left just over half its people identifying as Roman Catholic.
- Its capital and largest city is the port of Castries.
Hint: which continent?
North America
Answers
Round 1 answer
Switzerland · Europe
Clue 5: The location is Switzerland.
The answer is Switzerland, a landlocked federal republic of 26 cantons at the meeting point of Central, Western and Southern Europe. Bern is its federal city and seat of government, while Zurich, Geneva and Basel drive the economy. Famous for armed neutrality, direct democracy, four national languages and the Alps, it is also the birthplace of the Red Cross.
Round 2 answer
Sudan · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Sudan.
Sudan is a Northeast African country whose capital is Khartoum. The Blue and White Nile meet there. Its history includes the Kingdom of Kush and independence in 1956.
Round 3 answer
Tanzania · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Tanzania.
Tanzania was formed in 1964 when Tanganyika and Zanzibar united, and its name was coined from both. It holds Africa's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the continent's lowest, the floor of Lake Tanganyika. Julius Nyerere's ujamaa socialism shaped its early decades. Dodoma is the political capital while Dar es Salaam remains the largest city and main port.
Round 4 answer
Kuwait · Asia
Clue 5: The location is Kuwait.
Kuwait is a small oil-rich emirate at the head of the Persian Gulf, ruled by the Al Sabah family. Iraq invaded and annexed it in August 1990 before a United States-led coalition liberated it in February 1991. Oil was first struck at the Burgan field in 1938, and its dinar has been the world's most valuable currency.
Round 5 answer
Saint Lucia · North America
Clue 5: The location is Saint Lucia.
Saint Lucia is a Windward Islands nation in the eastern Caribbean, with Castries as its capital and the twin Pitons as its signature landmark. Fought over 14 times by Britain and France, it became independent on 22 February 1979. It claims the world's highest ratio of Nobel laureates to population and won its first Olympic medal in 2024.
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