Answers for 3 October 2026
Atlas Daily #32, Saturday 3 October 2026: five places, each with clues from hardest to easiest. Try to name each place before you open the answers.
The clues
Round 1
- Zewail City of Science and Technology is the most recent of its new research institutes.
- This country is divided into 27 governorates, each of which has its own capital.
- It is home to the largest Christian population in the Middle East and North Africa.
- The earliest known hieroglyphic inscriptions survive here on pottery vessels dated to about 3200 BCE.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 2
- A war from 1867 to 1874 pitted Raja Abdullah against Raja Mahadi over the Klang chieftaincy.
- This country is home to 111 living indigenous languages.
- This federation is made up of thirteen states and three federal territories.
- Brunei is almost an enclave within it and is split in two by the state of Sarawak.
Hint: which continent?
Asia
Round 3
- A 2018 forest landscape integrity score of 8.35 out of 10 ranked it 23rd of 172 countries.
- It quit OPEC in January 2024 after a row over its assigned crude-oil quota.
- Over a thousand Cuban soldiers were already in the country by its independence.
- Ovimbundu, Ambundu and Bakongo are its three largest ethnic groups.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 4
- Archaeological discoveries here include porcelain from China.
- Its highest point is Qurayn Abu al Bawl at just 103 metres.
- This Gulf country's National Day falls on 18 December.
- This country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Hint: which continent?
Asia
Round 5
- Mining on its rocky dependency of Redonda ceased in 1929, leaving that island uninhabited.
- Fungee and pepperpot are the two national dishes of this island nation.
- This Caribbean realm has Charles the Third as its head of state.
- The word Wadadli, spread by a popular 1970s song, misspells the main island's Arawak name.
Hint: which continent?
North America
Answers
Round 1 answer
Egypt · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Egypt.
Egypt spans the northeast corner of Africa and, via the Sinai Peninsula, the southwest corner of Asia, with Cairo as its capital and largest city. Home to the Giza Necropolis and to some of the earliest writing and central government, it is considered a cradle of civilisation. Today it is the most populous country in the Arab world, and the Suez Canal makes it a pivot of global shipping.
Round 2 answer
Malaysia · Asia
Clue 5: The location is Malaysia.
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian federation of 13 states and three federal territories, split by the South China Sea between a peninsula and the northern edge of Borneo. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and largest city, while Putrajaya houses the executive and judicial branches. Its elected king is chosen every five years from among nine hereditary rulers, and the country is one of 17 megadiverse nations.
Round 3 answer
Angola · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Angola.
Angola sits on the south-western Atlantic coast of Africa, with Luanda as its capital and largest city. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking country after Brazil in area and population, and oil and diamonds dominate its economy. Independence from Portugal came in 1975, followed by a civil war that ended in 2002.
Round 4 answer
Qatar · Asia
Clue 5: The location is Qatar.
Qatar is a Gulf country with its capital in Doha. Its economy was historically rooted in fishing and pearl hunting. It hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Round 5 answer
Antigua and Barbuda · North America
Clue 5: The location is Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island Caribbean state of about 440 square kilometres, fully independent from Britain since 1 November 1981. Tourism supplies more than half of its economy, and Nelson's Dockyard was made a World Heritage Site in 2016. Hurricane Irma destroyed most of Barbuda's buildings in 2017.
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