Answers for 6 October 2026
Atlas Daily #35, Tuesday 6 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
- Funnelbeaker people left large stone dolmen graves in its province of Drenthe.
- One of its towns contains 22 Belgian exclaves with eight of its own enclaves inside them.
- Rembrandt, Vermeer and Jan Steen were masters of its 17th century artistic golden age.
- In 2001 it became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.
Hint: which continent?
Europe
Round 2
- On 12 February 2009 it became the 186th state party to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
- It has just 58 kilometres of coastline on the northern Persian Gulf.
- Arabic and Kurdish are its two official languages.
- Ur, one of the first Sumerian cities, stands partially restored within its borders.
Hint: which continent?
Asia
Round 3
- It hosted an international academy of sciences that taught and published in Esperanto.
- It was the first currently existing state to abolish the death penalty, doing so in 1865.
- Its highest point reaches 749 metres above sea level and its lowest is a river at 55 metres.
- Its capital sits atop Monte Titano while its largest settlement is Dogana in Serravalle.
Hint: which continent?
Europe
Round 4
- Stone tools from its northern Agadez Region reach back about 280,000 years.
- A National Sovereign Conference brought multiparty democracy to this country in 1991.
- This country became a distinct colony within French West Africa in 1922.
- This landlocked country sits on West Africa's boundary between the Sahara and the sub-Saharan regions.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Round 5
- Its forests scored 9.45 out of 10 for landscape integrity, fourth best among 172 countries assessed.
- Its schooling runs eight years of primary then four of secondary then four of university, copying Kenya.
- A huge swamp called the Sudd fills its middle where a great river flows south to north.
- When it split from its northern neighbour in 2011 it took 75 percent of the old country's oil reserves.
Hint: which continent?
Africa
Answers
Round 1 answer
Netherlands · Europe
Clue 5: The location is Netherlands.
The Netherlands is a low-lying country in northwestern Europe where about a quarter of the land sits below sea level. Its Golden Age produced Rembrandt, global trading companies and the world's oldest stock exchange. Today it is known for bicycles, cheese, tulips, flood defences and the Port of Rotterdam.
Round 2 answer
Iraq · Asia
Clue 5: The location is Iraq.
Iraq is a West Asian country of over 46 million people, with Baghdad as its capital. Its plains between the Tigris and Euphrates hosted Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia and Assyria, the cradle of civilisation. Baghdad later led the Abbasid Islamic Golden Age. Independent in 1932, it holds some of the world's largest oil reserves.
Round 3 answer
San Marino · Europe
Clue 5: The location is San Marino.
The answer is San Marino, a republic of just over 61 square kilometres enclaved within Italy on the slopes of Monte Titano. It claims a founding in AD 301 and elects two Captains Regent from opposing parties every six months. Three towers appear on its flag, and its historic centre joined the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008.
Round 4 answer
Niger · Africa
Clue 5: The location is Niger.
Niger is a landlocked West African country with its capital at Niamey. More than 80% of its territory lies in the Sahara. Its cultural traditions include Wodaabe courtship festivals and Tuareg seasonal gatherings.
Round 5 answer
South Sudan · Africa
Clue 5: The location is South Sudan.
South Sudan is a landlocked East African country whose centre is dominated by the vast Sudd swamp along the Nile. It became independent on 9 July 2011 after an overwhelming referendum vote, making it the newest widely recognised sovereign state. Juba is its capital, oil funds most of the budget, and civil war has scarred its short history.
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