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Answers for 7 October 2026

Atlas Daily #36, Wednesday 7 October 2026: five places, each with clues from hardest to easiest. Try to name each place before you open the answers.

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The clues

Round 1

  1. Trojmorski Wierch here is one of only six tripoints of the European watershed.
  2. Kashubian is its single recognised regional language, used daily by around 100,000 people.
  3. Nicolaus Copernicus came from here and placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the centre.
  4. Six German extermination camps, among them Auschwitz, were built on its occupied soil.
Hint: which continent?

Europe

Round 2

  1. Medieval higher learning here centred on the universities of Gladzor and Tatev.
  2. Hamo Beknazarian directed the first sound film made here, Pepo, in 1935.
  3. The duduk, dhol, zurna and kanun are staples of its folk music.
  4. Mount Ararat, now across the border in Turkey, is present on its national emblem.
Hint: which continent?

Asia

Round 3

  1. Private ownership of television satellite dishes is banned here.
  2. Its highest natural point is Bukit Timah Hill at just 163.63 metres.
  3. Joseph Schooling earned this country's first Olympic gold medal in Rio in 2016.
  4. This country is home to Gardens by the Bay.
Hint: which continent?

Asia

Round 4

  1. It supplies half the world's vetiver, the root that anchors many luxury perfumes.
  2. The largest fortress in the Americas stands in the north of this country.
  3. Columbus founded La Navidad, the first European settlement in the Americas, on its northeast coast.
  4. Its name comes from a Taino word meaning land of high mountains.
Hint: which continent?

North America

Round 5

  1. León became the colonial capital here in 1527.
  2. Violeta Chamorro became this country's first woman president.
  3. The Bosawás Biosphere Reserve lies in this country's Mosquitia region.
  4. Rubén Darío is an internationally renowned poet associated with this country's literature.
Hint: which continent?

North America

Answers

Round 1 answer

Poland · Europe

Clue 5: The location is Poland.

Poland sits in Central Europe between the Baltic Sea and the Carpathians, with Warsaw as its capital and largest city. Its union with Lithuania was once the largest state in Europe and adopted Europe's first modern constitution in 1791. Invaded in September 1939, it became the first communist country to re-establish liberal democracy in 1989.

Round 2 answer

Armenia · Asia

Clue 5: The location is Armenia.

Armenia is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus, with Yerevan as its capital and largest city. It was the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion, traditionally dated to AD 301, and recognises the Armenian Apostolic Church as its primary religious establishment. Mount Ararat, now in Turkey, appears on its national emblem.

Round 3 answer

Singapore · Asia

Clue 5: The location is Singapore.

Singapore is an island country near the equator in Southeast Asia. It became independent in 1965. Its landmarks include the Merlion and Marina Bay Sands.

Round 4 answer

Haiti · North America

Clue 5: The location is Haiti.

Haiti occupies the western side of Hispaniola and is the most populous country in the Caribbean. It was born from the only successful slave revolt to found a state, declaring independence from France in 1804. It is known for Vodou, compas music and the Citadelle Laferriere, and also for earthquakes, crushing debt and gang violence.

Round 5 answer

Nicaragua · North America

Clue 5: The location is Nicaragua.

Nicaragua is a Central American country known as the land of lakes and volcanoes. Managua is its capital. Its cultural traditions include gallo pinto and the poetry of Rubén Darío.

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