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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Hemiscope #148Switzerland
  • CapitalBern
  • RegionWestern Europe
  • Population9.08M
Vault #496 2 8
  • How many letters are in the word RIDDLE?6

    R-I-D-D-L-E.

  • How many planets orbit closer to the Sun than Earth?2

    Mercury and Venus.

  • How many adult human teeth are there, divided by four?8

    32 ÷ 4.

Timeline #1008 events, from First ancient Olympic Games (776 BCE) to Good Friday Agreement (1998)
  • First ancient Olympic Games776 BCE
  • First permanent photograph taken1826
  • Suez Canal opens1869
  • Eruption of Krakatoa1883
  • World War I begins1914
  • World War II begins1939
  • Berlin Wall built1961
  • Good Friday Agreement1998
Pinpoint #96Netherlands
  • Area33.7K km²
  • Safe water access100%
  • Beer per person73 L/yr
  • Population18M people
  • Life expectancy82 years
Ladder #32Longest Rivers
  • 1. Nile6,650 km

    Africa

  • 2. Amazon6,400 km

    South America

  • 3. Yangtze6,300 km

    China

  • 4. Mississippi–Missouri6,275 km

    United States

  • 5. Yenisei–Angara5,539 km

    Russia / Mongolia

  • 6. Yellow River5,464 km

    China

Atlas #139Sarajevo, Nouakchott, Bogotá, Niamey, Abu Dhabi
  • Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
  • MauritaniaNouakchott
  • ColombiaBogotá
  • NigerNiamey
  • United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
Odd One Out #12Belarus, South Korea, Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia
  • Round 1 · Language

    LibyaSyriaOmanBelarus, the odd one out

    Three have Arabic as an official language. Belarus does not.

  • Round 2 · Continent

    FijiNew ZealandSouth Korea, the odd one outAustralia

    Three are in Oceania. South Korea is not.

  • Round 3 · Driving side

    LesothoItaly, the odd one outPakistanEswatini

    Three drive on the left. Italy drives on the right.

  • Round 4 · EU membership

    FinlandSwedenUkraine, the odd one outGermany

    Three are in the EU. Ukraine is not.

  • Round 5 · Coastline

    NicaraguaNorth Macedonia, the odd one outPanamaMyanmar

    Three have a coastline. North Macedonia is landlocked.

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