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Friday, October 2, 2026

Hemiscope #160Barbados
  • CapitalBridgetown
  • RegionCaribbean
  • Population268K
Vault #612 3 1
  • How many wings does a bird have?2

    A pair.

  • How many bones are in the human ear?3

    Malleus, incus, stapes.

  • How many national flags are not rectangular?1

    Only Nepal's, with its two stacked pennants.

Timeline #1128 events, from Hagia Sophia completed (537 CE) to Storming of the US Capitol (2021)
  • Hagia Sophia completed537 CE
  • Napoleon crowned emperor1804
  • First modern Olympic Games1896
  • Einstein publishes special relativity1905
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany1933
  • Hong Kong returned to China1997
  • Ebola epidemic in West Africa2014
  • Storming of the US Capitol2021
Pinpoint #108Dominican Republic
  • Obesity rate31%
  • Avg height (men)173 cm
  • Life expectancy74 years
  • Corruption (CPI)35/100
  • Area48.2K km²
Ladder #44Most Populous Asian Countries
  • 1. India1,417,492,000 people

    Southern Asia

  • 2. China1,408,280,000 people

    Eastern Asia

  • 3. Indonesia284,438,782 people

    South-Eastern Asia

  • 4. Pakistan241,499,431 people

    Southern Asia

  • 5. Bangladesh169,828,911 people

    Southern Asia

  • 6. Japan123,210,000 people

    Eastern Asia

Atlas #151Vientiane, Buenos Aires, New Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Bogotá
  • LaosVientiane
  • ArgentinaBuenos Aires
  • IndiaNew Delhi
  • United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
  • ColombiaBogotá
Odd One Out #24North Korea, Ukraine, Australia, Iraq, Togo
  • Round 1 · Region

    North Korea, the odd one outUnited Arab EmiratesIsraelIraq

    Three are in Western Asia. North Korea is not.

  • Round 2 · EU membership

    SwedenUkraine, the odd one outPolandCzechia

    Three are in the EU. Ukraine is not.

  • Round 3 · Driving side

    Australia, the odd one outSloveniaPeruIceland

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

  • Round 4 · Government

    Papua New GuineaUnited KingdomMalaysiaIraq, the odd one out

    Three are monarchies. Iraq is not.

  • Round 5 · Hemisphere

    BotswanaEswatiniLesothoTogo, the odd one out

    Three are in the southern hemisphere. Togo is in the northern.

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