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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Hemiscope #164Belgium
  • CapitalBrussels
  • RegionWestern Europe
  • Population11.8M
Vault #655 3 7
  • How many rings are on the Olympic flag?5

    Five interlocking rings.

  • How many months of the year begin with the letter J?3

    January, June, July.

  • How many white keys are in one octave on a piano?7

    One per lettered note.

Timeline #1168 events, from Traditional founding of Rome (753 BCE) to World Wide Web opens to the public (1991)
  • Traditional founding of Rome753 BCE
  • Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory1543
  • James Watt patents his steam engine1769
  • On the Origin of Species published1859
  • US Civil War begins1861
  • State of Israel founded1948
  • Chernobyl disaster1986
  • World Wide Web opens to the public1991
Pinpoint #112Botswana
  • Avg height (men)172 cm
  • Avg temperature22 °C
  • Obesity rate18%
  • Beer per person51 L/yr
  • Corruption (CPI)59/100
Ladder #48Largest South American Countries
  • 1. Brazil8,515,767 km²

    South America

  • 2. Argentina2,780,400 km²

    South America

  • 3. Peru1,285,216 km²

    South America

  • 4. Colombia1,141,748 km²

    South America

  • 5. Bolivia1,098,581 km²

    South America

  • 6. Venezuela916,445 km²

    South America

Atlas #155Sofia, Bamako, Berlin, Kuwait City, Kinshasa
  • BulgariaSofia
  • MaliBamako
  • GermanyBerlin
  • KuwaitKuwait City
  • DR CongoKinshasa
Odd One Out #28United Kingdom, Pakistan, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Eswatini
  • Round 1 · EU membership

    United Kingdom, the odd one outSpainItalyNetherlands

    Three are in the EU. United Kingdom is not.

  • Round 2 · Equator

    BrazilColombiaPakistan, the odd one outIndonesia

    The equator crosses three of them. Pakistan it never touches.

  • Round 3 · Driving side

    MalaysiaRussia, the odd one outSri LankaNew Zealand

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

  • Round 4 · Region

    GuatemalaTrinidad and Tobago, the odd one outEl SalvadorNicaragua

    Three are in Central America. Trinidad and Tobago is not.

  • Round 5 · Hemisphere

    TajikistanLaosEswatini, the odd one outBelarus

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

No Idea #4How many bicycles are in the Netherlands? 23,400,000
  • How many bicycles are in the Netherlands?23,400,000

    Source: BOVAG/RAI, 2022

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