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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Hemiscope #171Brunei
  • CapitalBandar Seri Begawan
  • RegionSoutheast Asia
  • Population456K
Vault #725 6 4
  • How many basketball players from one team are on court?5

    Five a side.

  • How many points does a snowflake have?6

    Six-fold symmetry, always.

  • How many of the Great Lakes border Canada?4

    All but Lake Michigan, which lies entirely in the US.

Timeline #1238 events, from East-West Schism splits the Church (1054) to Total solar eclipse over North America (2024)
  • East-West Schism splits the Church1054
  • King James Bible published1611
  • Britain abolishes slavery in its empire1833
  • Eiffel Tower completed1889
  • Easter Rising in Dublin1916
  • First image of a black hole2019
  • Fall of the Assad regime2024
  • Total solar eclipse over North America2024
Pinpoint #119Tanzania
  • Corruption (CPI)38/100
  • Obesity rate10%
  • Big Mac price$3.33
  • Beer per person9.4 L/yr
  • Tourists per year1.44M visitors
Ladder #55Largest Moons
  • 1. Ganymede5,268 km

    Moon of Jupiter

  • 2. Titan5,149 km

    Moon of Saturn

  • 3. Callisto4,821 km

    Moon of Jupiter

  • 4. Io3,643 km

    Moon of Jupiter

  • 5. The Moon3,475 km

    Moon of Earth

  • 6. Europa3,122 km

    Moon of Jupiter

Atlas #162Luxembourg, Bridgetown, Maputo, Yaoundé, Guatemala City
  • LuxembourgLuxembourg
  • BarbadosBridgetown
  • MozambiqueMaputo
  • CameroonYaoundé
  • GuatemalaGuatemala City
Odd One Out #35Czechia, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guyana, Switzerland
  • Round 1 · Hemisphere

    South AfricaCzechia, the odd one outBrazilChile

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

  • Round 2 · Government

    Sweden, the odd one outSingaporeEgyptFrance

    Three have no monarch. Sweden does.

  • Round 3 · Language

    Bosnia and Herzegovina, the odd one outEgyptSaudi ArabiaIsrael

    Three have Arabic as an official language. Bosnia and Herzegovina does not.

  • Round 4 · Continent

    New ZealandFijiGuyana, the odd one outAustralia

    Three are in Oceania. Guyana is not.

  • Round 5 · EU membership

    CroatiaSwitzerland, the odd one outSloveniaSlovakia

    Three are in the EU. Switzerland is not.

No Idea #11How many sheep are in New Zealand? 23,600,000
  • How many sheep are in New Zealand?23,600,000

    Source: Stats NZ, June 2024

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