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Sunday, October 25, 2026

Hemiscope #183Japan
  • CapitalTokyo
  • RegionEastern Asia
  • Population124M
Vault #849 4 4
  • How many innings in a standard baseball game?9

    Nine.

  • How many tennis Grand Slam tournaments are held each year?4

    Australian, French, Wimbledon, US.

  • Which digit's English name has exactly that many letters?4

    F-O-U-R — the only one that describes itself.

Timeline #1358 events, from Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (1824) to James Webb Space Telescope launched (2021)
  • Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony1824
  • Mendeleev publishes the periodic table1869
  • Baird gives the first public demonstration of television1926
  • Korean War begins1950
  • World Wide Web opens to the public1991
  • Rwandan genocide1994
  • Human Genome Project completed2003
  • James Webb Space Telescope launched2021
Pinpoint #131Cambodia
  • Big Mac price$3.00
  • Avg height (men)163 cm
  • Tourists per year6.61M visitors
  • Happiness4.46/10
  • Life expectancy71 years
Ladder #67African Countries by Size
  • 1. Algeria2,381,741 km²

    North Africa

  • 2. DR Congo2,344,858 km²

    Central Africa

  • 3. Sudan1,886,068 km²

    North Africa

  • 4. Libya1,759,540 km²

    North Africa

  • 5. Chad1,284,000 km²

    Central Africa

  • 6. Angola1,246,700 km²

    Southern Africa

Atlas #174Lima, Praia, Windhoek, Ottawa, Lilongwe
  • PeruLima
  • Cape VerdePraia
  • NamibiaWindhoek
  • CanadaOttawa
  • MalawiLilongwe
Odd One Out #47South Korea, Algeria, Venezuela, Iran, Uruguay
  • Round 1 · Government

    AustraliaSouth Korea, the odd one outSpainJapan

    Three are monarchies. South Korea is not.

  • Round 2 · Flag colour

    SwedenKazakhstanPhilippinesAlgeria, the odd one out

    Three flags carry yellow. Algeria's does not.

  • Round 3 · Language

    Venezuela, the odd one outSyriaSaudi ArabiaIraq

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

  • Round 4 · Coastline

    LaosCzechiaAustriaIran, the odd one out

    Three are landlocked. Iran has a coastline.

  • Round 5 · Hemisphere

    Uruguay, the odd one outTurkmenistanTajikistanGuatemala

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

No Idea #23How many IKEA stores are in the United States? 54
  • How many IKEA stores are in the United States?54

    Source: IKEA, 2025

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