Geography quiz answers for 27 October 2026

GeoPlay #27 · Tuesday: the five places in that day’s geography quiz, with the story behind each one.

1. Question 1 Easy Nature

   The giant sequoias’ home

   Sequoia National Park, California

   The General Sherman tree is the largest tree on Earth by volume.

   36.49° N, 118.57° W

   11% of players tapped within 200 km · average 65/100

2. Question 2 Easy Places

   Where is the island of Hainan?

   Hainan, China

   Hainan is China’s tropical island province.

   19.20° N, 109.70° E

   37% of players tapped within 200 km · average 82/100

3. Question 3 Medium · ×2 points History On this day

   In 1904, the New York subway opened. Where was its first station?

   City Hall station, New York City, USA

   Its first station, with tiled arches and chandeliers, closed in 1945.

   40.71° N, 74.00° W

   13% of players tapped within 200 km · average 58/100

4. Question 4 Medium · ×3 points Landmarks

   A Gothic cathedral that took 632 years to finish

   Cologne Cathedral, Germany

   Cologne Cathedral survived 14 bomb hits in WWII.

   50.94° N, 6.96° E

   41% of players tapped within 200 km · average 84/100

5. Question 5 Hard · ×3 points History

   Where is Mycenae?

   Argolis, Greece

   Mycenae’s Lion Gate is the oldest monumental sculpture in Europe.

   37.73° N, 22.76° E

   13% of players tapped within 200 km · average 55/100

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