Geography quiz answers for 30 October 2026

GeoPlay #30 · Friday: the five places in that day’s geography quiz, with the story behind each one.

1. Question 1 Easy Places

   Where is Mumbai?

   Mumbai, Maharashtra

   Mumbai is India’s financial capital and home of the Hindi film industry, Bollywood.

   19.08° N, 72.88° E

   40% of players tapped within 200 km · average 80/100

2. Question 2 Easy Places

   Where is Varanasi?

   Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

   Varanasi on the Ganges is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

   25.32° N, 82.97° E

   38% of players tapped within 200 km · average 78/100

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

   In 1974, the “Rumble in the Jungle” was fought. In which city?

   Kinshasa, DR Congo (then Zaire)

   Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman; the fight began at 4 am so it could be shown live on US TV.

   4.33° S, 15.31° E

   18% of players tapped within 200 km · average 68/100

4. Question 4 Medium · ×3 points History

   Where is the Somme battlefield?

   Picardy, France

   On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, Britain suffered about 57,000 casualties.

   50.02° N, 2.69° E

   7% of players tapped within 200 km · average 44/100

5. Question 5 Hard · ×3 points History

   Troy, scene of the Trojan War

   Troy (Hisarlik), Turkey

   Archaeologists found nine cities built on top of each other.

   39.96° N, 26.24° E

   19% of players tapped within 200 km · average 73/100

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