Round #2: answers
Daily World round of October 19, 2026
These were the five facts of the day. Each one belongs to a different country, and players had to find it on the globe: a tap inside the right country scores 100 points, a tap nearby still scores some.
1. A monument north of its capital marks what the French IGN calculated in 1989 as the centre of Europe.
Answer: Lithuania
The centre of Europe monument is near Vilnius, Lithuania.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. A very narrow country, about 50 km wide and 600 km long.
Answer: Togo
Togo is one of Africa's narrowest countries.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
3. Paper, printing, gunpowder and the magnetic compass are celebrated here as the Four Great Inventions.
Answer: China
The Four Great Inventions are celebrated as China's gifts to the world.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
4. More than 20 Maya languages are spoken alongside Spanish.
Answer: Guatemala
Guatemala has over 20 Maya languages.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
5. The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spanish rule on the island.
Answer: Cuba
Cuba gained independence from Spain after 1898.
Source: en.wikipedia.org