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7 November 2026

Geodar #2 answers

The five countries of day 2, in the order they were asked, and one thing worth knowing about each.

Spoilers. This page names every country of day 2. Rather play it first? Play day 2 from the archive, then come back.

Country 1 of 5 · Easy

Sweden

The Vasa sailed about 1,300 metres before a gust of wind tipped it over. It now stands in its own museum in Stockholm, and more than 98% of the ship is original.

Marked on the globe: Vasa Museum, Stockholm.

Five things to know about Sweden

Country 2 of 5 · Easy

Finland

In Finland's first election under the new law, in 1907, voters sent 19 women to parliament. They were the first women elected to any parliament in the world.

Five things to know about Finland

Country 3 of 5 · Medium

Lebanon

The Phoenicians' alphabet had 22 letters, all consonants. The Greeks borrowed it around 800 BC and added vowels, the Romans adapted the Greek version, and their letters are the ones on this screen.

Marked on the globe: Byblos.

Five things to know about Lebanon

Country 4 of 5 · Medium

Belarus

The last wild European bison was killed in 1927. Every bison alive now descends from just 12 animals that survived in zoos, and the species numbers in the thousands again.

Marked on the globe: Belovezhskaya Pushcha.

Five things to know about Belarus

Country 5 of 5 · Hard

Niger

The Tree of Ténéré was an acacia, a landmark for caravans crossing the Sahara. Its trunk now stands in the national museum in Niamey, and a metal sculpture marks the spot where it grew.

Marked on the globe: Site of the Tree of Ténéré.

Five things to know about Niger