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- Monday, 21 September 2026
- Rolls over at 00:00 UTC
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Code Breaker
A secret code of four symbols is hidden. Guess one, find out how close you were, and narrow it down. Eight tries.
Today’s symbols — none repeated
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Atlas
A place is hidden — a country some days, a city others. Name one and you are told how the answer compares: bigger, smaller, same continent. Narrow it down in eight.
Today it is a country, one of 194, compared on 5 things
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Timeline
Six events from history, in the wrong order. Put them oldest to newest — you are told how many are in place and how many neighbours are the right way round, never which.
Today’s events, in the wrong order
- Vesuvius erupts and buries Pompeii
- The Statue of Liberty is unveiled
- The Mayflower lands at Plymouth
- and 3 more
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Higher or Lower
Two things, one number showing. Is the hidden one higher or lower? Ten rounds, a different measure every day — populations, animal weights, how tall things are.
Today’s question
Which city is bigger?
Urban area populations, in millions. · 10 rounds
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