Book geography · 28 September 2026
Discover the books, places, and stories behind this round’s five questions.
In which city would you find Sherlock Holmes’s fictional address, 221B Baker Street?
AnswerLondon, United Kingdom
Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective lives on Baker Street in London.
Read the source ↗Near which French city is Château d’If, the fortress where Edmond Dantès is imprisoned?
AnswerMarseille, France
Dumas’s Edmond Dantès is imprisoned at Château d’If near Marseille. The island of Montecristo itself is off the coast of Tuscany.
Read the source ↗Which Spanish region is home to the windmills of Don Quixote?
AnswerLa Mancha, Spain
Cervantes’s knight sets out from La Mancha. Our marker represents the centre of the region near Ciudad Real.
Read the source ↗Which city is closely associated with the life and writing of Franz Kafka, author of The Trial?
AnswerPrague, Czechia
Kafka was born in Prague and spent most of his life there. His stories evoke its atmosphere, even when the city is not named.
Read the source ↗Near which New Zealand town was the Hobbiton film set built?
AnswerMatamata, New Zealand
The Hobbiton film set is near Matamata. This is a filming location, rather than a real-world setting in Tolkien’s fiction.
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