Book geography · 30 September 2026
Discover the books, places, and stories behind this round’s five questions.
Which U.S. state is Dorothy’s home before a cyclone carries her to Oz in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
AnswerKansas, USA
Dorothy lives in Kansas before the cyclone takes her to the fictional Land of Oz. The marker is near the centre of Kansas because the book does not give her home an exact real-world location.
Read the source ↗In which Indian city does Pi Patel grow up before his family sets out by sea in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi?
AnswerPondicherry (Puducherry), India
Pi grows up in Pondicherry, now officially called Puducherry, where his father runs a zoo. The family later leaves India by ship.
Read the source ↗In which Massachusetts town is Orchard House, where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women?
AnswerConcord, Massachusetts, USA
Alcott wrote Little Women at Orchard House in Concord. The house and her family life helped shape the March family’s story.
Read the source ↗In Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, which city is home to 221B Baker Street?
AnswerLondon, United Kingdom
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson share the fictional address 221B Baker Street in London. The map marker represents central London.
Read the source ↗Which city is home to the barricades and much of Jean Valjean’s story in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables?
AnswerParis, France
Hugo follows Jean Valjean through Paris and depicts the city’s streets and barricades during the 1832 uprising. The map marker represents central Paris.
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