Book geography · 2 October 2026
Discover the books, places, and stories behind this round’s five questions.
Which English county provides the moorland setting of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden?
AnswerYorkshire, England
The story’s manor and hidden garden lie amid the Yorkshire moors. The estate is fictional; the marker represents the broad region.
Read the source ↗In which Japanese city does Chiyo become the geisha Sayuri in Memoirs of a Geisha?
AnswerKyoto, Japan
Chiyo is taken to Kyoto and trained in its Gion district, where she becomes known as Sayuri.
Read the source ↗Which Spanish city is the setting of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind?
AnswerBarcelona, Spain
Daniel Sempere’s search through the Cemetery of Forgotten Books unfolds in postwar Barcelona.
Read the source ↗To which real Washington town does Bella Swan move at the start of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight?
AnswerForks, Washington, USA
Bella moves to Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Meyer chose the real town while researching the setting.
Read the source ↗In which Japanese city does Toru Watanabe spend his student years in Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood?
AnswerTokyo, Japan
Toru’s student life unfolds mainly in Tokyo in the late 1960s. The marker represents the city rather than a particular university.
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