Book geography · 4 October 2026
Discover the books, places, and stories behind this round’s five questions.
On which New York island are the fictional communities of West Egg and East Egg in The Great Gatsby?
AnswerLong Island, New York, USA
West Egg and East Egg are fictional communities on Long Island. The marker represents the real island rather than an exact address for Gatsby’s house.
Read the source ↗In which city stands the cathedral at the heart of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
AnswerNotre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Notre-Dame Cathedral stands in Paris and is central to Hugo’s novel about Quasimodo and Esmeralda.
Read the source ↗Which European city do Hazel and Augustus visit in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars?
AnswerAmsterdam, Netherlands
Hazel and Augustus travel to Amsterdam, where they visit the Anne Frank House and meet an author.
Read the source ↗In which city does Leopold Bloom spend 16 June 1904 in James Joyce’s Ulysses?
AnswerDublin, Ireland
Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom through Dublin on 16 June 1904, the date celebrated as Bloomsday.
Read the source ↗In which Russian city does Raskolnikov live in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment?
AnswerSaint Petersburg, Russia
Raskolnikov’s story unfolds in Saint Petersburg, whose streets shape the novel’s atmosphere.
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