Book geography · 7 October 2026
Discover the books, places, and stories behind this round’s five questions.
Which city does Holden Caulfield wander through after leaving school in The Catcher in the Rye?
AnswerNew York City, USA
Holden spends much of the novel wandering around New York City after leaving his boarding school.
Read the source ↗Near which German city does Liesel live with her foster family in The Book Thief?
AnswerMunich, Germany
Liesel lives in fictional Molching, described by the publisher as outside Munich. The marker shows Munich, not a fictional street address.
Read the source ↗In which city does Odile work at the American Library in The Paris Library?
AnswerParis, France
Odile works at the American Library in Paris as war approaches and reaches the city.
Read the source ↗Off the coast of which country does Santiago struggle with a giant marlin in The Old Man and the Sea?
AnswerCuba
Santiago is a Cuban fisherman. The marker represents Cuba broadly because the question asks for the country, not a precise fishing spot.
Read the source ↗Which Canadian territory's wilderness does Buck enter in The Call of the Wild?
AnswerYukon, Canada
Buck is taken north during the Klondike Gold Rush and must survive the Yukon wilderness. The marker represents the territory broadly.
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