Monday, June 8, 2026 · General

Daily Drop · Jun 8, 2026

5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.

Five sites where setting becomes the story. A working New Zealand sheep farm preserved as a film set, a Crimean palace where Europe was carved up, the field where the modern Olympics began, a medieval city Shakespeare borrowed, and Africa's tallest mountain.

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  1. 01

    Drop a pin on the working sheep farm where Peter Jackson built the permanent Hobbiton movie set used in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

    ● Buckland Road — Waikato, New Zealand / Aotearoa

    Target
    -37.8723°, 175.6824°
    Cap
    2,485 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
    Hints (2)
    • Narrow to the continent (−35%)
      Reveals which continent (or ocean region) the answer is in.
    • Narrow to the country (−70%)
      Reveals the country or specific region the answer is in.
  2. 02

    Where did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet in February 1945 to carve up postwar Europe?

    ● переулок Батурина — Ливадийский поселковый совет, Автономна Республіка Крим, Україна

    Target
    44.4675°, 34.1438°
    Cap
    2,485 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
    Hints (2)
    • Narrow to the continent (−35%)
      Reveals which continent (or ocean region) the answer is in.
    • Narrow to the country (−70%)
      Reveals the country or specific region the answer is in.
  3. 03

    Drop a pin on the marble U-shaped stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

    ● Πλατεία Σταδίου — Αθήνα, Περιφέρεια Αττικής, Ελλάς

    The site has hosted athletic events since the 6th century BC. It was rebuilt in marble in roughly 144 AD by the wealthy Roman senator Herodes Atticus, then fell into ruin, then was excavated and reconstructed for the 1896 Games. The Olympic torch relay begins here every Games.

    Target
    37.9683°, 23.7411°
    Cap
    2,485 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
    Hints (2)
    • Narrow to the continent (−35%)
      Reveals which continent (or ocean region) the answer is in.
    • Narrow to the country (−70%)
      Reveals the country or specific region the answer is in.
  4. 04

    Drop a pin on the walled medieval city Shakespeare chose as the setting for Romeo and Juliet — home to a real 14th-century house famously labeled "Juliet's."

    ● Via Roma — Verona, Veneto, Italia

    Target
    45.4384°, 10.9916°
    Cap
    2,485 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
    Hints (2)
    • Narrow to the continent (−35%)
      Reveals which continent (or ocean region) the answer is in.
    • Narrow to the country (−70%)
      Reveals the country or specific region the answer is in.
  5. 05

    Drop a pin on the highest free-standing mountain in the world — a dormant stratovolcano with three volcanic cones, summit 5,895 m.

    ● Stella Point — Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

    Target
    -3.0674°, 37.3556°
    Cap
    2,485 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
    Hints (2)
    • Narrow to the continent (−35%)
      Reveals which continent (or ocean region) the answer is in.
    • Narrow to the country (−70%)
      Reveals the country or specific region the answer is in.