Sunday, June 14, 2026 · General
Daily Drop · Jun 14, 2026
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
A 1,500-year-old basilica, the soggy fort that ended Lewis and Clark's outward push, a planned capital, a tennis champion's hometown, and the tallest peak in the Americas.
- 01
Drop a pin on the 6th-century basilica turned mosque turned museum turned mosque — where Byzantine emperors were crowned for nearly a millennium.
● Soğukçeşme Sokağı — İstanbul, Türkiye
Built by Justinian I in five years and ten months, Hagia Sophia held the title of world's largest cathedral for nearly a millennium. Its enormous central dome — 31 meters across — was a structural marvel that influenced both Byzantine churches and Ottoman mosques. Massive medallions with Arabic calligraphy were added during its Ottoman period and still hang inside today.
- Target
- 41.0086°, 28.9802°
- 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.
- 02
Where did Lewis and Clark spend the wet, miserable winter of 1805-06 at the western end of their expedition?
● Fort Clatsop Road — Oregon, United States
- Target
- 46.1267°, -123.8800°
- 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.
- 03
Drop a pin on the planned capital city chosen as a compromise between two larger rivals — designed by Walter Burley Griffin.
● Vernon Circle — Canberra, Australia
- Target
- -35.2820°, 149.1287°
- 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.
- 04
Tennis legend Steffi Graf — only player to win the calendar Golden Slam — was born on this day in 1969. Drop a pin on her hometown.
● Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Target
- 49.4875°, 8.4660°
- 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.
- 05
Drop a pin on the highest peak in the Americas — 6,961 m of glaciated rock in the southern Andes.
● La Cueva — Distrito Las Cuevas, Mendoza, Argentina
- Target
- -32.6533°, -70.0109°
- 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.