Quick answer: Each of the 40 challenges gives three clues: population, area and capital. Score more points for guessing earlier.
Challenges 1–10
Read clue 1, then clue 2, then clue 3. Score 3 points if you get it from the first clue, 2 from the second and 1 from the third. For a map version, play Hot & cold.
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Clue 1
Clue 2
Clue 3
Answer
1
Population about 241 million
Area about 881,913 km²
Its capital is Islamabad
Pakistan
2
Population about 144 million
Area about 17,098,246 km²
Its capital is Moscow
Russia
3
Population about 117 million
Area about 300,000 km²
Its capital is Manila
Philippines
4
Population about 89 million
Area about 1,648,195 km²
Its capital is Tehran
Iran
5
Population about 68 million
Area about 242,495 km²
Its capital is London
United Kingdom
6
Population about 59 million
Area about 301,340 km²
Its capital is Rome
Italy
7
Population about 52 million
Area about 100,210 km²
Its capital is Seoul
South Korea
8
Population about 47 million
Area about 2,780,400 km²
Its capital is Buenos Aires
Argentina
9
Population about 40 million
Area about 9,984,670 km²
Its capital is Ottawa
Canada
10
Population about 37 million
Area about 1,246,700 km²
Its capital is Luanda
Angola
Challenges 11–20
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Clue 1
Clue 2
Clue 3
Answer
1
Population about 34 million
Area about 527,968 km²
Its capital is Sana'a
Yemen
2
Population about 31 million
Area about 147,181 km²
Its capital is Kathmandu
Nepal
3
Population about 29 million
Area about 475,442 km²
Its capital is Yaoundé
Cameroon
4
Population about 24 million
Area about 36,197 km²
Its capital is Taipei
Taiwan
5
Population about 22 million
Area about 65,610 km²
Its capital is Colombo
Sri Lanka
6
Population about 20 million
Area about 2,724,900 km²
Its capital is Astana
Kazakhstan
7
Population about 18 million
Area about 108,889 km²
Its capital is Guatemala City
Guatemala
8
Population about 17 million
Area about 181,035 km²
Its capital is Phnom Penh
Cambodia
9
Population about 14 million
Area about 114,763 km²
Its capital is Porto-Novo
Benin
10
Population about 12 million
Area about 30,528 km²
Its capital is Brussels
Belgium
Challenges 21–30
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Clue 1
Clue 2
Clue 3
Answer
1
Population about 11 million
Area about 109,884 km²
Its capital is Havana
Cuba
2
Population about 11 million
Area about 450,295 km²
Its capital is Stockholm
Sweden
3
Population about 10 million
Area about 86,600 km²
Its capital is Baku
Azerbaijan
4
Population about 9.2 million
Area about 207,600 km²
Its capital is Minsk
Belarus
5
Population about 8.8 million
Area about 41,285 km²
Its capital is Bern
Switzerland
6
Population about 6.9 million
Area about 1,759,540 km²
Its capital is Tripoli
Libya
7
Population about 6.4 million
Area about 110,879 km²
Its capital is Sofia
Bulgaria
8
Population about 5.9 million
Area about 733 km²
Its capital is Singapore
Singapore
9
Population about 5.4 million
Area about 10,452 km²
Its capital is Beirut
Lebanon
10
Population about 5.3 million
Area about 70,273 km²
Its capital is Dublin
Ireland
Challenges 31–40
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Clue 1
Clue 2
Clue 3
Answer
1
Population about 4.6 million
Area about 309,500 km²
Its capital is Muscat
Oman
2
Population about 3.7 million
Area about 117,600 km²
Its capital is Asmara
Eritrea
3
Population about 3.2 million
Area about 51,209 km²
Its capital is Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
Population about 2.8 million
Area about 11,295 km²
Its capital is Banjul
Gambia
5
Population about 2.7 million
Area about 11,586 km²
Its capital is Doha
Qatar
6
Population about 2.3 million
Area about 30,355 km²
Its capital is Maseru
Lesotho
7
Population about 1.8 million
Area about 25,713 km²
Its capital is Skopje
North Macedonia
8
Population about 1.5 million
Area about 5,130 km²
Its capital is Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
9
Population about 1.3 million
Area about 2,040 km²
Its capital is Port Louis
Mauritius
10
Population about 1,429 million
Area about 3,287,263 km²
Its capital is New Delhi
India
Frequently asked questions
How do the clues work?
Each clue is more specific than the last, ending with the capital city.