Pop culture · October 10, 2026

Puzzle #2 answers

The five places from Where Was It? Pop culture #2, and the story behind each one.

1. 01

   TV

   This walled Adriatic city played King's Landing in Game of Thrones.

   Dubrovnik Old Town, Croatia

   

   From season 2, Dubrovnik's walls and the Jesuit Staircase — scene of Cersei's walk of shame — stood in for the capital of Westeros.

   42.641, 18.110

2. 02

   Music

   The King of Rock and Roll lived — and is buried — in this mansion.

   Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

   

   Elvis Presley bought Graceland in 1957 for about $100,000. It is one of the most visited private homes in the United States.

   35.048, -90.026

4. 03

   Film

   Luke Skywalker's underground home on Tatooine is a real troglodyte hotel. Where?

   Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tunisia

   

   George Lucas filmed the Lars homestead interiors at the Hotel Sidi Driss in 1976. Tatooine itself is named after the nearby town of Tataouine.

   33.543, 9.967

5. 04

   Books

   Tourists queue to see the balcony of Shakespeare's most famous tragic heroine in this city.

   Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta), Verona, Italy

   Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona. The balcony was added to a medieval house in the 20th century, but thousands of letters to Juliet still arrive every year.

   45.442, 10.999

6. 05

   Film

   A 2002 Brazilian film named after the neighbourhood where it takes place.

   Cidade de Deus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   

   City of God follows two boys growing up in this western Rio neighbourhood from the 1960s to the 1980s. It earned four Academy Award nominations.

   -22.946, -43.363