Pop culture · October 15, 2026
Puzzle #7 answers
The five places from Where Was It? Pop culture #7, and the story behind each one.
- 01
Books
Captain Haddock's Marlinspike Hall in the Tintin comics was modelled on this Loire Valley château (minus its wings).
Château de Cheverny, France
Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 Hergé drew Marlinspike (Moulinsart) from Cheverny's central section. The château now hosts a permanent Tintin exhibition.
47.500, 1.458
- 02
Film
The floating Hallelujah Mountains of Avatar were inspired by sandstone pillars in this national park.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan, China
chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 After the 2009 film, the park renamed one of its pillars 'Avatar Hallelujah Mountain'.
29.325, 110.434
- 03
Music
In August 1969, about 400,000 people gathered on a dairy farm here for 'three days of peace and music'.
Woodstock festival site, Bethel, New York, USA
Wikidude12345 · Public domain Despite its name, Woodstock took place on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, about 70 km from the town of Woodstock.
41.701, -74.880
- 04
Film
Nollywood, one of the world's largest film industries by output, is centred on this megacity.
Lagos, Nigeria
FrankvEck · CC BY-SA 4.0 Nigeria produces thousands of films a year. The industry took off in the 1990s with direct-to-video releases made in and around Lagos.
6.524, 3.379
- 05
TV
Matt Groening said the Simpsons' hometown was named after this real city near where he grew up.
Springfield, Oregon, USA
AnthonyTheGuy · CC BY 4.0 Groening, from Portland, revealed in 2012 that he chose Springfield after the Oregon town — partly because so many US states have one.
44.046, -123.022
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