Fixed Locus

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Despite today’s questions being all over the place, the locus is fixed. BTW five questions: ten answers.

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What European nation is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; and what two landlocked nations surround it?

What sultanate on the Arabian Sea has been ruled by the Al Bu Said dynasty since 1744?

What active stratovolcano is about 30 miles (50 km) south of the city of Quito; in what country and mountain range is this volcano located?

The seventh planet from the Sun was the first planet to be classified as such with the aid of a telescope? What planet and who discovered it?

Who or what is the island nation of the Solomon Islands named after?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.