Expedition #1049

This trip through Europe is set at Easy. The 11 questions come in three legs — Find the country (4 questions), then Bigger or smaller (3 questions), then Capitals (4 questions) — and visit 14 countries in all.

• In the map leg you tap 4 countries; a miss shows the right one and how far away you were.
• The size leg is 3 population duels: which of two countries has more people?
• The capitals leg alternates: 4 questions, country to capital and back again.

The Easy setting keeps to well-known countries; the wrong answers come from other subregions and are rarely close.

The full route, drawn from capital to capital as the questions come, measures 21,490 km: 13 hops in all.

Tips from the window seat

• Find the country: Read the distance after a miss: it tells you how close you were.
• Bigger or smaller: Do not trust the map for area: flat maps distort sizes.
• Capitals: Capitals that are not the largest city are the classic trap.

After the landing

Finish the third leg and the expedition is stamped in your passport; the button for expedition #1050 appears right under the quiz.