Three legs, 14 questions, 17 countries of World: that is expedition #1102, flown at the Hard level. First Capitals (6 questions), then Bigger or smaller (3 questions), and to finish Name the country (5 questions).
- The capitals leg turns things round: 6 capitals, and you name the country of each.
- The size leg is 3 area duels: which of two countries is larger?
- In the naming leg 5 countries light up on the map and you choose each name from four.
At the Hard level the obvious countries are left out and the wrong options are close neighbours of the right one, or, for flags, the closest look-alikes.
Capital to capital, in question order, the route covers 106,220 km over 16 hops.
Tips from the window seat
- Capitals: Capitals that are not the largest city are the classic trap.
- Bigger or smaller: Near-ties are common on Hard; the figures appear after each answer.
- Name the country: Look at the coastline first: which sea a country touches rules out half the options.
After the landing
Finish the third leg and the expedition is stamped in your passport; the button for expedition #1103 appears right under the quiz.
MadagascarAntananarivo
Saint LuciaCastries
LebanonBeirut
MozambiqueMaputo
TurkmenistanAshgabat
UzbekistanTashkent
SamoaApia
Cape VerdePraia
Antigua and BarbudaSt. John’s
GrenadaSt. George’s
Sierra LeoneFreetown
AzerbaijanBaku
PortugalLisbon
MaliBamako
Yemen
BeninPorto-Novo
RwandaKigali