Expedition #1137

This trip through South America is set at Medium. The 9 questions come in three legs — Bigger or smaller (2 questions), then Capitals (4 questions), then Find the country (3 questions) — and visit 11 countries in all.

• The size leg is 2 area duels: which of two countries is larger?
• The capitals leg alternates: 4 questions, country to capital and back again.
• In the map leg you tap 3 countries; a miss shows the right one and how far away you were.

Medium draws on three quarters of the region, and the wrong options come from the same continent, so you have to know where things actually are.

If you joined the stops capital to capital, in the order the questions bring them, the dashed line would be 28,410 km long, with 10 hops between 11 stops.

Tips from the window seat

• 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.
• Find the country: Read the distance after a miss: it tells you how close you were.

After the landing

Finish the third leg and the expedition is stamped in your passport; the button for expedition #1138 appears right under the quiz.