Expedition #1156

Expedition #1156 stays in Europe at the Hard level: three legs, 11 questions and 14 different countries along the way. It opens with Flags (4 questions), carries on with Name the country (4 questions) and lands with Bigger or smaller (3 questions).

• The flags leg names 4 countries and gives you four flags each time, 15 different flags in all.
• In the naming leg 4 countries light up on the map and you choose each name from four.
• The size leg is 3 area duels: which of two countries is larger?

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 14,580 km over 13 hops.

Tips from the window seat

• Flags: Look for the small details: a star, a crescent, an emblem.
• Name the country: Count the neighbours you recognise around the yellow shape.
• Bigger or smaller: Do not trust the map for area: flat maps distort sizes.

After the landing

Finish the third leg and the expedition is stamped in your passport; the button for expedition #1157 appears right under the quiz.