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Each prompt below carries three graded hints. Open them one at a time: the first narrows the map, the second tells you how big the answer set is, and the third gives a letter from one accepted answer.
Nothing here lists the answers, so you can still play the day honestly. When you want the names, the answer page for this expedition is linked at the bottom.
01 Pin a country with a Red Sea coast Hint 1 Where to look Most accepted answers sit in Africa (4); the rest are in Asia (4).
Start from the region or water the hint names, then test the countries on it against the wording of the prompt.
Hint 2 The shape of the set 8 accepted answers: 1 Common, 2 Uncommon, 3 Rare, 1 Elusive, 1 Farflung.
A tight spread means a short, well-known list; a long tail means plenty of countries fit and the bar is lower than it looks.
Hint 3 A letter One of the 100 km answers starts with “D” and has 8 letters.
The letter belongs to one accepted answer — pair it with the region from hint 1 to cut the map down quickly.
02 Pin a country the Tropic of Cancer crosses by land Hint 1 Where to look Most accepted answers sit in Asia (8); the rest are in Africa (7), North America (2).
Start from the region or water the hint names, then test the countries on it against the wording of the prompt.
Hint 2 The shape of the set 17 accepted answers: 1 Common, 2 Uncommon, 8 Rare, 5 Elusive, 1 Farflung.
A tight spread means a short, well-known list; a long tail means plenty of countries fit and the bar is lower than it looks.
Hint 3 A letter One of the 100 km answers starts with “B” and has 7 letters.
The letter belongs to one accepted answer — pair it with the region from hint 1 to cut the map down quickly.
03 Pin a country where a Marvel film was shot or set Hint 1 Where to look Most accepted answers sit in Europe (20); the rest are in Asia (15), Africa (8), North America (7), South America (4), Oceania (2).
Start from the region or water the hint names, then test the countries on it against the wording of the prompt.
Hint 2 The shape of the set 56 accepted answers: 1 Common, 3 Uncommon, 19 Rare, 29 Elusive, 4 Farflung.
A tight spread means a short, well-known list; a long tail means plenty of countries fit and the bar is lower than it looks.
Hint 3 A letter One of the 100 km answers starts with “B” and has 10 letters.
The letter belongs to one accepted answer — pair it with the region from hint 1 to cut the map down quickly.
04 Pin a country where turkeys live in the wild Hint 1 Where to look Most accepted answers sit in North America (5); the rest are in Europe (3), Oceania (2).
Start from the region or water the hint names, then test the countries on it against the wording of the prompt.
Hint 2 The shape of the set 10 accepted answers: 1 Common, 2 Uncommon, 2 Rare, 4 Elusive, 1 Farflung.
A tight spread means a short, well-known list; a long tail means plenty of countries fit and the bar is lower than it looks.
Hint 3 A letter One of the 100 km answers starts with “F” and has 6 letters.
The letter belongs to one accepted answer — pair it with the region from hint 1 to cut the map down quickly.
05 Pin a country the Carpathian Mountains run through Hint 1 Where to look Every accepted answer sits in Europe.
Start from the region or water the hint names, then test the countries on it against the wording of the prompt.
Hint 2 The shape of the set 8 accepted answers: 1 Common, 2 Uncommon, 2 Rare, 2 Elusive, 1 Farflung.
A tight spread means a short, well-known list; a long tail means plenty of countries fit and the bar is lower than it looks.
Hint 3 A letter One of the 100 km answers starts with “A” and has 7 letters.
The letter belongs to one accepted answer — pair it with the region from hint 1 to cut the map down quickly.