Before the reveal
Hints
Clue 01
A country with a coastline on the Black Sea
The answer is in Western Asia. Its capital begins with T. The English name has 7 letters.
Clue 02
A country whose English name ends in land
The answer is in Northern Europe. Its capital begins with R. The English name has 7 letters.
Clue 03
A country whose flag contains a star
The answer is in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital begins with H. The English name has 7 letters.
Clue 04
A country in the Baltics
The answer is in Northern Europe. Its capital begins with T. The English name has 7 letters.
Clue 05
A country with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea
The answer is in Southern Europe. Its capital begins with V. The English name has 5 letters.
The five featured pins
Answers and distances
| Clue | Country | Tier | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Black Sea coast | GeorgiaAsia | Common | 40 km |
| 02Ends in land | IcelandEurope | Common | 40 km |
| 03A star on the flag | VietnamAsia | Uncommon | 55 km |
| 04The Baltics | EstoniaEurope | Common | 40 km |
| 05Mediterranean coast | MaltaEurope | Elusive | 85 km |
The spread
Rarity breakdown
This is the full spread of accepted answers across the five clues, not just the featured pin. It shows how many countries sat in each tier for this expedition.
26
Common
40 km
12
Uncommon
55 km
10
Rare
70 km
3
Elusive
85 km
1
Farflung
100 km
Worth remembering
Country facts
Georgia
Georgia sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia on the Black Sea. It has its own alphabet, one of the world’s oldest wine traditions, and two breakaway regions.
Iceland
Iceland is a volcanic island on the Mid Atlantic Ridge. It runs almost entirely on geothermal and hydro power, and it is one of the few inhabited places with no mosquitoes.
Vietnam
Vietnam stretches about 1,650 kilometres along Southeast Asia’s east coast. Its flag carries a single star, and its name means south of Viet.
Estonia
Estonia is one of the three Baltic states and one of the world’s most digital societies. It has more than 2,000 islands and a language closely related to Finnish.
Malta
Malta is an archipelago of three inhabited islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino. It has two official languages, Maltese and English, and some of the oldest free standing temples on earth.