Expedition #21

2026-10-25 · five prompts, fully revealed. Prefer no spoilers? Use the hints pages instead.

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country whose land was once part of the Inca Empire

Ruling note: Part of a country's land is enough. The empire stretched along the Andes across land now in six countries.

Gem note: The empire's northern reach took in a small corner of what is now Colombia.

6 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Peru Common
Bolivia Uncommon
Ecuador Rare
Chile Rare
Argentina Elusive
Colombia Farflung
Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country with a Daiso shop today

Ruling note: South Korea's independent chain counts too. Hong Kong and Macao count for China; resellers alone do not count.

Gem note: Brunei's first Daiso opened in a shopping mall about fifteen minutes from its international airport.

29 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Japan Common
South Korea Uncommon
United States Uncommon
Taiwan Rare
Thailand Rare
Singapore Rare
Australia Rare
Malaysia Rare
Brazil Rare
China Rare
Canada Rare
India Elusive
Indonesia Elusive
Philippines Elusive
United Arab Emirates Elusive
Vietnam Elusive
New Zealand Elusive
Mexico Elusive
Cambodia Elusive
Qatar Farflung
Saudi Arabia Farflung
Kuwait Farflung
Bahrain Farflung
Oman Farflung
Laos Farflung
Myanmar Farflung
Mongolia Farflung
Mauritius Farflung
Brunei Farflung
Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where rice wine or rice beer is a traditional local drink

Ruling note: Clear wines and cloudy rice beers both count, including local community traditions. Madagascar counts for a rice-and-honey form of betsabetsa documented in farming rituals, not for the usual toasted-rice water called ranovola. Distilled rice spirits are a different kind of drink.

Gem note: Japanese immigrants carried sake-making to Brazil, where Tozan brewed Azuma Kirin for their community.

34 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Japan Common
China Uncommon
South Korea Uncommon
India Rare
Thailand Rare
Vietnam Rare
Indonesia Rare
Philippines Rare
Malaysia Elusive
Taiwan Elusive
Nepal Elusive
Bolivia Elusive
Madagascar Elusive
Laos Elusive
Cambodia Elusive
Australia Elusive
Canada Elusive
Colombia Elusive
United Kingdom Elusive
North Korea Elusive
United States Elusive
Germany Farflung
Myanmar Farflung
Bangladesh Farflung
Singapore Farflung
Bhutan Farflung
Ecuador Farflung
New Zealand Farflung
Peru Farflung
Venezuela Farflung
Brazil Farflung
Switzerland Farflung
Brunei Farflung
Guyana Farflung
Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country with a landmark recreated in an official LEGO set

Ruling note: Retired and promotional sets count, and landmarks in a skyline set. Hobbiton's Bag End counts for New Zealand, and Malaysia counts as a close call, for a kampung house, a kind of building rather than a named landmark.

Gem note: Singapore's skyline, Seoul's old city gate and Hobbiton's Bag End have all become LEGO sets.

23 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
France Common
United States Uncommon
United Kingdom Uncommon
China Rare
Italy Rare
India Rare
Egypt Rare
Japan Rare
Australia Rare
Singapore Farflung
United Arab Emirates Elusive
Germany Elusive
Malaysia Elusive
Panama Elusive
Taiwan Elusive
Denmark Elusive
New Zealand Farflung
Spain Elusive
Greece Elusive
Jordan Farflung
Mexico Farflung
Tunisia Farflung
South Korea Farflung
Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country where Doctor Who has been filmed

Ruling note: Classic and revived stories and the 1996 TV film count. Lagos supplied drone shots; its barbershop was built in Wales.

Gem note: The Return of Doctor Mysterio sent its New York superhero story to a Bulgarian film studio.

13 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
United Kingdom Common
Spain Uncommon
United States Uncommon
Italy Rare
France Rare
Canada Rare
South Africa Rare
Croatia Elusive
Japan Elusive
Netherlands Elusive
United Arab Emirates Farflung
Nigeria Farflung
Bulgaria Farflung