Expedition #30

2026-11-03 · five prompts, fully revealed. Prefer no spoilers? Use the hints pages instead.

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country the Arctic Circle crosses

Ruling note: The line crosses Greenland for Denmark, and Grímsey for Iceland.

Gem note: On Grímsey, an eight-tonne stone ball is moved to follow the drifting circle.

8 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Russia Common
Canada Uncommon
Norway Uncommon
Denmark Rare
Finland Rare
United States Rare
Iceland Farflung
Sweden Rare
Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country where tigers live in the wild

Ruling note: Reintroduced tigers count, as in Kazakhstan. South Africa counts for Tiger Canyon’s managed, wild-living tigers.

Gem note: A tigress released near Lake Balkhash in 2026 ended a gap of over 70 years.

12 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
India Common
Bangladesh Uncommon
Russia Uncommon
Nepal Rare
Indonesia Rare
China Rare
Thailand Rare
Malaysia Rare
Bhutan Elusive
Myanmar Elusive
Kazakhstan Farflung
South Africa Elusive
Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where a Simpson family member is shown on screen in The Simpsons TV show, outside dreams and daydreams

Ruling note: Flashbacks, holiday photos and Halloween stories count, including extended family and story roles. Dreams, daydreams and virtual-reality scenes do not; the Morocco trip is Lisa’s nightmare. Named places use today’s countries; Russian waters count too.

Gem note: Homer follows Carl and the stolen lottery winnings to Iceland, where Sigur Rós supplied the music.

36 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Canada Common
Mexico Common
United States Common
Japan Uncommon
Australia Uncommon
France Uncommon
United Kingdom Rare
Brazil Rare
China Rare
Italy Rare
India Elusive
Ireland Elusive
Israel Elusive
Cuba Elusive
Tanzania Elusive
Denmark Elusive
Peru Elusive
South Korea Elusive
Costa Rica Elusive
Egypt Elusive
Netherlands Elusive
Spain Elusive
Germany Elusive
Russia Elusive
Austria Elusive
Greece Elusive
Türkiye Elusive
Iceland Farflung
Sweden Farflung
Chile Farflung
Kenya Farflung
New Zealand Farflung
Belgium Farflung
Palestine Farflung
Zambia Farflung
Zimbabwe Farflung
Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country that has hosted Lollapalooza

Ruling note: Canada counts for the 1990s touring festival. Announced editions in Israel and Colombia were cancelled before opening.

Gem note: Long before the Chicago fixture, Lollapalooza toured Vancouver and Barrie.

9 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
United States Common
Brazil Uncommon
Germany Uncommon
Chile Rare
Argentina Rare
France Rare
India Rare
Sweden Elusive
Canada Farflung
Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country that has won the top-division men's Ice Hockey World Championship as an independent country

Ruling note: Olympic tournaments through 1968 also awarded world titles. Soviet and Czechoslovak titles alone do not qualify their successor countries.

Gem note: Great Britain beat Canada 2–1 on its way to the 1936 world title.

8 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Canada Common
Sweden Uncommon
Russia Uncommon
Finland Rare
Czechia Rare
United States Rare
Slovakia Elusive
United Kingdom Farflung