Expedition #35

2026-11-08 · five prompts, fully revealed. Prefer no spoilers? Use the hints pages instead.

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country that uses Type G electrical plugs

Ruling note: Type G use counts, including mixed systems; universal sockets alone do not. China qualifies through Hong Kong and Macao.

Gem note: Its UK-style sockets differ from the US-style ones in the Dominican Republic.

54 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
United Kingdom Common
Ireland Uncommon
Malaysia Uncommon
Singapore Rare
United Arab Emirates Rare
Cyprus Rare
Kenya Rare
China Rare
Sri Lanka Rare
Malta Rare
Saudi Arabia Rare
Ghana Elusive
Nigeria Elusive
Tanzania Elusive
Uganda Elusive
Bangladesh Elusive
Pakistan Elusive
Zambia Elusive
Zimbabwe Elusive
Iraq Elusive
Jordan Elusive
Kuwait Elusive
Oman Elusive
Qatar Elusive
Bahrain Elusive
Brunei Elusive
Botswana Elusive
Ethiopia Elusive
Cambodia Elusive
Lebanon Elusive
Liberia Elusive
Maldives Elusive
Myanmar Elusive
Solomon Islands Elusive
Somalia Elusive
Vietnam Elusive
Vanuatu Elusive
Yemen Elusive
Belize Farflung
Bhutan Farflung
Dominica Farflung
Gambia Farflung
Grenada Farflung
Guyana Farflung
Saint Kitts and Nevis Farflung
Saint Lucia Farflung
Mauritius Farflung
Malawi Farflung
Rwanda Farflung
Sudan Farflung
Sierra Leone Farflung
South Sudan Farflung
Seychelles Farflung
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Farflung
Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country where McDonald's has sold beer

Ruling note: Past sales count, and alcohol-free beer as in Belgium. McDonald's in the UK keeps beer off menus as wrong for family places.

Gem note: A court overturned the local council's refusal in 2009, so Arlanda's branch could sell beer.

26 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Germany Common
France Uncommon
Spain Uncommon
Belgium Rare
Italy Rare
Czechia Rare
Portugal Rare
Austria Rare
Switzerland Rare
Croatia Elusive
South Korea Elusive
Slovakia Elusive
Bulgaria Elusive
Serbia Elusive
Netherlands Elusive
Poland Elusive
Andorra Farflung
Malta Farflung
Brazil Farflung
China Farflung
Georgia Farflung
Greece Farflung
Romania Farflung
Ukraine Farflung
Lithuania Farflung
Sweden Farflung
Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where a Jurassic Park or Jurassic World film was shot or set

Ruling note: Real filming locations and places where the story is set both count.

Gem note: Trevorrow sent a crew to Socotra for Dominion's prologue, wanting the oldest creatures in what felt like the oldest part of the planet.

13 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
United States Common
United Kingdom Uncommon
Thailand Rare
Canada Rare
Malta Rare
Italy Elusive
Ireland Elusive
Switzerland Elusive
Costa Rica Elusive
Dominican Republic Elusive
India Farflung
Yemen Farflung
Suriname Elusive
Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country where coconut crabs live in the wild

Ruling note: Australia counts for Christmas Island; its mainland has lost them, as Madagascar has.

Gem note: Few would look to Africa for it, but it still turns up in Mozambique's far north.

30 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
Australia Common
Philippines Uncommon
Indonesia Uncommon
Japan Rare
Papua New Guinea Rare
Fiji Rare
Vanuatu Rare
United States Rare
France Rare
Solomon Islands Rare
New Zealand Rare
Seychelles Rare
Taiwan Rare
India Elusive
Kiribati Elusive
Palau Elusive
Micronesia Elusive
Tanzania Elusive
Marshall Islands Elusive
Tonga Elusive
Samoa Elusive
United Kingdom Farflung
Malaysia Farflung
Nauru Farflung
Tuvalu Farflung
Comoros Farflung
Kenya Farflung
Mozambique Farflung
Thailand Farflung
Timor-Leste Farflung
Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country that has had pneumatic tube mail

Ruling note: Letters, telegrams and internal documents travelled by air pressure. Closed systems count on today's map.

Gem note: Its city tube post began before independence: the network belongs on today's map.

28 accepted answers
CountryTierPick share
France Common
United Kingdom Uncommon
United States Uncommon
Germany Rare
Italy Rare
Japan Rare
Spain Rare
India Rare
Finland Elusive
Indonesia Elusive
New Zealand Elusive
Austria Elusive
Czechia Elusive
Brazil Elusive
Belgium Elusive
Argentina Elusive
Australia Elusive
Russia Elusive
Hungary Elusive
Canada Elusive
Netherlands Elusive
Portugal Elusive
Switzerland Farflung
Norway Farflung
Sweden Farflung
Ireland Farflung
Algeria Farflung
Vatican City Farflung