Geography quiz
Border chain: cross the world country by country
You are given a start and a destination on the map. Type a country that borders the one you stand in, then the next, until you arrive. Three journeys make a play.
- Format
- Chain
- Items
- 3 journeys
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- In play
- 155 countries
- A play
- 3 journeys
- Each journey
- 3 to 5 borders at the shortest
- Scoring
- 5 for a shortest route with no help
- Clock
- None to beat
- Type a country linked to the one you are in and press Enter. Any route to the destination counts.
- A name that is not linked, or is already on your route, is refused and costs nothing. Undo takes back a step.
- A hint outlines a next step on the map. Hints and showing every outline count as help.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Type a country that borders the one you are in and press Enter. Keep going until you reach the destination.
Drawing the map
About this quiz
155 countries of the world share a clear land border with another country in play. A journey runs between two of them whose shortest route crosses 3 to 5 borders.
- Any route that reaches the destination counts. A country you have already crossed cannot be entered twice; undo a step to go back.
- A shortest route with no help scores 5. Each extra border costs a point, down to 2. Arriving with help scores 1, and a revealed route scores 0.
- A hint draws the outline of a next step on a shortest route; a second hint in the same place names it. The map can also show every outline. Both count as help.
- A journey never starts or ends in a country with only one neighbour (such as Portugal or Vatican City), so the first and last steps are always a real choice.
- When a journey ends, every equally short route is listed and can be shown one at a time.
- The first three journeys of each day are the same for everyone. Play again for fresh ones.
- A border that depends on a disputed status or on an overseas territory is not used, and neither is one that runs only through an exclave such as Kaliningrad or Cabinda.
Sources
- [1]Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook, 2025 edition: Land boundaries (archived copy of the agency's page).
- [2]United Nations. Member States.
- [3]United Nations. Non-member States.
- [4]United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49).
Last checked October 3, 2026
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