What actually is this site?

Chase the Pigeon is a travel trivia game narrated by Gray, a pigeon with strong opinions and no formal qualifications. You answer quiz questions about real cities and states, and your score decides how far you get to travel next. Do well enough and eventually you’ve worked your way across a whole continent, or a whole country, one quiz at a time.

Do I need to sign up or create an account?

No. There’s no account, no login, and no email address required anywhere on the site. Your progress is saved directly in your browser, and you can start playing immediately from any city or state page.

Where do I start?

The homepage offers a handful of starting points to begin your world journey, and the USA road trip has its own separate starting page with three states to choose from. Pick whichever appeals, read the short guide, then take the quiz at the bottom to earn your first ticket onward.

How does scoring decide where I go next?

Each quiz runs three questions. Get one right and you’ll earn a bus ticket to a nearby city. Get two right and it’s a train ticket, opening up a few more options. Get all three and Gray reluctantly hands you a plane ticket, unlocking the furthest destinations from wherever you currently are.

What happens if I get every question wrong?

You’re grounded for the moment. No ticket, no stamp, but nothing’s lost either. Hit try again and have another go at the same quiz whenever you’re ready.

Can I retake a quiz to improve my score?

Yes, as many times as you like. There’s no penalty for retrying, and no limit on attempts. If a plane ticket is within reach and you narrowly missed it, nothing’s stopping you from going again.

Are the questions the same every time?

Yes, each city or state runs its own fixed set of three questions, though the order they’re presented in shuffles each time you take it. This keeps things fair for a retry without the whole quiz feeling identical on a second attempt.

Is my progress saved if I close the browser?

Yes, your journey and your passport stamps are both saved directly in your browser’s local storage, so closing the tab or shutting your laptop won’t lose anything. Come back whenever you like and pick up exactly where you left off.

Will my progress carry over if I switch devices?

No, progress is tied to the specific browser you’re using rather than an account, so it won’t automatically appear if you switch to a different device or browser. Sticking with the same browser throughout is the only way to keep one continuous journey going.

What’s the passport stamps page for?

It’s a running record of everywhere you’ve successfully completed a quiz. Every city or state you earn at least one point in gets its own stamp, and the page tracks your overall progress toward completing the full map.

Can I reset my progress and start over?

Yes, there’s a reset button on the passport stamps page that clears everything, your journey and every stamp you’ve collected. It’s permanent once confirmed, so only use it if you really want a clean slate.

How is the USA road trip different from the world journey?

The mechanics work the same way, quiz, score, earn a ticket onward, but the USA road trip runs entirely on driving and flying rather than the bus, train, and plane tiers used for the world journey, and it covers all 50 states plus Washington DC rather than cities around the globe.

What are the side quests?

Ten major US cities run their own bonus stop separate from the main 50-state route, each with its own short quiz and its own stamp. They don’t count toward your state total, but collecting all ten earns you a separate completionist badge of their own. You can visit one whenever your route happens to bring you near it.

Do the world journey and the USA road trip share the same passport?

No, they’re tracked separately. The USA road trip has its own dedicated passport stamps page covering the 50 states and the 10 side quests, entirely apart from the world journey’s own passport and stamp count.

Is the site free to use?

Yes, completely. Every quiz, every guide, and both passports are free to use with no paywall or premium tier anywhere on the site.

Who writes the city and state guides?

Gray does, in his own voice, whether anyone asked him to or not. You can read more about him and how he ended up in this line of work on the About Gray page.

I found a mistake in a quiz question. What do I do?

Get in touch through the site’s contact page and let us know which quiz and question it was. Gray insists he’s never wrong, but we check these things properly regardless.