Farflung Answers · Expedition #1 (2026-10-05)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country where they drive on the left

Ruling note: China counts for Hong Kong and Macao, which keep left, and the United States for the US Virgin Islands. Samoa switched to the left in 2009.

Gem note: From Alaska to Patagonia, only two countries on the mainland keep left: Suriname, and Guyana next door.

56 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United Kingdom	Common	14.9%
Japan	Common	14.9%
Australia	Uncommon	9.9%
India	Uncommon	8.9%
Ireland	Uncommon	8.4%
New Zealand	Rare	5.3%
Pakistan	Rare	3.8%
Thailand	Rare	3.2%
Malaysia	Rare	3.1%
South Africa	Rare	3.1%
Indonesia	Rare	2.7%
Singapore	Rare	2.1%
Bangladesh	Elusive	1.4%
Kenya	Elusive	1.4%
Guyana	Elusive	1%
Uganda	Elusive	0.9%
Tanzania	Elusive	0.9%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.9%
Jamaica	Elusive	0.9%
Zambia	Elusive	0.8%
Sri Lanka	Elusive	0.7%
Botswana	Elusive	0.7%
Zimbabwe	Elusive	0.7%
Papua New Guinea	Elusive	0.6%
Namibia	Elusive	0.6%
Bahamas	Elusive	0.6%
Fiji	Elusive	0.6%
China	Elusive	0.5%
United States	Elusive	0.5%
Malawi	Elusive	0.5%
Malta	Elusive	0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago	Elusive	0.4%
Mozambique	Elusive	0.4%
Brunei	Elusive	0.4%
Lesotho	Elusive	0.4%
Nepal	Elusive	0.4%
Suriname	Farflung	0.4%
Eswatini	Elusive	0.3%
Mauritius	Elusive	0.3%
Solomon Islands	Elusive	0.3%
Barbados	Elusive	0.2%
Saint Lucia	Elusive	0.2%
Samoa	Elusive	0.2%
Grenada	Elusive	0.2%
Maldives	Elusive	0.2%
Dominica	Elusive	0.1%
Nauru	Elusive	0.1%
Kiribati	Elusive	0.1%
Seychelles	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Elusive	0.1%
Antigua and Barbuda	Elusive	0.1%
Tonga	Elusive	0.1%
Tuvalu	Elusive	0.1%
Bhutan	Elusive	0.1%
Timor-Leste	Elusive	0%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country that was a member of the Soviet Union

Ruling note: The Soviet Union broke up in 1991. Its 15 republics are now 15 countries.

Gem note: Its great lake, Issyk-Kul, sits 1,607 metres up, and its name means hot lake.

15 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Russia	Common	49.2%
Ukraine	Uncommon	21.4%
Georgia	Rare	4.3%
Belarus	Rare	3.9%
Kazakhstan	Rare	3.3%
Estonia	Rare	2.9%
Lithuania	Rare	2.9%
Azerbaijan	Rare	2.6%
Latvia	Rare	2.5%
Armenia	Rare	2.3%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	1.4%
Moldova	Elusive	1.3%
Kyrgyzstan	Farflung	0.9%
Tajikistan	Elusive	0.7%
Turkmenistan	Elusive	0.6%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country or territory where French is an official language

Ruling note: Territories count, like New Caledonia and French Polynesia. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have dropped French since 2023, so they do not.

Gem note: Britain and France ruled it together until 1980, so it kept both their languages.

36 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
France	Common	31.7%
Canada	Common	25.1%
Belgium	Uncommon	10.7%
Switzerland	Uncommon	8.8%
Senegal	Rare	2.4%
Cameroon	Rare	2.3%
DR Congo	Rare	2.3%
Ivory Coast	Elusive	1.6%
Haiti	Elusive	1.5%
Madagascar	Elusive	1.4%
Rwanda	Elusive	1.3%
Luxembourg	Elusive	1.1%
Benin	Elusive	0.9%
Republic of the Congo	Elusive	0.8%
Gabon	Elusive	0.8%
Guinea	Elusive	0.8%
Chad	Elusive	0.8%
Togo	Elusive	0.8%
Central African Republic	Elusive	0.7%
Burundi	Elusive	0.6%
Equatorial Guinea	Elusive	0.6%
Monaco	Elusive	0.5%
New Caledonia	Elusive	0.5%
French Polynesia	Elusive	0.5%
Djibouti	Elusive	0.4%
Vanuatu	Farflung	0.3%
Comoros	Elusive	0.2%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Elusive	0.2%
Seychelles	Elusive	0.2%
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Barthélemy	Elusive	0.1%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.1%
Guernsey	Elusive	0.1%
Jersey	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Martin	Elusive	0.1%
Wallis and Futuna	Elusive	0.1%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country that borders Brazil

Ruling note: Brazil borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.

Gem note: French Guiana makes Brazil France's longest land border, at 730 km.

10 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Argentina	Common	22%
Uruguay	Uncommon	14.7%
Venezuela	Uncommon	13.8%
Colombia	Uncommon	12.6%
Bolivia	Uncommon	12.5%
Peru	Uncommon	11.4%
Paraguay	Rare	5.6%
Guyana	Rare	4%
France	Farflung	2%
Suriname	Elusive	1.3%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country with no permanent rivers

Ruling note: Wadis, canals and streams that dry up do not count.

Gem note: Its highest point is 4.6 metres, which leaves a river nowhere to run.

18 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Saudi Arabia	Common	28.4%
United Arab Emirates	Uncommon	15.9%
Yemen	Uncommon	10%
Qatar	Uncommon	9.5%
Libya	Rare	7.8%
Kuwait	Rare	5.9%
Oman	Rare	4.5%
Monaco	Rare	3.5%
Vatican City	Rare	3.3%
Malta	Rare	3%
Bahrain	Rare	2.7%
Maldives	Rare	2.3%
Djibouti	Elusive	1.2%
Tonga	Elusive	0.7%
Nauru	Elusive	0.6%
Marshall Islands	Elusive	0.4%
Kiribati	Elusive	0.4%
Tuvalu	Farflung	0.2%