Farflung Answers · Expedition #3 (2026-10-07)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country with a 7-Eleven

Ruling note: Stores open under the name today. Indonesia's closed in 2017, Israel's were sold in 2024 and India's closed in September 2026. The United Arab Emirates' are gone too. Hong Kong and Macao count as China.

Gem note: The newest country on the list. Its first store opened in Vientiane in September 2023.

18 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Japan	Common	23.1%
United States	Common	23.1%
Thailand	Uncommon	10.6%
Taiwan	Uncommon	9.1%
South Korea	Rare	5.8%
Canada	Rare	4.3%
Australia	Rare	3.8%
Philippines	Rare	3.8%
Mexico	Rare	3.4%
China	Rare	2.9%
Malaysia	Rare	2.4%
Singapore	Rare	2.4%
Denmark	Elusive	1.3%
Vietnam	Elusive	1.2%
Norway	Elusive	1%
Sweden	Elusive	1%
Cambodia	Elusive	0.6%
Laos	Farflung	0.4%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country where Arabic is an official language

Ruling note: Mali counts through Hassaniya Arabic, official since its 2023 constitution. Western Sahara uses Arabic too, but it is a territory.

Gem note: Comoros sits in the Indian Ocean, and Chad has Arabic as official without being in the Arab League.

24 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Egypt	Common	22.9%
Syria	Uncommon	13.9%
Iraq	Uncommon	9.5%
Saudi Arabia	Uncommon	9%
Lebanon	Rare	7%
United Arab Emirates	Rare	6.8%
Jordan	Rare	5%
Morocco	Rare	4.7%
Yemen	Rare	2.7%
Qatar	Rare	2.5%
Algeria	Rare	2.5%
Libya	Rare	2.2%
Tunisia	Rare	2.2%
Sudan	Rare	2.2%
Kuwait	Rare	2.1%
Palestine	Elusive	1.3%
Oman	Elusive	1%
Somalia	Elusive	0.9%
Bahrain	Elusive	0.7%
Mauritania	Elusive	0.4%
Mali	Elusive	0.3%
Djibouti	Elusive	0.2%
Chad	Farflung	0.2%
Comoros	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where hippos live in the wild

Ruling note: Both kinds count: Liberia's wild hippos are all pygmy hippos. Hippos are gone from Egypt, Algeria, Eritrea and Mauritania.

Gem note: Pablo Escobar brought four to his private zoo in 1981. About 200 now roam the Magdalena valley, and in 2026 the government approved putting about 80 down.

40 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Kenya	Common	13.4%
South Africa	Common	13.4%
Tanzania	Uncommon	10.5%
Botswana	Uncommon	8.6%
Uganda	Rare	6.7%
Zambia	Rare	6.7%
Zimbabwe	Rare	5.7%
DR Congo	Rare	4.8%
Nigeria	Rare	3.3%
Ethiopia	Rare	2.9%
Mozambique	Rare	2.9%
Namibia	Rare	2.4%
Malawi	Elusive	1.9%
Rwanda	Elusive	1.9%
Angola	Elusive	1.4%
Sudan	Elusive	1.1%
Cameroon	Elusive	1%
Ghana	Elusive	1%
Senegal	Elusive	1%
South Sudan	Elusive	1%
Republic of the Congo	Elusive	0.8%
Gabon	Elusive	0.8%
Gambia	Elusive	0.8%
Mali	Elusive	0.6%
Niger	Elusive	0.6%
Chad	Elusive	0.6%
Ivory Coast	Elusive	0.5%
Liberia	Elusive	0.5%
Benin	Elusive	0.4%
Burkina Faso	Elusive	0.4%
Central African Republic	Elusive	0.4%
Colombia	Farflung	0.4%
Somalia	Elusive	0.4%
Burundi	Elusive	0.3%
Guinea	Elusive	0.3%
Sierra Leone	Elusive	0.3%
Eswatini	Elusive	0.3%
Togo	Elusive	0.3%
Guinea-Bissau	Elusive	0.2%
Equatorial Guinea	Elusive	0.2%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country the Andes run through

Ruling note: Seven countries, from Venezuela in the north to Chile and Argentina in the south.

Gem note: People forget the Andes reach this far north, yet Pico Bolívar stands at 4,978 metres.

7 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Peru	Common	22.9%
Argentina	Uncommon	19.9%
Colombia	Uncommon	16%
Chile	Uncommon	13.7%
Bolivia	Uncommon	11%
Ecuador	Rare	8.3%
Venezuela	Farflung	8.2%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country whose name starts with M

Ruling note: Current English short names, as the map labels them: North Macedonia starts with N now.

Gem note: Micronesia has Nan Madol, a ruined city of basalt built on a reef.

18 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Mexico	Common	26.4%
Malaysia	Uncommon	15.6%
Morocco	Uncommon	9.8%
Myanmar	Uncommon	9.3%
Mongolia	Rare	4.8%
Madagascar	Rare	4.8%
Moldova	Rare	4.1%
Montenegro	Rare	3.5%
Mozambique	Rare	3.4%
Mali	Rare	3.3%
Malawi	Rare	3.1%
Malta	Rare	2.8%
Mauritius	Rare	2.6%
Mauritania	Rare	2.6%
Maldives	Rare	2.3%
Marshall Islands	Elusive	0.6%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.4%
Monaco	Elusive	0.4%