2026-10-08 · five prompts, fully revealed. Prefer no spoilers? Use the hints pages instead.
Prompt 1 of 5
Pin a country whose name has four letters
Ruling note: Current English short names, as the map labels them: Siam, now Thailand, does not count. Niue counts: it governs itself, in free association with New Zealand.
Gem note: A sliver with just 56 km of coast, named after Togoville, a village on Lake Togo.
11 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
Iran
Common
35.8%
Iraq
Uncommon
19.5%
Cuba
Uncommon
14.1%
Peru
Uncommon
9.8%
Fiji
Rare
6.5%
Oman
Rare
6.5%
Laos
Elusive
1.8%
Mali
Elusive
1.8%
Chad
Elusive
1.8%
Togo
Farflung
1.6%
Niue
Elusive
0.5%
Prompt 2 of 5
Pin a country that has had nuclear weapons
Ruling note: Nine have them now. South Africa, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus once did, and count. Hosting another country's, as Germany does, doesn't.
Gem note: Israel has never said it has any. Outside estimates say about 90 warheads. South Africa built six in secret, then took them all apart.
13 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
Russia
Common
26.6%
United States
Common
26.6%
China
Uncommon
12.8%
North Korea
Uncommon
9.9%
United Kingdom
Rare
5.9%
France
Rare
4.9%
India
Rare
4.9%
Israel
Farflung
3%
Pakistan
Elusive
1.9%
Ukraine
Elusive
1.5%
Belarus
Elusive
0.8%
Kazakhstan
Elusive
0.8%
South Africa
Farflung
0.5%
Prompt 3 of 5
Pin a country the Danube flows through or along
Ruling note: Ten countries and four capitals. A riverbank is enough.
Gem note: Its whole Danube is a few hundred metres of bank at Giurgiulești, and it built a port there.
10 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
Austria
Common
24.7%
Hungary
Uncommon
20.6%
Germany
Uncommon
15.4%
Romania
Uncommon
12.4%
Serbia
Uncommon
9.3%
Slovakia
Rare
7.2%
Bulgaria
Rare
6.2%
Croatia
Elusive
1.9%
Ukraine
Elusive
1.9%
Moldova
Farflung
0.5%
Prompt 4 of 5
Pin a country with one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
Ruling note: The winners of the 2007 worldwide vote. Egypt counts for Giza's honorary status, Mongolia and Russia for their stretch of the Great Wall.
Gem note: Petra, the city cut into rock. Queen Rania joined the campaign for its votes. The Great Wall's northern line lies mostly outside China.
10 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
China
Common
21.3%
Egypt
Common
21.3%
India
Uncommon
18.8%
Italy
Uncommon
13.7%
Peru
Uncommon
11.1%
Brazil
Rare
6.8%
Jordan
Farflung
4.3%
Mexico
Elusive
1.9%
Mongolia
Farflung
0.4%
Russia
Farflung
0.4%
Prompt 5 of 5
Pin a country with no airport of its own
Ruling note: Monaco has a heliport. It does not count. Palestine counts: its airports have been closed since 2001.
Gem note: The airport that carries its name sits 12 km over the border, in Spain.