Farflung Answers · Expedition #6 (2026-10-10)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country whose currency is the euro

Ruling note: Bulgaria joined in 2026. Six more have it from outside the EU: four tiny states by agreement, Kosovo and Montenegro without one.

Gem note: Both ran on the Deutsche Mark, then moved to the euro in 2002 without a formal deal.

27 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
France	Common	27.4%
Germany	Common	26.4%
Italy	Uncommon	9.5%
Spain	Uncommon	8.8%
Greece	Rare	3.5%
Netherlands	Rare	3.5%
Ireland	Rare	3.2%
Portugal	Rare	3.2%
Belgium	Rare	3%
Austria	Rare	2.8%
Finland	Rare	2.4%
Croatia	Elusive	0.8%
Luxembourg	Elusive	0.8%
Bulgaria	Elusive	0.6%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.5%
Estonia	Elusive	0.5%
Slovakia	Elusive	0.5%
Slovenia	Elusive	0.5%
Lithuania	Elusive	0.4%
Latvia	Elusive	0.4%
Malta	Elusive	0.4%
Monaco	Elusive	0.3%
Vatican City	Elusive	0.3%
Andorra	Elusive	0.2%
San Marino	Elusive	0.2%
Montenegro	Farflung	0.1%
Kosovo	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country or territory whose flag is only red and white

Ruling note: Greenland counts, as a territory, and China for Hong Kong's flag. So do Qatar's maroon, Latvia's dark red and Malta, whose small cross is grey. Northern Cyprus counts for its own flag.

Gem note: Tonga's constitution says its flag shall never be altered.

21 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Japan	Common	25.9%
Canada	Uncommon	25%
Switzerland	Uncommon	9.1%
Türkiye	Uncommon	8.6%
Denmark	Rare	4.8%
Poland	Rare	4.8%
Greenland	Rare	4.3%
Austria	Rare	3.8%
Indonesia	Rare	3.8%
Georgia	Rare	2.1%
Peru	Elusive	1.6%
Singapore	Elusive	1.6%
Latvia	Elusive	1%
Qatar	Elusive	1%
Tunisia	Elusive	1%
China	Elusive	0.4%
Northern Cyprus	Farflung	0.3%
Monaco	Farflung	0.3%
Malta	Farflung	0.3%
Bahrain	Farflung	0.2%
Tonga	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country the Tropic of Capricorn crosses

Ruling note: The line is at about 23.4° south. On the December solstice the midday sun is directly overhead along it.

Gem note: The only two landlocked countries on the line, one either side of the Atlantic.

10 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Australia	Common	48.5%
Brazil	Uncommon	16.1%
Argentina	Uncommon	11.4%
Chile	Rare	7.4%
South Africa	Rare	7.1%
Madagascar	Rare	2.6%
Namibia	Rare	2%
Mozambique	Elusive	1.8%
Botswana	Farflung	1.6%
Paraguay	Farflung	1.4%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country with a Legoland park

Ruling note: Italy's is a water park, and counts. The indoor Discovery Centres are not parks and do not count.

Gem note: Its only Legoland is a water park, opened in 2021 inside the Gardaland theme park.

10 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Denmark	Common	36.3%
United States	Uncommon	23.5%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	14.9%
Germany	Rare	7.5%
Japan	Rare	6.4%
China	Rare	5.3%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	1.9%
Malaysia	Elusive	1.8%
South Korea	Elusive	1.3%
Italy	Farflung	1.1%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country that hosted a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert

Ruling note: Austria does not count: its three shows in Vienna were cancelled. England, Scotland and Wales all pin as the United Kingdom.

Gem note: Warsaw was the tour's only stop in the former Eastern Bloc.

19 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	33.5%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	13.8%
Australia	Rare	6.9%
Canada	Rare	6.9%
Germany	Rare	4.9%
France	Rare	4.9%
Japan	Rare	4.9%
Brazil	Rare	3.9%
Mexico	Rare	3.9%
Spain	Rare	3%
Italy	Rare	2.5%
Argentina	Elusive	1.8%
Ireland	Elusive	1.6%
Netherlands	Elusive	1.6%
Singapore	Elusive	1.6%
Sweden	Elusive	1.5%
Portugal	Elusive	1.2%
Switzerland	Elusive	1%
Poland	Farflung	0.8%