Farflung Answers · Expedition #7 (2026-10-11)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country the Alps run through

Ruling note: Eight countries are usually counted. Hungary counts too, for the last hills of the range. The Dinaric Alps are a separate range.

Gem note: The Alps meet the Mediterranean here, in a country of about two square kilometres.

9 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Switzerland	Common	41.4%
Austria	Uncommon	19.5%
France	Uncommon	14.6%
Italy	Rare	7.9%
Germany	Rare	7.3%
Slovenia	Rare	4.9%
Liechtenstein	Elusive	1.8%
Hungary	Elusive	1.5%
Monaco	Farflung	1.2%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country or territory named after a real or legendary person

Ruling note: Saints, people of scripture and founders of legend all count. So do territories, like the Cook Islands, and a country's own name: Bharat for India, Hellas for Greece.

Gem note: The islands were the Gilberts, after Captain Thomas Gilbert. Kiribati, said Kiribass, is that name in a language with no G, L or S.

75 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Colombia	Common	17.7%
Bolivia	Uncommon	14.5%
United States	Uncommon	12%
Philippines	Uncommon	11.2%
Saudi Arabia	Rare	6.4%
Dominican Republic	Rare	2.4%
El Salvador	Rare	2.4%
Israel	Rare	2%
Peru	Rare	2%
Italy	Elusive	1.2%
Mauritius	Elusive	1.2%
Russia	Elusive	1.2%
Greece	Elusive	1%
Solomon Islands	Elusive	1%
San Marino	Elusive	1%
Seychelles	Elusive	1%
Azerbaijan	Elusive	0.8%
Czechia	Elusive	0.8%
Egypt	Elusive	0.8%
India	Elusive	0.8%
Mozambique	Elusive	0.8%
Denmark	Elusive	0.6%
Ireland	Elusive	0.6%
Saint Lucia	Elusive	0.6%
Liechtenstein	Elusive	0.6%
Nicaragua	Elusive	0.6%
Eswatini	Elusive	0.6%
Venezuela	Elusive	0.6%
Georgia	Elusive	0.5%
Hungary	Elusive	0.5%
Marshall Islands	Elusive	0.5%
Norway	Elusive	0.5%
Poland	Elusive	0.5%
Romania	Elusive	0.5%
Afghanistan	Elusive	0.4%
Armenia	Elusive	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elusive	0.4%
Belarus	Elusive	0.4%
Belize	Elusive	0.4%
Chile	Elusive	0.4%
Ethiopia	Elusive	0.4%
Jordan	Elusive	0.4%
Cambodia	Elusive	0.4%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Elusive	0.4%
Libya	Elusive	0.4%
North Macedonia	Elusive	0.4%
São Tomé and Príncipe	Elusive	0.4%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	0.4%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Elusive	0.4%
Bermuda	Elusive	0.3%
Cook Islands	Elusive	0.3%
Djibouti	Elusive	0.3%
Falkland Islands	Elusive	0.3%
Gibraltar	Elusive	0.3%
Kiribati	Farflung	0.3%
Laos	Elusive	0.3%
Nepal	Elusive	0.3%
Somalia	Elusive	0.3%
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Elusive	0.2%
American Samoa	Elusive	0.1%
Akrotiri	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Barthélemy	Elusive	0.1%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Elusive	0.1%
China	Elusive	0.1%
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Martin	Elusive	0.1%
Northern Mariana Islands	Elusive	0.1%
Norfolk Island	Elusive	0.1%
Pitcairn Islands	Elusive	0.1%
South Georgia	Elusive	0.1%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Elusive	0.1%
Sint Maarten	Elusive	0.1%
British Virgin Islands	Elusive	0.1%
United States Virgin Islands	Elusive	0.1%
Wallis and Futuna	Elusive	0.1%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country in the top 20 of the 2026 World Happiness Report

Ruling note: The report ranks 147 countries by how people rate their own lives. The United Arab Emirates is 21st, the United States 23rd and Canada 25th.

Gem note: Sixteenth in 2026, up 13 places on 2025. No other country in the twenty rose more than five.

20 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Finland	Common	28.6%
Denmark	Uncommon	12.5%
Norway	Uncommon	8.9%
Switzerland	Rare	6.3%
Iceland	Rare	6.3%
Sweden	Rare	6.3%
Netherlands	Rare	5.4%
New Zealand	Rare	4.5%
Australia	Rare	3.6%
Germany	Rare	2.7%
Ireland	Rare	2.7%
Austria	Rare	2.2%
Belgium	Elusive	1.5%
Luxembourg	Elusive	1.5%
Costa Rica	Elusive	1.4%
Israel	Elusive	1.3%
Mexico	Elusive	1.3%
Czechia	Elusive	1.1%
Slovenia	Elusive	1.1%
Kosovo	Farflung	0.9%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country or territory with a Costco

Ruling note: Fourteen countries have a Costco warehouse, and one territory: Puerto Rico, with four.

Gem note: Iceland, about 400,000 people, has had a Costco since 2017. Puerto Rico has four, counted with the United States.

15 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	41.5%
Canada	Uncommon	14.5%
United Kingdom	Rare	6.2%
Japan	Rare	6.2%
Mexico	Rare	6.2%
Australia	Rare	5.2%
South Korea	Rare	5.2%
Taiwan	Rare	4.1%
China	Rare	3.1%
Spain	Elusive	1.6%
France	Elusive	1.6%
New Zealand	Elusive	1.6%
Sweden	Elusive	1.2%
Iceland	Farflung	1%
Puerto Rico	Farflung	0.8%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country with a chemical element named after it

Ruling note: A town does not count for its country: Ytterby, a Swedish village, named four elements. Americium counts for the United States alone.

Gem note: The Romans mined much of their copper here and called it the metal of Cyprus. Its symbol, Cu, comes from that name.

8 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Germany	Common	42.9%
France	Uncommon	23.6%
United States	Uncommon	15%
Poland	Rare	7.5%
Japan	Rare	6.4%
Russia	Elusive	1.9%
India	Elusive	1.6%
Cyprus	Farflung	1.1%