Farflung Answers · Expedition #8 (2026-10-12)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country that currently has an IKEA store

Ruling note: Full stores count. Russia's closed in 2022, and Ukraine's has been shut since the 2022 invasion.

Gem note: The Dominican Republic had an IKEA eleven years before Mexico did. Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, has one of its own.

60 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Sweden	Common	34.1%
United States	Uncommon	9%
Germany	Rare	6%
United Kingdom	Rare	5%
Australia	Rare	2.5%
Canada	Rare	2.5%
China	Rare	2.5%
Denmark	Rare	2.5%
Spain	Rare	2.5%
France	Rare	2.5%
Italy	Rare	2.5%
Japan	Rare	2.5%
Netherlands	Rare	2.5%
Norway	Rare	2.5%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	0.5%
Austria	Elusive	0.5%
Belgium	Elusive	0.5%
Bulgaria	Elusive	0.5%
Bahrain	Elusive	0.5%
Switzerland	Elusive	0.5%
Chile	Elusive	0.5%
Colombia	Elusive	0.5%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.5%
Czechia	Elusive	0.5%
Dominican Republic	Farflung	0.5%
Egypt	Elusive	0.5%
Estonia	Elusive	0.5%
Finland	Elusive	0.5%
Greece	Elusive	0.5%
Croatia	Elusive	0.5%
Hungary	Elusive	0.5%
Indonesia	Elusive	0.5%
India	Elusive	0.5%
Ireland	Elusive	0.5%
Iceland	Elusive	0.5%
Israel	Elusive	0.5%
Jordan	Elusive	0.5%
South Korea	Elusive	0.5%
Kuwait	Elusive	0.5%
Lithuania	Elusive	0.5%
Latvia	Elusive	0.5%
Morocco	Elusive	0.5%
Mexico	Elusive	0.5%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.5%
New Zealand	Elusive	0.5%
Oman	Elusive	0.5%
Philippines	Elusive	0.5%
Poland	Elusive	0.5%
Puerto Rico	Farflung	0.5%
Portugal	Elusive	0.5%
Qatar	Elusive	0.5%
Romania	Elusive	0.5%
Saudi Arabia	Elusive	0.5%
Singapore	Elusive	0.5%
Serbia	Elusive	0.5%
Slovakia	Elusive	0.5%
Slovenia	Elusive	0.5%
Thailand	Elusive	0.5%
Türkiye	Elusive	0.5%
Taiwan	Elusive	0.5%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country whose land was once part of the ancient Roman Empire

Ruling note: Any land the empire ever held counts, however briefly, as in Iraq and Armenia. The Holy Roman Empire was a later and different state.

Gem note: Rome held the north-west corner of Saudi Arabia for over a century. Under Trajan its army marched through Iraq to the Persian Gulf.

55 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Italy	Common	36.5%
France	Uncommon	8.6%
Spain	Rare	5.8%
Greece	Rare	5.8%
Egypt	Rare	4.8%
United Kingdom	Rare	4.8%
Türkiye	Rare	3.8%
Germany	Rare	2.4%
Israel	Rare	2.1%
Portugal	Rare	2.1%
Tunisia	Rare	2.1%
Albania	Elusive	0.5%
Andorra	Elusive	0.5%
Armenia	Elusive	0.5%
Austria	Elusive	0.5%
Azerbaijan	Elusive	0.5%
Belgium	Elusive	0.5%
Bulgaria	Elusive	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elusive	0.5%
Switzerland	Elusive	0.5%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.5%
Algeria	Elusive	0.5%
Georgia	Elusive	0.5%
Guernsey	Elusive	0.5%
Gibraltar	Elusive	0.5%
Croatia	Elusive	0.5%
Hungary	Elusive	0.5%
Iran	Elusive	0.5%
Iraq	Farflung	0.5%
Jersey	Elusive	0.5%
Jordan	Elusive	0.5%
Kuwait	Elusive	0.5%
Lebanon	Elusive	0.5%
Libya	Elusive	0.5%
Liechtenstein	Elusive	0.5%
Luxembourg	Elusive	0.5%
Morocco	Elusive	0.5%
Monaco	Elusive	0.5%
Moldova	Elusive	0.5%
North Macedonia	Elusive	0.5%
Malta	Elusive	0.5%
Montenegro	Elusive	0.5%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.5%
Palestine	Elusive	0.5%
Romania	Elusive	0.5%
Russia	Elusive	0.5%
Saudi Arabia	Farflung	0.5%
San Marino	Elusive	0.5%
Serbia	Elusive	0.5%
Slovakia	Elusive	0.5%
Slovenia	Elusive	0.5%
Syria	Elusive	0.5%
Ukraine	Elusive	0.5%
Vatican City	Elusive	0.5%
Kosovo	Elusive	0.5%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where jaguars live in the wild

Ruling note: Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas. They are gone from El Salvador and Uruguay, and only a few males reach the United States.

Gem note: French Guiana, on the edge of the Amazon, is a part of France. In the United States, lone males walk north from Mexico into Arizona.

19 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Brazil	Common	40.1%
Mexico	Uncommon	10%
Colombia	Rare	6%
Costa Rica	Rare	5%
Peru	Rare	5%
Argentina	Rare	4%
Belize	Rare	4%
Bolivia	Rare	4%
Venezuela	Rare	4%
Ecuador	Rare	3.5%
Guatemala	Rare	3%
Guyana	Elusive	1.8%
Panama	Elusive	1.8%
Paraguay	Elusive	1.8%
United States	Farflung	1.5%
Honduras	Elusive	1.2%
Nicaragua	Elusive	1.2%
Suriname	Elusive	1.2%
France	Farflung	0.8%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country with a time zone 30 or 45 minutes off the hour

Ruling note: Any part counts: Newfoundland for Canada, the Chatham Islands for New Zealand. French Polynesia counts for its Marquesas, and France too.

Gem note: The mainland keeps the hour. The Chatham Islands, far to its east, run 45 minutes ahead of it.

12 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
India	Common	34.7%
Australia	Uncommon	15.3%
Iran	Uncommon	12.2%
Canada	Rare	7.7%
Nepal	Rare	7.7%
Afghanistan	Rare	7.1%
Myanmar	Rare	6.1%
Sri Lanka	Rare	5.1%
France	Elusive	1.5%
New Zealand	Farflung	1.2%
French Polynesia	Elusive	0.8%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Elusive	0.5%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country whose name on the map contains another country's name

Ruling note: Letter for letter, by the current English short names on the map. South Georgia, American Samoa and Northern Cyprus count by their own names. Taiwan and China count for their official names: the Republic of China has China in it, and the People’s Republic of China has the Republic of China in it. The United Kingdom is on the list only for Ireland in its full name, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, so pins on it keep their points.

Gem note: Oman is hidden in the middle of Romania, and Mali in the middle of Somalia.

15 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Nigeria	Common	33.2%
South Sudan	Uncommon	19%
Dominican Republic	Uncommon	16.6%
DR Congo	Rare	7.1%
Papua New Guinea	Rare	7.1%
Equatorial Guinea	Rare	5.3%
China	Rare	4.7%
Guinea-Bissau	Elusive	1.8%
Romania	Farflung	1.4%
Somalia	Farflung	1.4%
Taiwan	Elusive	1%
American Samoa	Elusive	0.5%
South Georgia	Elusive	0.5%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.4%
Northern Cyprus	Elusive	0.1%