Farflung Answers · Expedition #17 (2026-10-21)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country with a winner or finalist in the New Seven Wonders of Nature vote

Ruling note: All 28 finalists in the 2011 vote count, including the seven winners. The Amazon counts in all nine countries, France for French Guiana; El Yunque counts for the United States through Puerto Rico. Papua New Guinea counts for the campaign’s shared Great Barrier Reef entry with Australia.

Gem note: Palawan's river won by running underground through a cave and straight out to sea. French Guiana is a region of France, which makes Brazil France's longest land border.

36 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Brazil	Common	22.1%
Argentina	Uncommon	8.8%
Peru	Rare	7.4%
Colombia	Rare	5.2%
Vietnam	Rare	5.2%
South Africa	Rare	4.4%
Indonesia	Rare	3.7%
Australia	Rare	2.9%
Canada	Rare	2.9%
Germany	Rare	2.9%
Ecuador	Rare	2.9%
India	Rare	2.9%
Italy	Rare	2.9%
United States	Rare	2.9%
Bolivia	Rare	2.6%
Venezuela	Rare	2.6%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	1.4%
Switzerland	Elusive	1.4%
Ireland	Elusive	1.4%
Israel	Elusive	1.4%
New Zealand	Elusive	1.4%
Poland	Elusive	1.4%
South Korea	Elusive	1.1%
Guyana	Elusive	0.9%
Suriname	Elusive	0.7%
Azerbaijan	Elusive	0.6%
Bangladesh	Elusive	0.6%
Jordan	Elusive	0.6%
Lebanon	Elusive	0.6%
Papua New Guinea	Elusive	0.6%
Palestine	Elusive	0.6%
Taiwan	Elusive	0.6%
Tanzania	Elusive	0.6%
France	Farflung	0.6%
Philippines	Farflung	0.6%
Maldives	Elusive	0.2%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country with a statue of Jesus at least 20 metres tall, not counting its pedestal

Ruling note: The figure alone counts, with close calls allowed: Timor-Leste (17 m on a 10 m globe), Cuba (sources disagree whether its 20 m includes the base) and Lebanon (16 m on a 10 m base). Nicaragua’s and Ecuador’s figures are about 15 m.

Gem note: Built from donations in 2011, it stands on a hill in Harghita, in the Carpathians of Transylvania.

20 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Brazil	Common	43.3%
Poland	Uncommon	11.6%
Portugal	Uncommon	9.6%
Mexico	Rare	5.8%
Bolivia	Rare	3.9%
Peru	Rare	3.9%
Cuba	Rare	3.5%
Spain	Rare	2.9%
Colombia	Rare	2.4%
Italy	Rare	2.4%
Argentina	Rare	2.1%
Philippines	Elusive	1.7%
United States	Elusive	1.7%
Indonesia	Elusive	1.4%
Russia	Elusive	1%
Lebanon	Elusive	0.8%
Honduras	Elusive	0.8%
Vietnam	Elusive	0.8%
Romania	Farflung	0.3%
Timor-Leste	Elusive	0.2%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where vampire bats live in the wild

Ruling note: Vampire bats live only in the Americas, with resident populations from Mexico to Chile and Argentina. The United States counts as a close call for one wild hairy-legged vampire bat recorded in Texas in 1967; no resident population is established. None live in Transylvania.

Gem note: Trinidad lies a few miles off Venezuela and was once joined to it. French Guiana is a part of France.

23 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Brazil	Common	30.4%
Mexico	Uncommon	16.2%
Colombia	Rare	6.1%
Peru	Rare	5.1%
Argentina	Rare	4%
Costa Rica	Rare	4%
United States	Rare	4%
Venezuela	Rare	4%
Bolivia	Rare	3.5%
Ecuador	Rare	3.5%
Guatemala	Rare	3%
Belize	Rare	2.5%
Panama	Rare	2.5%
Honduras	Elusive	1.8%
Nicaragua	Elusive	1.8%
Chile	Elusive	1.5%
Guyana	Elusive	1.5%
Paraguay	Elusive	1.5%
Uruguay	Elusive	1%
Trinidad and Tobago	Farflung	0.5%
France	Farflung	0.4%
El Salvador	Farflung	0.4%
Suriname	Farflung	0.4%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country whose land was once part of Alexander the Great's empire

Ruling note: The land he ruled, if only in name, client kings included, east to the Beas in India. Romania counts as an explicit campaign exception for his 335 BC raid across the Danube, without claiming lasting rule there. Other land he only raided does not count. The United Kingdom counts for its two bases on Cyprus.

Gem note: He founded the city in 329 BC on the Syr Darya, as a stronghold against the Scythian riders beyond it.

26 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Greece	Common	30.3%
Egypt	Uncommon	12.1%
Iran	Uncommon	10.1%
Türkiye	Rare	7.1%
India	Rare	6.1%
Iraq	Rare	6.1%
Afghanistan	Rare	4%
North Macedonia	Rare	4%
Pakistan	Rare	4%
Syria	Rare	2.5%
Israel	Rare	2%
Lebanon	Rare	2%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	1.5%
Palestine	Elusive	1.2%
Romania	Elusive	0.8%
Bulgaria	Elusive	0.8%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.8%
Jordan	Elusive	0.8%
Tajikistan	Farflung	0.6%
Turkmenistan	Elusive	0.6%
Armenia	Elusive	0.5%
Libya	Elusive	0.5%
Albania	Elusive	0.4%
Kuwait	Elusive	0.4%
Azerbaijan	Elusive	0.3%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.3%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country with a Jollibee today

Ruling note: Hong Kong and Macao count for China. Taiwan and Indonesia had one once, and Australia's first has yet to open.

Gem note: Jollibee has been in Brunei since 1987, and it now has more Jollibees for each person than the Philippines.

17 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Philippines	Common	45.3%
United States	Uncommon	12.1%
Canada	Rare	6%
United Arab Emirates	Rare	5%
United Kingdom	Rare	5%
Saudi Arabia	Rare	4%
Singapore	Rare	4%
China	Rare	3%
Malaysia	Rare	3%
Vietnam	Rare	3%
Kuwait	Rare	2%
Qatar	Rare	2%
Italy	Elusive	1.5%
Spain	Elusive	1.2%
Bahrain	Elusive	1%
Brunei	Farflung	0.8%
Oman	Elusive	0.8%