Farflung Answers · Expedition #18 (2026-10-22)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country that has had a Taco Bell restaurant

Ruling note: Former locations and Taco Bells on US bases count, so Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico do.

Gem note: Taco Bell reached Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024 and Moldova in 2026, before Germany had one anyone could walk into.

47 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	33.5%
Canada	Uncommon	9.2%
United Kingdom	Rare	5.9%
Spain	Rare	4.2%
Australia	Rare	3.3%
Mexico	Rare	3.3%
India	Rare	2.5%
Japan	Rare	2.5%
Philippines	Rare	2.5%
China	Rare	2.1%
South Korea	Rare	2.1%
Brazil	Elusive	1.7%
Ireland	Elusive	1.7%
Poland	Elusive	1.6%
Saudi Arabia	Elusive	1.6%
Costa Rica	Elusive	1.3%
Germany	Elusive	1.3%
New Zealand	Elusive	1.3%
Dominican Republic	Elusive	1%
Guatemala	Elusive	1%
Netherlands	Elusive	1%
Panama	Elusive	1%
Thailand	Elusive	1%
Chile	Elusive	0.8%
Finland	Elusive	0.8%
Indonesia	Elusive	0.8%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.8%
Peru	Elusive	0.8%
Portugal	Elusive	0.8%
El Salvador	Elusive	0.8%
Qatar	Elusive	0.7%
Ecuador	Elusive	0.7%
Greece	Elusive	0.7%
Italy	Elusive	0.7%
Romania	Elusive	0.7%
Sweden	Elusive	0.7%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.5%
Kuwait	Elusive	0.5%
Croatia	Elusive	0.4%
Serbia	Elusive	0.4%
Sri Lanka	Elusive	0.3%
Bahrain	Elusive	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Farflung	0.3%
Iceland	Elusive	0.3%
Moldova	Farflung	0.3%
Kosovo	Elusive	0.3%
Andorra	Elusive	0.2%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country that has had a lion as a national symbol

Ruling note: A lion counts as a national animal, or on a country's arms, emblem or national flag, naval ensign included, past or present. So does a lion a country is known by, as Iraq is by the Lion of Babylon. A territory's arms don't. Jamaica counts as a close call, for the Lion of Judah of Rastafari.

Gem note: In 1462 a Portuguese explorer called its hills Serra Leoa, the Lioness Mountains, and the country still carries the name.

53 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United Kingdom	Common	18.1%
Kenya	Uncommon	11.5%
Netherlands	Rare	7.4%
Belgium	Rare	4.9%
Singapore	Rare	4.9%
Ethiopia	Rare	4.1%
India	Rare	4.1%
China	Rare	3.3%
Italy	Rare	3.3%
Sri Lanka	Rare	3.3%
Morocco	Rare	2.9%
Czechia	Rare	2.5%
Iran	Rare	2.1%
Senegal	Rare	2.1%
Luxembourg	Elusive	1.8%
Bulgaria	Elusive	1.6%
Iraq	Elusive	1.6%
Jamaica	Elusive	1.6%
South Africa	Elusive	1.6%
Spain	Elusive	1.2%
Norway	Elusive	1.2%
Cameroon	Elusive	1%
Israel	Elusive	1%
Canada	Elusive	0.8%
Denmark	Elusive	0.8%
Estonia	Elusive	0.8%
Sweden	Elusive	0.8%
Australia	Elusive	0.7%
Finland	Elusive	0.7%
Armenia	Farflung	0.5%
Georgia	Farflung	0.5%
Gambia	Farflung	0.5%
Sierra Leone	Farflung	0.5%
Tunisia	Farflung	0.5%
Burundi	Farflung	0.4%
Philippines	Farflung	0.4%
Eswatini	Farflung	0.4%
Togo	Farflung	0.4%
Afghanistan	Farflung	0.3%
Ghana	Farflung	0.3%
Latvia	Farflung	0.3%
North Macedonia	Farflung	0.3%
Myanmar	Farflung	0.3%
Paraguay	Farflung	0.3%
Romania	Farflung	0.3%
Chad	Farflung	0.3%
Republic of the Congo	Farflung	0.2%
Fiji	Farflung	0.2%
Cambodia	Farflung	0.2%
Montenegro	Farflung	0.2%
Malawi	Farflung	0.2%
Dominica	Farflung	0.2%
Grenada	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where regular passenger trains reach 300 km/h

Ruling note: Regular service on the country’s own tracks counts, including international trains, and so does Turkey, whose lines and trains are rated for 300 km/h. Test records do not.

Gem note: Morocco brought high-speed rail to Africa in 2018; Indonesia to Southeast Asia in 2023.

15 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Japan	Common	29.7%
China	Uncommon	21.8%
France	Uncommon	17.8%
Germany	Rare	6.9%
Spain	Rare	5.9%
Italy	Rare	5%
South Korea	Rare	4%
United Kingdom	Rare	3%
Taiwan	Elusive	1.5%
Belgium	Elusive	1%
Türkiye	Elusive	1%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.9%
Saudi Arabia	Elusive	0.8%
Morocco	Farflung	0.5%
Indonesia	Farflung	0.3%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country whose national flag shows a plant

Ruling note: Flowers, leaves, branches, fruit and wreaths count, in a coat of arms too, on government flags and ensigns as well; a leader's own flag does not. Close calls that count: Belarus's hoist pattern, the twig under Dominica's parrot, Nicaragua's green volcanoes and the koru on New Zealand's national Māori flag, which has no official status.

Gem note: Each hides one: nine roses on Finland’s state flag, a nutmeg at Grenada’s hoist, and a pomegranate for Granada at the foot of Spain’s arms.

37 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Canada	Common	37.9%
Mexico	Uncommon	13.2%
Lebanon	Uncommon	11.4%
Cyprus	Rare	4.7%
Sri Lanka	Rare	2.8%
Belize	Rare	2.4%
Haiti	Rare	2.4%
New Zealand	Elusive	1.9%
Ecuador	Elusive	1.7%
Guatemala	Elusive	1.5%
Paraguay	Elusive	1.5%
Dominican Republic	Elusive	1.4%
Spain	Farflung	1.4%
Fiji	Elusive	1.4%
El Salvador	Elusive	1.4%
Peru	Elusive	1.1%
Vanuatu	Elusive	1.1%
Eritrea	Elusive	0.9%
Equatorial Guinea	Elusive	0.9%
Nicaragua	Elusive	0.8%
Oman	Elusive	0.8%
Bolivia	Elusive	0.8%
Venezuela	Elusive	0.8%
Costa Rica	Farflung	0.6%
Moldova	Farflung	0.6%
San Marino	Farflung	0.6%
Turkmenistan	Farflung	0.6%
Belarus	Farflung	0.5%
Afghanistan	Farflung	0.4%
Colombia	Farflung	0.4%
Grenada	Farflung	0.4%
Iran	Farflung	0.4%
Serbia	Farflung	0.4%
Dominica	Farflung	0.3%
Finland	Farflung	0.3%
Honduras	Farflung	0.3%
Mauritius	Farflung	0.3%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country with a confirmed meteorite impact crater over 50 kilometres across

Ruling note: Buried and eroded craters count at estimated original size. France counts for Rochechouart's disputed 50–80 km estimate. Denmark counts for Greenland's Maniitsoq structure, though its impact origin is disputed. Germany is an explicit smaller-crater exception for Nördlinger Ries, about 25 km across.

Gem note: High in the Pamirs, Kara-Kul's lake sits inside a 52 km impact crater.

11 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Mexico	Common	42.5%
United States	Uncommon	17%
Canada	Uncommon	13.2%
Australia	Rare	7.5%
South Africa	Rare	6.6%
Russia	Rare	5.7%
Germany	Rare	3.8%
Sweden	Elusive	1.4%
Denmark	Elusive	0.9%
France	Elusive	0.9%
Tajikistan	Farflung	0.5%