Farflung Answers · Expedition #22 (2026-10-26)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country Albert Einstein visited

Ruling note: Homes and brief stops ashore count, using today's borders. His 1923 tour reached both Israel and Palestine. His ships' calls count too: Amapala in Honduras in 1931, El Salvador in 1932 and Halifax in Canada in 1933.

Gem note: A voyage to California brought him ashore in Panama, where he met its president.

32 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Germany	Common	34.2%
United States	Uncommon	18.5%
Switzerland	Uncommon	9.2%
Italy	Rare	5.5%
France	Rare	4.6%
Canada	Rare	3.7%
United Kingdom	Rare	3.7%
Spain	Rare	2.8%
Austria	Rare	2.3%
Czechia	Rare	2.3%
China	Elusive	1.4%
Japan	Elusive	1.4%
Netherlands	Elusive	1.4%
Honduras	Elusive	0.7%
El Salvador	Elusive	0.7%
Argentina	Elusive	0.7%
Belgium	Elusive	0.7%
Sweden	Elusive	0.7%
Denmark	Elusive	0.6%
Brazil	Elusive	0.6%
Egypt	Elusive	0.6%
Norway	Elusive	0.6%
Singapore	Elusive	0.6%
Serbia	Elusive	0.6%
Israel	Elusive	0.5%
Cuba	Farflung	0.3%
Portugal	Farflung	0.3%
Palestine	Farflung	0.3%
Sri Lanka	Farflung	0.2%
Malaysia	Farflung	0.1%
Uruguay	Farflung	0.1%
Panama	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country with a floating market

Ruling note: Moored stalls, tourist boats and grocery boats count, and so does a market that comes by boat once a year, as at Amiens. Dubai's Global Village market counts as an exception.

Gem note: Ganvié's traders sell from boats among a whole village of stilt houses on Lake Nokoué.

30 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Thailand	Common	46.1%
Vietnam	Uncommon	15.8%
Indonesia	Rare	6.3%
India	Rare	4%
Brazil	Rare	3.2%
Canada	Rare	3.2%
Egypt	Rare	3.2%
China	Rare	2.4%
Cambodia	Elusive	1.6%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	1.6%
Argentina	Elusive	1.6%
Finland	Elusive	1.6%
Greece	Elusive	1.6%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.6%
Myanmar	Elusive	0.7%
DR Congo	Elusive	0.6%
Czechia	Elusive	0.6%
Sri Lanka	Elusive	0.6%
Italy	Elusive	0.5%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.5%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.5%
Philippines	Elusive	0.5%
Mexico	Farflung	0.4%
Nigeria	Farflung	0.4%
Bangladesh	Farflung	0.2%
France	Farflung	0.2%
United Kingdom	Farflung	0.2%
Peru	Farflung	0.2%
Solomon Islands	Farflung	0.2%
Benin	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country with a bioluminescent bay or lagoon

Ruling note: Seasonal blooms count, as do coastal lagoons, including Venezuela's Yapascua. Puerto Rico counts for the United States, and Grand Cayman for the United Kingdom. Norway's fjords are allowed as sheltered sea-inlet close calls, and Greece for the sea-sparkle blooms of Thessaloniki Bay. Nicaragua counts for El Charcón’s tide-fed brackish coastal pool at La Flor.

Gem note: September's dark nights reveal sea fire while the Swedish sea is still warm.

58 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	28.3%
Jamaica	Uncommon	11.3%
Maldives	Rare	8.1%
Australia	Rare	6.5%
Mexico	Rare	4.9%
Thailand	Rare	4%
Japan	Rare	3.2%
United Kingdom	Rare	2.4%
Vietnam	Rare	2%
Greece	Elusive	1.6%
Iran	Elusive	1.6%
Norway	Elusive	1.6%
Portugal	Elusive	1.6%
Costa Rica	Elusive	1.5%
New Zealand	Elusive	1.2%
China	Elusive	1.1%
Taiwan	Elusive	1%
Canada	Elusive	0.9%
Ireland	Elusive	0.8%
Spain	Elusive	0.7%
Bahamas	Elusive	0.7%
Dominican Republic	Elusive	0.7%
Croatia	Elusive	0.7%
Montenegro	Elusive	0.7%
Mozambique	Elusive	0.7%
Nicaragua	Elusive	0.7%
Papua New Guinea	Elusive	0.7%
Senegal	Elusive	0.7%
Uruguay	Elusive	0.7%
Venezuela	Elusive	0.7%
South Africa	Elusive	0.6%
India	Elusive	0.6%
Cambodia	Elusive	0.5%
Trinidad and Tobago	Elusive	0.5%
Brazil	Elusive	0.5%
Germany	Elusive	0.5%
Indonesia	Elusive	0.5%
Italy	Elusive	0.5%
Philippines	Elusive	0.5%
Russia	Elusive	0.5%
Belize	Farflung	0.4%
Colombia	Farflung	0.4%
Malaysia	Farflung	0.4%
Netherlands	Farflung	0.3%
France	Farflung	0.3%
Denmark	Farflung	0.2%
Panama	Farflung	0.2%
Sri Lanka	Farflung	0.2%
Mauritius	Farflung	0.2%
Ukraine	Farflung	0.2%
Finland	Farflung	0.2%
Poland	Farflung	0.2%
Sweden	Farflung	0.2%
Kenya	Farflung	0.1%
Tanzania	Farflung	0.1%
Chile	Farflung	0.1%
Oman	Farflung	0.1%
Palau	Farflung	0%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country where sloths live in the wild

Ruling note: Sloths in French Guiana count for France. Paraguay counts as a close call, on disputed records.

Gem note: In French Guiana, more than 900 sloths were rescued as the Petit Saut reservoir filled.

14 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Costa Rica	Common	42.3%
Brazil	Uncommon	22.2%
Panama	Uncommon	10.1%
Colombia	Rare	6%
Peru	Rare	5%
Ecuador	Rare	4%
Venezuela	Rare	3%
Bolivia	Rare	2.5%
Nicaragua	Elusive	1.5%
Honduras	Elusive	1%
Guyana	Elusive	0.8%
Paraguay	Elusive	0.8%
Suriname	Farflung	0.6%
France	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country where the Phoenicians founded a settlement

Ruling note: Trading communities and Carthaginian colonies count. France is allowed for the Phoenician community at Aléria in Corsica, although Greeks founded the town. Countries follow today's borders.

Gem note: Phoenician settlers reached the Atlantic: Abul stood beside Portugal's River Sado.

17 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Lebanon	Common	33.7%
Tunisia	Uncommon	21.2%
Spain	Uncommon	11.6%
Italy	Uncommon	8.7%
Cyprus	Rare	5.8%
France	Rare	3.9%
Morocco	Rare	3.9%
Algeria	Rare	2.9%
Libya	Elusive	1.9%
Malta	Elusive	1.7%
Syria	Elusive	1.3%
Israel	Elusive	1.2%
Greece	Elusive	1%
Portugal	Farflung	0.4%
Palestine	Farflung	0.4%
Egypt	Farflung	0.3%
Türkiye	Farflung	0.3%