Farflung Answers · Expedition #23 (2026-10-27)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country with a natural salt flat

Ruling note: Seasonal pans and coastal flats count; built ponds alone do not. Bonaire qualifies the Netherlands, Akrotiri the UK.

Gem note: Central Otago's remaining salt pans shelter rare native plants and threatened moths.

84 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Bolivia	Common	27.1%
United States	Uncommon	11%
Argentina	Rare	7.6%
Chile	Rare	6.8%
Australia	Rare	5.1%
Botswana	Rare	3%
India	Rare	2.5%
Namibia	Rare	2.5%
Iran	Rare	2%
China	Elusive	1.9%
South Africa	Elusive	1.5%
Ethiopia	Elusive	1.3%
Tunisia	Elusive	1.3%
Djibouti	Elusive	1.2%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.1%
Algeria	Elusive	0.8%
Egypt	Elusive	0.8%
Kenya	Elusive	0.8%
Pakistan	Elusive	0.8%
Tanzania	Elusive	0.8%
Canada	Elusive	0.8%
Peru	Elusive	0.7%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	0.6%
Morocco	Elusive	0.6%
Saudi Arabia	Elusive	0.6%
Brazil	Elusive	0.5%
Colombia	Elusive	0.5%
Ecuador	Elusive	0.5%
Spain	Elusive	0.5%
France	Elusive	0.5%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.5%
Kazakhstan	Elusive	0.5%
Mongolia	Elusive	0.5%
Oman	Elusive	0.5%
Panama	Elusive	0.5%
Portugal	Elusive	0.5%
Russia	Elusive	0.5%
Ukraine	Elusive	0.5%
Cyprus	Elusive	0.4%
Qatar	Elusive	0.4%
Austria	Elusive	0.3%
Costa Rica	Elusive	0.3%
Greece	Elusive	0.3%
Guatemala	Elusive	0.3%
Mexico	Elusive	0.3%
Mozambique	Elusive	0.3%
Niger	Elusive	0.3%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.3%
Sudan	Elusive	0.3%
Somalia	Elusive	0.3%
Chad	Elusive	0.3%
Turkmenistan	Elusive	0.3%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	0.3%
Venezuela	Elusive	0.3%
Yemen	Elusive	0.3%
Afghanistan	Farflung	0.2%
Bahrain	Farflung	0.2%
Bahamas	Farflung	0.2%
Cape Verde	Farflung	0.2%
Cuba	Farflung	0.2%
Eritrea	Farflung	0.2%
Guinea	Farflung	0.2%
Gambia	Farflung	0.2%
Guinea-Bissau	Farflung	0.2%
Honduras	Farflung	0.2%
Hungary	Farflung	0.2%
Iraq	Farflung	0.2%
Israel	Farflung	0.2%
Jordan	Farflung	0.2%
Kuwait	Farflung	0.2%
Libya	Farflung	0.2%
Madagascar	Farflung	0.2%
Mali	Farflung	0.2%
Mauritania	Farflung	0.2%
Nicaragua	Farflung	0.2%
New Zealand	Farflung	0.2%
Papua New Guinea	Farflung	0.2%
Senegal	Farflung	0.2%
El Salvador	Farflung	0.2%
Syria	Farflung	0.2%
Germany	Farflung	0%
Italy	Farflung	0%
Azerbaijan	Farflung	0%
Palestine	Farflung	0%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country that has had a Gordon Ramsay restaurant

Ruling note: Past and present restaurants count, including licensed brands, airport branches and branded pop-ups. Television visits alone do not count.

Gem note: Erbil's Street Burger menu includes a Newroz Burger.

24 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United Kingdom	Common	44.9%
United States	Uncommon	22.9%
France	Uncommon	8.6%
United Arab Emirates	Rare	4.8%
Singapore	Rare	3.8%
Canada	Rare	2.9%
China	Rare	2.4%
South Korea	Elusive	1.4%
Spain	Elusive	1.1%
Japan	Elusive	1.1%
Australia	Elusive	1%
Thailand	Elusive	0.9%
Monaco	Elusive	0.8%
Italy	Elusive	0.8%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.7%
India	Elusive	0.5%
Ireland	Farflung	0.3%
Philippines	Farflung	0.3%
Czechia	Farflung	0.2%
Qatar	Farflung	0.2%
South Africa	Farflung	0.2%
Hungary	Farflung	0.1%
Maldives	Farflung	0.1%
Iraq	Farflung	0%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country in the G20

Ruling note: The EU and African Union are members too, but their other countries are not. Spain and Poland are guests.

Gem note: Its 2020 presidency brought G20 leaders together by video during the pandemic.

19 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	41.7%
China	Uncommon	13%
United Kingdom	Rare	7.4%
India	Rare	7.4%
Russia	Rare	6%
France	Rare	4.9%
Germany	Rare	4.7%
Japan	Rare	3.3%
Canada	Rare	2.3%
Australia	Rare	2.2%
Italy	Rare	2.1%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.6%
Mexico	Elusive	0.9%
Brazil	Elusive	0.9%
Indonesia	Elusive	0.7%
South Korea	Farflung	0.3%
South Africa	Farflung	0.3%
Argentina	Farflung	0.2%
Saudi Arabia	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country that has had a floating bridge for everyday road traffic

Ruling note: Seasonal bridges and older ones for horse-drawn traffic count. A chain ferry is not a bridge, but Cowes's, named the Floating Bridge, counts as an exception. Martham's floating crossing counts for the United Kingdom too.

Gem note: Sindi-Lodja's old floating road bridge was sold for 100 kroons after its replacement opened in 1933.

59 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	29%
Norway	Uncommon	11.6%
Canada	Rare	7.7%
China	Rare	3.9%
Japan	Rare	3.2%
Australia	Rare	2.6%
Brazil	Rare	2.6%
United Kingdom	Rare	2.6%
Mexico	Rare	2.6%
Greece	Elusive	1.9%
India	Elusive	1.9%
Italy	Elusive	1.9%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.9%
Germany	Elusive	1.6%
France	Elusive	1.6%
Netherlands	Elusive	1.6%
Indonesia	Elusive	1.3%
Ireland	Elusive	1.3%
Philippines	Elusive	1.3%
Egypt	Elusive	1%
Pakistan	Elusive	1%
Russia	Elusive	1%
Guyana	Elusive	0.8%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	0.8%
Austria	Elusive	0.8%
Croatia	Elusive	0.8%
Sweden	Elusive	0.8%
Belgium	Elusive	0.6%
Spain	Elusive	0.6%
Poland	Elusive	0.6%
Denmark	Elusive	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elusive	0.5%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.5%
Hungary	Elusive	0.5%
Bangladesh	Elusive	0.5%
DR Congo	Elusive	0.5%
Dominican Republic	Elusive	0.5%
Iraq	Elusive	0.5%
Romania	Elusive	0.5%
Ukraine	Elusive	0.5%
Finland	Farflung	0.4%
Madagascar	Farflung	0.4%
Uzbekistan	Farflung	0.4%
Vietnam	Farflung	0.4%
Portugal	Farflung	0.3%
Serbia	Farflung	0.3%
Syria	Farflung	0.3%
Senegal	Farflung	0.2%
Belarus	Farflung	0.2%
Ivory Coast	Farflung	0.2%
Slovakia	Farflung	0.2%
Turkmenistan	Farflung	0.2%
Latvia	Farflung	0.2%
Moldova	Farflung	0.2%
Angola	Farflung	0.1%
Lithuania	Farflung	0.1%
Namibia	Farflung	0.1%
Panama	Farflung	0.1%
Estonia	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country where capybaras are native

Ruling note: Both capybara species count. France counts for French Guiana.

Gem note: The Guianas, on South America’s north coast, hold part of their native range.

13 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Brazil	Common	45.5%
Argentina	Uncommon	16.2%
Venezuela	Uncommon	11.1%
Colombia	Rare	8.1%
Peru	Rare	5.1%
Bolivia	Rare	4%
Ecuador	Rare	3%
Uruguay	Rare	2%
Paraguay	Elusive	1.5%
Panama	Elusive	1.3%
Guyana	Farflung	1%
Suriname	Farflung	0.7%
France	Farflung	0.5%