2026-10-28 · five prompts, fully revealed. Prefer no spoilers? Use the hints pages instead.
Prompt 1 of 5
Pin a country that uses a peso as its official currency today
Ruling note: Eight countries have an official currency called a peso. In Filipino, the Philippine peso is called piso.
Gem note: Seven peso countries are in the Americas; the Philippines is in Asia.
8 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
Mexico
Common
65%
Argentina
Uncommon
14%
Chile
Rare
7%
Colombia
Rare
6%
Cuba
Rare
5%
Dominican Republic
Elusive
1.5%
Philippines
Farflung
1%
Uruguay
Elusive
0.5%
Prompt 2 of 5
Pin a country that has had its own traditional horseback archery sport
Ruling note: Historical games and local revivals count, including Japan's ritual yabusame and North America's mounted-archery heritage. Britain's modern sport is allowed as a revival of historical mounted archery.
Gem note: In Georgia's kabakhi, the target is a bowl on top of a six-metre mast.
27 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
Mongolia
Common
40.4%
Japan
Uncommon
18%
South Korea
Rare
8.1%
Türkiye
Rare
6.3%
Hungary
Rare
4.5%
United Kingdom
Rare
3.6%
Kazakhstan
Rare
3.6%
China
Rare
2.7%
Kyrgyzstan
Rare
2.7%
United States
Elusive
1.6%
Iran
Elusive
1.3%
Russia
Elusive
1.1%
Canada
Elusive
0.9%
Egypt
Elusive
0.9%
India
Elusive
0.9%
Poland
Elusive
0.9%
Jordan
Elusive
0.7%
North Korea
Farflung
0.4%
Uzbekistan
Farflung
0.3%
Azerbaijan
Farflung
0.3%
Tajikistan
Farflung
0.2%
Turkmenistan
Farflung
0.2%
Pakistan
Farflung
0.1%
Qatar
Farflung
0.1%
Saudi Arabia
Farflung
0.1%
Ukraine
Farflung
0.1%
Georgia
Farflung
0.1%
Prompt 3 of 5
Pin a country the Rhine flows through or along
Ruling note: Six countries share its course. A riverbank counts; a tributary alone does not.
Gem note: Beside Vaduz, the Rhine separates this tiny country from Switzerland.
6 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
Germany
Common
64%
Netherlands
Uncommon
20%
Switzerland
Uncommon
10%
France
Rare
4.8%
Austria
Elusive
1%
Liechtenstein
Farflung
0.2%
Prompt 4 of 5
Pin a country that has made its own version of The Office
Ruling note: Britain's original counts, and so does Germany's Stromberg. Close copies made without a licence count too: Brazil's Os Aspones, Norway's Etaten and Hungary's Munkaügyek.
Gem note: Kancl brought the British sitcom to Brno, with Václav Kopta as the boss.
20 accepted answers
Country
Tier
Pick share
United States
Common
50.9%
United Kingdom
Uncommon
18.6%
Australia
Rare
5.9%
Canada
Rare
3.9%
Germany
Rare
3.9%
France
Rare
2.9%
India
Rare
2.9%
Mexico
Rare
2.4%
Brazil
Elusive
1.3%
South Africa
Elusive
1.3%
Norway
Elusive
1.2%
Poland
Elusive
1.2%
Sweden
Elusive
1.2%
Hungary
Elusive
0.8%
Chile
Farflung
0.3%
Finland
Farflung
0.3%
Israel
Farflung
0.3%
Saudi Arabia
Farflung
0.3%
Afghanistan
Farflung
0.2%
Czechia
Farflung
0.2%
Prompt 5 of 5
Pin a country where puffins breed in the wild
Ruling note: All three kinds count, the Pacific’s tufted and horned puffins too. Sweden’s no longer breed there.
Gem note: Japan’s tufted puffins are down to a pair or none, on two islets off Hokkaido.