Farflung Answers · Expedition #25 (2026-10-29)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country that has hosted the men's FIFA World Cup

Ruling note: Canada joined the list in 2026. Morocco, Portugal and Paraguay host for the first time in 2030.

Gem note: Switzerland 1954 still has the most goals per game, and Sweden 1958 had a 17-year-old Pelé.

19 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Qatar	Common	18.7%
Mexico	Uncommon	12.6%
United States	Uncommon	12.3%
Canada	Uncommon	9.7%
Russia	Rare	7.2%
Brazil	Rare	6.4%
Germany	Rare	5.3%
South Africa	Rare	4.9%
France	Rare	4.1%
Italy	Rare	3.3%
Japan	Rare	2.2%
South Korea	Rare	2.2%
Uruguay	Elusive	1.9%
United Kingdom	Elusive	1.9%
Spain	Elusive	1.9%
Argentina	Elusive	1.7%
Sweden	Farflung	1.3%
Chile	Elusive	1.1%
Switzerland	Farflung	1.1%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country whose English short name starts and ends with the same letter

Ruling note: Current English short names on the map count. Nine answers begin and end with A; four use S and one uses C.

Gem note: Its name joins Caribbean islands once ruled by Britain.

14 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Australia	Common	38%
Argentina	Uncommon	18%
Austria	Uncommon	12%
Albania	Rare	7%
Algeria	Rare	6%
Andorra	Rare	5%
Angola	Rare	4%
Armenia	Rare	3%
Antigua and Barbuda	Rare	2%
Solomon Islands	Elusive	1.5%
Seychelles	Elusive	1.5%
Central African Republic	Elusive	1%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Farflung	0.6%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Farflung	0.4%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country where a restaurant holds three Michelin stars

Ruling note: Stars held today. Mexico, Canada and Portugal stop at two. Monaco counts on its own, for Le Louis XV.

Gem note: Brazil’s two, in 2026, were the first three-star restaurants in Latin America. Slovenia’s is just outside Kobarid, a small town near the Italian border.

23 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
France	Common	34.5%
Japan	Uncommon	11.8%
Italy	Uncommon	8.9%
Spain	Rare	6.9%
United States	Rare	6.9%
United Kingdom	Rare	5.9%
Germany	Rare	4.9%
China	Rare	3%
Switzerland	Rare	2.5%
Denmark	Elusive	2%
Singapore	Elusive	2%
Belgium	Elusive	1.5%
Netherlands	Elusive	1.2%
Sweden	Elusive	1.2%
Austria	Elusive	1%
Monaco	Elusive	1%
Norway	Elusive	1%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	0.8%
South Korea	Elusive	0.8%
Thailand	Elusive	0.8%
Taiwan	Elusive	0.6%
Brazil	Farflung	0.5%
Slovenia	Farflung	0.5%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country where Nike shoes are manufactured today

Ruling note: Contract factories, 3D printing, custom boot workshops and makers of shoe parts count; clothing and footballs alone do not. Bangladesh counts as an exception, for a factory announced to make Nike shoe parts.

Gem note: A Bosnian factory supplies a brand whose biggest shoe-making centres are in Asia.

17 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
China	Common	38.4%
Vietnam	Uncommon	21.2%
Indonesia	Uncommon	14.2%
India	Rare	5.6%
United States	Rare	4.6%
Brazil	Rare	3.5%
Italy	Rare	2.5%
Mexico	Rare	2%
Thailand	Elusive	1.8%
South Korea	Elusive	1.5%
Japan	Elusive	1.3%
Taiwan	Elusive	1.1%
Bangladesh	Elusive	0.8%
Germany	Farflung	0.4%
Argentina	Farflung	0.4%
Sri Lanka	Farflung	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country whose land the Dutch once ruled

Ruling note: Colonies, forts, whaling towns and Dutch monarchs in personal union count. Trading posts such as Dejima do not, nor New Holland on maps. The Maldives counts for its Dutch protectorate period.

Gem note: The Netherlands annexed Elten and the Selfkant in 1949, and Germany bought them back in 1963.

39 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Indonesia	Common	36.5%
Suriname	Uncommon	11.1%
South Africa	Uncommon	11.1%
Belgium	Rare	3.5%
Brazil	Rare	3.5%
Guyana	Rare	3.5%
Sri Lanka	Rare	3.5%
Malaysia	Rare	3.5%
Netherlands	Rare	3.5%
Taiwan	Rare	3.5%
United States	Rare	3.5%
Angola	Elusive	0.6%
Bangladesh	Elusive	0.6%
Canada	Elusive	0.6%
France	Elusive	0.6%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.6%
Ghana	Elusive	0.6%
Gambia	Elusive	0.6%
India	Elusive	0.6%
Ireland	Elusive	0.6%
Luxembourg	Elusive	0.6%
Mauritius	Elusive	0.6%
Senegal	Elusive	0.6%
Singapore	Elusive	0.6%
São Tomé and Príncipe	Elusive	0.6%
Trinidad and Tobago	Elusive	0.6%
Benin	Farflung	0.3%
Chile	Farflung	0.3%
Equatorial Guinea	Farflung	0.3%
Haiti	Farflung	0.3%
Iran	Farflung	0.3%
Mozambique	Farflung	0.3%
Mauritania	Farflung	0.3%
Namibia	Farflung	0.3%
Norway	Farflung	0.3%
Timor-Leste	Farflung	0.3%
Venezuela	Farflung	0.3%
Maldives	Farflung	0.3%
Germany	Farflung	0.2%