Farflung Answers · Expedition #28 (2026-11-01)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country with at least four stars on its national flag

Ruling note: Stars in coats of arms and on state versions count, including Bolivia and Costa Rica. New Zealand's four red stars have white borders.

Gem note: Equatorial Guinea's six stars represent its mainland and five islands.

25 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	41.2%
China	Uncommon	17.7%
Australia	Uncommon	10.8%
Brazil	Rare	7.9%
New Zealand	Rare	5.9%
Singapore	Rare	2.9%
Venezuela	Rare	2.5%
Honduras	Elusive	1.5%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	1.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elusive	1%
Bolivia	Elusive	1%
Costa Rica	Elusive	1%
Papua New Guinea	Elusive	0.8%
Turkmenistan	Elusive	0.6%
Samoa	Elusive	0.6%
Kosovo	Elusive	0.6%
Tajikistan	Elusive	0.5%
Tuvalu	Farflung	0.4%
Solomon Islands	Farflung	0.3%
Cape Verde	Farflung	0.3%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.3%
Grenada	Farflung	0.3%
Dominica	Farflung	0.2%
Comoros	Farflung	0.2%
Equatorial Guinea	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country with an Aldi supermarket today

Ruling note: Aldi’s shops in Austria and Slovenia trade as Hofer, and count. Denmark’s closed in 2023 and Greece’s in 2010.

Gem note: Aldi opened two small shops in Shanghai in 2019, and now has over a hundred in China.

18 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Germany	Common	30.4%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	15.2%
United States	Uncommon	14.2%
Australia	Rare	7.1%
Ireland	Rare	5.1%
France	Rare	4.6%
Netherlands	Rare	4%
Belgium	Rare	3.5%
Spain	Rare	3%
Austria	Rare	2.5%
Italy	Elusive	1.8%
Switzerland	Elusive	1.6%
Poland	Elusive	1.6%
Portugal	Elusive	1.4%
Hungary	Elusive	1.2%
Luxembourg	Elusive	1%
Slovenia	Elusive	0.9%
China	Farflung	0.8%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country with a petrified forest

Ruling note: Standing trees, fallen trunks and mineral casts count; Ireland's submerged forest counts on the broader published use of the name.

Gem note: Building a high-speed railway exposed hundreds of fossil trees at Hoegaarden.

66 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	37.7%
Argentina	Uncommon	9.2%
Greece	Uncommon	8.4%
Namibia	Rare	7.5%
Australia	Rare	3.4%
Egypt	Rare	2.5%
New Zealand	Rare	2.5%
Canada	Rare	2.1%
Germany	Rare	2.1%
China	Elusive	1.7%
Cuba	Elusive	1.6%
Iran	Elusive	1.6%
Portugal	Elusive	1.6%
Brazil	Elusive	1.3%
India	Elusive	1.3%
Ecuador	Elusive	1.1%
Indonesia	Elusive	1%
Thailand	Elusive	0.9%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.8%
France	Elusive	0.8%
Botswana	Elusive	0.7%
Italy	Elusive	0.7%
Japan	Elusive	0.7%
Türkiye	Elusive	0.6%
Madagascar	Elusive	0.5%
Mexico	Elusive	0.5%
Russia	Elusive	0.5%
South Africa	Elusive	0.5%
Colombia	Elusive	0.4%
Peru	Elusive	0.4%
Kenya	Elusive	0.3%
Mongolia	Elusive	0.3%
Chile	Elusive	0.3%
Spain	Elusive	0.3%
Myanmar	Elusive	0.3%
Austria	Elusive	0.2%
Czechia	Elusive	0.2%
Ireland	Elusive	0.2%
Israel	Elusive	0.2%
Norway	Elusive	0.2%
Oman	Elusive	0.2%
Saudi Arabia	Elusive	0.2%
Ukraine	Elusive	0.2%
Iceland	Elusive	0.2%
South Korea	Elusive	0.2%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	0.2%
Antigua and Barbuda	Farflung	0.1%
Belgium	Farflung	0.1%
Bulgaria	Farflung	0.1%
Algeria	Farflung	0.1%
Georgia	Farflung	0.1%
Guatemala	Farflung	0.1%
Hungary	Farflung	0.1%
Libya	Farflung	0.1%
Lesotho	Farflung	0.1%
Mozambique	Farflung	0.1%
Niger	Farflung	0.1%
Pakistan	Farflung	0.1%
Panama	Farflung	0.1%
Poland	Farflung	0.1%
Romania	Farflung	0.1%
Sudan	Farflung	0.1%
Serbia	Farflung	0.1%
Vietnam	Farflung	0.1%
Zambia	Farflung	0.1%
Zimbabwe	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country with an Eiffel Tower replica or imitation at least 20 metres tall

Ruling note: Imitations include Yerevan and Zwollerkerspel. Terrebonne counts on a 20-metre estimate; France has copies too.

Gem note: On Estonia's island of Hiiumaa, Jaan Alliksoo built a 31-metre Eiffel Tower from wooden logs and nails.

43 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	37.4%
China	Uncommon	15%
Japan	Uncommon	9.4%
Pakistan	Rare	5.6%
France	Rare	4.7%
Czechia	Rare	2.8%
United Kingdom	Rare	2.8%
Spain	Rare	2.3%
Mexico	Rare	2.3%
Russia	Rare	2.3%
Thailand	Elusive	1.8%
Brazil	Elusive	1.1%
India	Elusive	1.1%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.8%
Canada	Elusive	0.7%
Italy	Elusive	0.7%
Romania	Elusive	0.7%
Ukraine	Elusive	0.7%
Bulgaria	Elusive	0.6%
Iran	Elusive	0.6%
South Africa	Elusive	0.6%
Greece	Elusive	0.5%
Israel	Elusive	0.5%
Poland	Elusive	0.5%
Armenia	Elusive	0.4%
Australia	Elusive	0.4%
Switzerland	Elusive	0.4%
Colombia	Elusive	0.4%
Germany	Elusive	0.4%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.4%
Argentina	Farflung	0.3%
Denmark	Farflung	0.3%
Indonesia	Farflung	0.3%
Philippines	Farflung	0.3%
Guatemala	Farflung	0.2%
Morocco	Farflung	0.2%
Vietnam	Farflung	0.2%
Belarus	Farflung	0.1%
Bolivia	Farflung	0.1%
Kazakhstan	Farflung	0.1%
Uzbekistan	Farflung	0.1%
Kosovo	Farflung	0.1%
Estonia	Farflung	0%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country whose national animal is a mythical creature

Ruling note: Heraldic beasts count, past or present: unicorns, dragons, double-headed eagles, forked-tailed lions and federal eagles. So do the Philippines' presidential sea-lion, Zimbabwe's carved bird, the winged maiden of Ireland's old harp and the Leo Belgicus, the Low Countries drawn as a lion.

Gem note: The khumo is the huma of Persian legend, whose shadow was said to make a king of whoever it fell on.

31 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
China	Common	26.7%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	17.8%
Bhutan	Uncommon	12.5%
Indonesia	Rare	5.3%
Singapore	Rare	4.5%
Canada	Rare	3.6%
Hungary	Rare	3.6%
Germany	Rare	2.7%
North Korea	Rare	2.7%
Ireland	Elusive	1.7%
Netherlands	Elusive	1.7%
Philippines	Elusive	1.7%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.7%
Thailand	Elusive	1.3%
Albania	Elusive	1.2%
Austria	Elusive	1.1%
Myanmar	Elusive	1.1%
Russia	Elusive	1.1%
Czechia	Farflung	0.9%
Greece	Farflung	0.9%
Montenegro	Farflung	0.9%
Serbia	Farflung	0.9%
Zimbabwe	Farflung	0.7%
Belgium	Farflung	0.7%
Portugal	Farflung	0.7%
Iran	Farflung	0.5%
Luxembourg	Farflung	0.4%
Iceland	Farflung	0.4%
Kazakhstan	Farflung	0.4%
Uzbekistan	Farflung	0.4%
Latvia	Farflung	0.3%