Farflung Answers · Expedition #31 (2026-11-04)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country with an official national flag using only blue and white (variants of national flags count)

Ruling note: Official plain variants and national naval ensigns count; separate naval jacks do not. Nicaragua permits its plain flag for national celebrations. Argentina and Uruguay still add a gold sun.

Gem note: Four white stars mark Micronesia's four states on the blue of the Pacific.

10 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Greece	Common	37.2%
Finland	Uncommon	14.5%
Israel	Uncommon	13.9%
Honduras	Uncommon	13.4%
Russia	Rare	5%
Guatemala	Rare	4.9%
El Salvador	Rare	4.9%
Somalia	Rare	4.8%
Nicaragua	Elusive	0.9%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.5%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country that has issued circulating money showing Queen Elizabeth II

Ruling note: Past colonial and shared-board issues count, including Hong Kong for China. Collector-only coins and using foreign money alone do not.

Gem note: Before the dinar, British Aden shared a currency with East Africa, including coins bearing the Queen's portrait.

42 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United Kingdom	Common	15%
Canada	Uncommon	9.4%
Australia	Uncommon	9.1%
New Zealand	Uncommon	8.9%
South Africa	Uncommon	8.6%
Fiji	Rare	2.2%
Jamaica	Rare	2.2%
Belize	Rare	2.2%
Bahamas	Rare	2.2%
China	Rare	2.2%
Malaysia	Rare	2.2%
Singapore	Rare	2.2%
Sri Lanka	Rare	2.2%
Kenya	Rare	2.2%
Nigeria	Rare	2.1%
Barbados	Rare	2.1%
Trinidad and Tobago	Rare	2.1%
Guyana	Rare	2.1%
Ghana	Rare	2.1%
Cyprus	Rare	2.1%
Mauritius	Rare	2.1%
Malta	Rare	2.1%
Zimbabwe	Rare	2.1%
Tanzania	Elusive	0.7%
Uganda	Elusive	0.7%
Zambia	Elusive	0.7%
Solomon Islands	Elusive	0.7%
Antigua and Barbuda	Elusive	0.7%
Saint Lucia	Elusive	0.7%
Dominica	Elusive	0.7%
Brunei	Elusive	0.6%
Malawi	Elusive	0.6%
Sierra Leone	Elusive	0.6%
Seychelles	Elusive	0.6%
Tuvalu	Elusive	0.6%
Grenada	Elusive	0.6%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Elusive	0.6%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Elusive	0.6%
Cameroon	Farflung	0.1%
Somalia	Farflung	0.1%
Gambia	Farflung	0.1%
Yemen	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country with cave paintings from the last Ice Age

Ruling note: Pigment drawings and painted stones in caves or shelters count, disputed dates included. The last Ice Age ended about 11,700 years ago. Algeria, Slovenia, Turkey and Peru count as close calls, on dates near that line or not yet confirmed.

Gem note: Mineral crusts over a hand stencil on Muna Island put it at least 67,800 years in the past.

32 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
France	Common	18.7%
Spain	Uncommon	8.7%
Australia	Uncommon	8.5%
Italy	Rare	8.3%
India	Rare	8.1%
Argentina	Rare	2.9%
South Africa	Rare	2.9%
Portugal	Rare	2.8%
Brazil	Rare	2.8%
Germany	Rare	2.8%
China	Rare	2.8%
United Kingdom	Rare	2.8%
Russia	Rare	2.8%
Egypt	Rare	2.8%
Colombia	Rare	2.7%
Libya	Rare	2.7%
Peru	Elusive	1.8%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.8%
Romania	Elusive	1.5%
Namibia	Elusive	1.4%
Mongolia	Elusive	1.4%
Croatia	Elusive	1.4%
Zimbabwe	Elusive	1.4%
Switzerland	Elusive	1.4%
Malaysia	Elusive	1.3%
Botswana	Elusive	0.8%
Algeria	Elusive	0.8%
Slovenia	Elusive	0.8%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	0.8%
Indonesia	Farflung	0.2%
Zambia	Farflung	0.2%
Timor-Leste	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country where trains have used a tunnel under the sea or an estuary

Ruling note: Metros beneath estuaries count, including Rio's sea–lagoon channel. Øresund's tunnel is Danish; Sweden has the bridge.

Gem note: Koivusaari's passengers reach their undersea platforms on 76-metre escalators.

21 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United Kingdom	Common	25%
France	Uncommon	12.5%
Japan	Uncommon	12%
United States	Uncommon	11.5%
China	Rare	3.4%
Türkiye	Rare	3.4%
Australia	Rare	3.3%
Denmark	Rare	3.3%
Canada	Rare	3.3%
Spain	Rare	3.3%
Netherlands	Rare	3.3%
India	Rare	3.2%
Singapore	Rare	3.2%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	1.5%
Belgium	Elusive	1.4%
Russia	Elusive	1.4%
South Korea	Elusive	1.4%
Taiwan	Elusive	1.4%
Thailand	Elusive	1.3%
Brazil	Farflung	0.5%
Finland	Farflung	0.4%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country where pitcher plants are native

Ruling note: Insect-trapping tank bromeliads count too. France counts for New Caledonia and French Guiana. Introduced plants do not count.

Gem note: New Caledonia, part of France, is home to the world's easternmost Nepenthes.

43 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Malaysia	Common	14.5%
United States	Uncommon	9.4%
Indonesia	Uncommon	9.1%
Australia	Uncommon	8.9%
Philippines	Uncommon	8.6%
Canada	Rare	2.2%
Madagascar	Rare	2.2%
Thailand	Rare	2.2%
India	Rare	2.2%
Brazil	Rare	2.2%
Venezuela	Rare	2.2%
Papua New Guinea	Rare	2.2%
Singapore	Rare	2.2%
China	Rare	2.2%
Sri Lanka	Rare	2.1%
Brunei	Rare	2.1%
Cambodia	Rare	2.1%
Laos	Rare	2.1%
Vietnam	Rare	2.1%
Mexico	Rare	2.1%
Colombia	Rare	2.1%
Costa Rica	Rare	2.1%
Ecuador	Rare	2.1%
Myanmar	Elusive	0.7%
Seychelles	Elusive	0.7%
Guyana	Elusive	0.7%
Bahamas	Elusive	0.7%
Belize	Elusive	0.7%
Cuba	Elusive	0.7%
Dominican Republic	Elusive	0.7%
Guatemala	Elusive	0.7%
Jamaica	Elusive	0.6%
Nicaragua	Elusive	0.6%
Panama	Elusive	0.6%
Suriname	Elusive	0.6%
Trinidad and Tobago	Elusive	0.6%
Solomon Islands	Elusive	0.6%
Haiti	Elusive	0.6%
Honduras	Elusive	0.6%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.1%
Palau	Farflung	0.1%
Bangladesh	Farflung	0.1%
France	Farflung	0.1%