Farflung Answers · Expedition #32 (2026-11-05)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country with a bird on its national flag (variants of national flags count)

Ruling note: Government flags count, birds in their coats of arms too; naval ensigns do not. Liechtenstein counts for its government and parliament's standard, and Colombia for its war flag. The United States counts as an exception, for the eagles on its states' flags, and the UAE for the falcon on its president's flag.

Gem note: Its dove of peace survives from King Cakobau’s flag, used before British rule.

24 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Mexico	Common	25%
Albania	Uncommon	9.6%
Egypt	Uncommon	8.6%
Germany	Rare	4.8%
Ecuador	Rare	3.8%
Guatemala	Rare	3.8%
Kazakhstan	Rare	3.8%
Papua New Guinea	Rare	3.8%
Poland	Rare	3.8%
Serbia	Rare	3.8%
United States	Rare	3.8%
Austria	Rare	2.9%
Uganda	Rare	2.9%
Zimbabwe	Rare	2.9%
Bolivia	Rare	2.4%
Zambia	Rare	2.4%
United Arab Emirates	Elusive	1.9%
Colombia	Elusive	1.9%
Dominica	Elusive	1.7%
Montenegro	Elusive	1.7%
Moldova	Elusive	1.6%
Kiribati	Elusive	1.5%
Fiji	Farflung	1%
Liechtenstein	Elusive	0.2%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country that has had a Tim Hortons outlet

Ruling note: Past and present outlets count, including licensed counters and military kiosks.

Gem note: The Pas de la Casa branch sits high in the Pyrenees, on Andorra's French border.

24 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Canada	Common	36.7%
United States	Uncommon	12.8%
United Kingdom	Rare	6.4%
Mexico	Rare	5.5%
United Arab Emirates	Rare	3.7%
China	Rare	3.7%
Spain	Rare	2.7%
India	Rare	2.7%
Ireland	Rare	2.7%
Philippines	Rare	2.7%
Saudi Arabia	Rare	2.7%
South Korea	Rare	2.3%
Malaysia	Rare	2.3%
Singapore	Rare	2.3%
Thailand	Rare	2.3%
Pakistan	Elusive	1.8%
Qatar	Elusive	1.6%
Kuwait	Elusive	1.2%
Bahrain	Elusive	0.9%
Oman	Elusive	0.9%
Panama	Elusive	0.7%
Afghanistan	Elusive	0.5%
Andorra	Farflung	0.3%
Latvia	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country that has won the Eurovision Song Contest

Ruling note: The country represented counts, not the singer's birthplace. Yugoslavia's 1989 win is not inherited by Croatia.

Gem note: French singer Séverine won for Monaco in 1971 with Un banc, un arbre, une rue.

27 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Sweden	Common	19.2%
Ireland	Uncommon	9.6%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	8.7%
Ukraine	Rare	5.8%
Italy	Rare	4.8%
Switzerland	Rare	3.8%
Germany	Rare	3.8%
France	Rare	3.8%
Israel	Rare	3.8%
Netherlands	Rare	3.8%
Norway	Rare	3.8%
Austria	Rare	2.9%
Denmark	Rare	2.9%
Spain	Rare	2.9%
Bulgaria	Rare	2.4%
Finland	Rare	2.4%
Greece	Rare	2.2%
Portugal	Rare	2.2%
Russia	Rare	2.1%
Belgium	Elusive	1.4%
Luxembourg	Elusive	1.4%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.4%
Estonia	Elusive	1.3%
Serbia	Elusive	1.2%
Azerbaijan	Elusive	1%
Latvia	Elusive	0.8%
Monaco	Farflung	0.4%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country where Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht Launchpad has stopped

Ruling note: Anchorages, fuel stops and shipyards count. The yacht needn't have him aboard; the Bahamas counts on a photographed local sighting.

Gem note: In April 2025 it anchored at Drag, far north of the usual Mediterranean circuit.

18 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	26.9%
France	Uncommon	11.5%
Italy	Uncommon	9.6%
Spain	Rare	7.7%
Greece	Rare	6.7%
Mexico	Rare	6.7%
Canada	Rare	4.8%
United Kingdom	Rare	4.8%
Japan	Rare	3.8%
Netherlands	Rare	3.8%
Bahamas	Rare	2.9%
Panama	Elusive	1.9%
Singapore	Elusive	1.9%
Malta	Elusive	1.7%
Ecuador	Elusive	1.6%
Portugal	Elusive	1.5%
Costa Rica	Farflung	1.2%
Norway	Farflung	0.7%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country that commercially extracted helium from underground gas in 2025

Ruling note: Extraction for industrial supply counts, including France's pilot. Australia's Darwin plant closed in 2023.

Gem note: Poland recovers helium as it removes nitrogen to make its natural gas richer in methane.

9 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	50.2%
China	Uncommon	14.6%
Russia	Uncommon	12.6%
Canada	Rare	7.3%
Qatar	Rare	7.3%
Algeria	Rare	4.2%
South Africa	Elusive	1.7%
France	Elusive	1.4%
Poland	Farflung	0.7%