Farflung Answers · Expedition #33 (2026-11-06)

Prompt 1 of 5

Pin a country where a martial art originated

Ruling note: Modern systems, weapon arts, folk wrestling and martial combat performances count. Shared origins count on today's map.

Gem note: Kiwai wrestlers defended sand mounds while opponents tried to destroy them.

137 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Japan	Common	34.2%
China	Uncommon	15.4%
South Korea	Uncommon	8.5%
Thailand	Rare	5.1%
Brazil	Rare	4.3%
India	Rare	2.6%
Iraq	Elusive	1.7%
Israel	Elusive	1.5%
Russia	Elusive	1.3%
United States	Elusive	1.2%
France	Elusive	1.1%
Philippines	Elusive	1%
Indonesia	Elusive	0.9%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.9%
Vietnam	Elusive	0.8%
Czechia	Elusive	0.7%
Myanmar	Elusive	0.7%
Cambodia	Elusive	0.6%
United Kingdom	Elusive	0.6%
Germany	Elusive	0.5%
Italy	Elusive	0.5%
Greece	Elusive	0.4%
Türkiye	Elusive	0.4%
Iran	Elusive	0.3%
Mongolia	Elusive	0.3%
Canada	Elusive	0.3%
Switzerland	Elusive	0.3%
Spain	Elusive	0.3%
Ireland	Elusive	0.3%
Portugal	Elusive	0.3%
Ukraine	Elusive	0.3%
Afghanistan	Elusive	0.2%
Angola	Elusive	0.2%
Argentina	Elusive	0.2%
Armenia	Elusive	0.2%
Australia	Elusive	0.2%
Austria	Elusive	0.2%
Azerbaijan	Elusive	0.2%
Bangladesh	Elusive	0.2%
Bolivia	Elusive	0.2%
Chile	Elusive	0.2%
Colombia	Elusive	0.2%
Cuba	Elusive	0.2%
Algeria	Elusive	0.2%
Egypt	Elusive	0.2%
Ethiopia	Elusive	0.2%
Finland	Elusive	0.2%
Georgia	Elusive	0.2%
Croatia	Elusive	0.2%
Hungary	Elusive	0.2%
Iceland	Elusive	0.2%
Kazakhstan	Elusive	0.2%
Kenya	Elusive	0.2%
Sri Lanka	Elusive	0.2%
Morocco	Elusive	0.2%
Madagascar	Elusive	0.2%
Mexico	Elusive	0.2%
Nigeria	Elusive	0.2%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.2%
Norway	Elusive	0.2%
Nepal	Elusive	0.2%
New Zealand	Elusive	0.2%
Pakistan	Elusive	0.2%
Peru	Elusive	0.2%
Poland	Elusive	0.2%
North Korea	Elusive	0.2%
Romania	Elusive	0.2%
Senegal	Elusive	0.2%
Singapore	Elusive	0.2%
Serbia	Elusive	0.2%
Slovakia	Elusive	0.2%
Sweden	Elusive	0.2%
Tunisia	Elusive	0.2%
Taiwan	Elusive	0.2%
Uzbekistan	Elusive	0.2%
Venezuela	Elusive	0.2%
South Africa	Elusive	0.2%
United Arab Emirates	Farflung	0.1%
Dominican Republic	Farflung	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	Farflung	0.1%
Tanzania	Farflung	0.1%
Albania	Farflung	0.1%
Burundi	Farflung	0.1%
Benin	Farflung	0.1%
Burkina Faso	Farflung	0.1%
Bulgaria	Farflung	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Farflung	0.1%
Barbados	Farflung	0.1%
Brunei	Farflung	0.1%
Bhutan	Farflung	0.1%
Cameroon	Farflung	0.1%
DR Congo	Farflung	0.1%
Comoros	Farflung	0.1%
Cyprus	Farflung	0.1%
Eritrea	Farflung	0.1%
Fiji	Farflung	0.1%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.1%
Ghana	Farflung	0.1%
Gambia	Farflung	0.1%
Guinea-Bissau	Farflung	0.1%
Grenada	Farflung	0.1%
Guatemala	Farflung	0.1%
Guyana	Farflung	0.1%
Haiti	Farflung	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	Farflung	0.1%
Kiribati	Farflung	0.1%
Laos	Farflung	0.1%
Lesotho	Farflung	0.1%
Lithuania	Farflung	0.1%
Latvia	Farflung	0.1%
Moldova	Farflung	0.1%
Maldives	Farflung	0.1%
Marshall Islands	Farflung	0.1%
North Macedonia	Farflung	0.1%
Mali	Farflung	0.1%
Montenegro	Farflung	0.1%
Niger	Farflung	0.1%
Nauru	Farflung	0.1%
Oman	Farflung	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	Farflung	0.1%
Paraguay	Farflung	0.1%
Rwanda	Farflung	0.1%
Sudan	Farflung	0.1%
Somalia	Farflung	0.1%
South Sudan	Farflung	0.1%
Suriname	Farflung	0.1%
Eswatini	Farflung	0.1%
Chad	Farflung	0.1%
Togo	Farflung	0.1%
Tajikistan	Farflung	0.1%
Turkmenistan	Farflung	0.1%
Tonga	Farflung	0.1%
Trinidad and Tobago	Farflung	0.1%
Uganda	Farflung	0.1%
Uruguay	Farflung	0.1%
Samoa	Farflung	0.1%
Yemen	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 2 of 5

Pin a country where road speed limits are given in miles per hour

Ruling note: Mixed units and limits in law count, including Canada's bridge exception. Overseas territories count for their countries.

Gem note: Its national limit is 25 mph, and even overtaking a slow-moving vehicle is illegal.

18 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	54.1%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	19.7%
Belize	Uncommon	8.9%
Bahamas	Rare	4.9%
Antigua and Barbuda	Rare	3%
Saint Lucia	Elusive	2%
Canada	Elusive	1.5%
Grenada	Elusive	1.5%
Liberia	Elusive	1.2%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Elusive	0.8%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Elusive	0.7%
Guyana	Elusive	0.5%
Samoa	Elusive	0.5%
Dominica	Farflung	0.2%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.2%
Marshall Islands	Farflung	0.2%
Palau	Farflung	0.2%
Solomon Islands	Farflung	0.1%

Prompt 3 of 5

Pin a country whose capital city was planned and purpose-built

Ruling note: Current national capitals planned and constructed to serve as the capital. Malaysia counts for its administrative centre, Putrajaya. Finland counts as a close call for Helsinki, made capital in 1812 and rebuilt to Engel's plan to serve as one. Malawi counts for Lilongwe’s New Town, planned and built to serve as the capital alongside the existing Old Town. Egypt counts for its New Administrative Capital, where the cabinet and parliament now meet. Yerevan, Dushanbe, Mexico City, Monrovia, Athens and Rabat's new town count as close calls too, each laid out or rebuilt to serve as the capital.

Gem note: Nouakchott and Ngerulmud were both built on rural sites to replace colonial-era capitals.

39 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
United States	Common	20.5%
Brazil	Uncommon	13.1%
Australia	Uncommon	9.8%
India	Rare	7%
Pakistan	Rare	3.7%
China	Rare	3.3%
Egypt	Rare	3.3%
Mexico	Rare	3.3%
Nigeria	Rare	3.1%
Türkiye	Rare	2.6%
Kazakhstan	Rare	2.3%
Myanmar	Rare	2.1%
South Korea	Elusive	2%
South Africa	Elusive	1.9%
Norway	Elusive	1.8%
Iraq	Elusive	1.7%
Peru	Elusive	1.7%
Finland	Elusive	1.6%
Greece	Elusive	1.6%
Morocco	Elusive	1.6%
Thailand	Elusive	1.6%
New Zealand	Elusive	1.3%
Malaysia	Elusive	1.1%
Ivory Coast	Elusive	1%
Tanzania	Elusive	0.9%
Malta	Elusive	0.7%
Armenia	Elusive	0.7%
Guatemala	Elusive	0.7%
Belize	Elusive	0.7%
Botswana	Elusive	0.6%
Barbados	Elusive	0.5%
Antigua and Barbuda	Elusive	0.4%
Equatorial Guinea	Elusive	0.4%
Mauritania	Farflung	0.3%
Micronesia	Farflung	0.2%
Liberia	Farflung	0.2%
Malawi	Farflung	0.2%
Tajikistan	Farflung	0.2%
Palau	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 4 of 5

Pin a country that has had a river bridge lined with houses or shops

Ruling note: The houses or shops stand on the bridge itself, forming a street across the river. Former and rebuilt bridges count too. Spain counts as a close call for Ronda’s Puente Nuevo, whose central arch contains an inhabited chamber.

Gem note: Tabriz's bazaar crosses the Mehran Rud on covered bridges with shops on both sides, continuing the market over the water.

24 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Italy	Common	41.1%
United Kingdom	Uncommon	15.2%
Germany	Uncommon	9.1%
France	Rare	5.3%
Australia	Rare	3%
Canada	Rare	3%
Spain	Rare	3%
China	Rare	2.4%
Belgium	Elusive	1.5%
Switzerland	Elusive	1.5%
Chile	Elusive	1.5%
Ireland	Elusive	1.5%
Morocco	Elusive	1.5%
Sweden	Elusive	1.5%
Thailand	Elusive	1.5%
Bulgaria	Elusive	1.4%
Türkiye	Elusive	1.4%
Netherlands	Elusive	0.9%
United States	Elusive	0.9%
India	Elusive	0.8%
Slovenia	Elusive	0.6%
Russia	Elusive	0.5%
Malaysia	Elusive	0.5%
Iran	Farflung	0.2%

Prompt 5 of 5

Pin a country the Zambezi flows through or along

Ruling note: A bank is enough where the river is the border. A tributary alone does not count.

Gem note: Botswana meets the Zambezi for barely a kilometre, where the Kazungula Bridge crosses to Zambia.

6 accepted answers
Country	Tier	Pick share
Zambia	Common	59.4%
Zimbabwe	Uncommon	24.6%
Mozambique	Rare	8.2%
Namibia	Rare	5.1%
Angola	Elusive	1.8%
Botswana	Farflung	0.8%