Past expedition · 20 October 2026
Farflung #1 answers
All five prompts from Farflung Game #1, played on 20 October 2026, with every right answer, how far it took players, and the day’s gem.
1. Pin a country the Equator crosses
Land crossings only, islands included.
- São Tomé & PríncipeFarflung+100 km
- CongoElusive+80 km
- GabonElusive+80 km
- KiribatiElusive+80 km
- SomaliaElusive+80 km
- ColombiaRare+60 km
- DR CongoRare+60 km
- UgandaRare+60 km
- IndonesiaUncommon+40 km
- KenyaUncommon+40 km
- BrazilCommon+20 km
- EcuadorCommon+20 km
The gem: São Tomé & Príncipe. The line runs across Ilhéu das Rolas, a speck of an island just off São Tomé’s southern tip.
2. Pin a landlocked country in Africa
Sixteen countries qualify.
- LesothoFarflung+100 km
- BurundiElusive+80 km
- Central African RepublicElusive+80 km
- EswatiniElusive+80 km
- BotswanaRare+60 km
- Burkina FasoRare+60 km
- MalawiRare+60 km
- South SudanRare+60 km
- ChadUncommon+40 km
- MaliUncommon+40 km
- NigerUncommon+40 km
- RwandaUncommon+40 km
- EthiopiaCommon+20 km
- UgandaCommon+20 km
- ZambiaCommon+20 km
- ZimbabweCommon+20 km
The gem: Lesotho. Wholly surrounded by South Africa, and the only country whose entire territory lies above 1,000 m.
3. Pin a country whose flag is only red and white
Two colours only. Qatar’s maroon counts as red; Malta’s grey-edged cross does not.
- LatviaFarflung+100 km
- BahrainElusive+80 km
- GeorgiaElusive+80 km
- MonacoElusive+80 km
- PeruElusive+80 km
- QatarElusive+80 km
- SingaporeElusive+80 km
- TongaElusive+80 km
- TunisiaElusive+80 km
- AustriaRare+60 km
- IndonesiaRare+60 km
- TurkeyRare+60 km
- DenmarkUncommon+40 km
- PolandUncommon+40 km
- CanadaCommon+20 km
- JapanCommon+20 km
- SwitzerlandCommon+20 km
The gem: Latvia. Its carmine-white-carmine is among the oldest flag designs still in use, described in a chronicle from the 1200s.
4. Pin a country where Portuguese is an official language
Sovereign countries only.
- Timor-LesteFarflung+100 km
- Cabo VerdeElusive+80 km
- Equatorial GuineaElusive+80 km
- Guinea-BissauElusive+80 km
- São Tomé & PríncipeElusive+80 km
- AngolaRare+60 km
- MozambiqueRare+60 km
- PortugalUncommon+40 km
- BrazilCommon+20 km
The gem: Timor-Leste. Portuguese shares official status with Tetum, four centuries after the first Portuguese traders arrived.
5. Pin a country that borders exactly one other country
Land borders only, territories included. That rules out Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla), the UK (Gibraltar), and Canada and Denmark, which split Hans Island in 2022.
- BruneiFarflung+100 km
- MonacoElusive+80 km
- Papua New GuineaElusive+80 km
- San MarinoElusive+80 km
- Timor-LesteElusive+80 km
- VaticanElusive+80 km
- GambiaRare+60 km
- LesothoRare+60 km
- Dominican RepublicUncommon+40 km
- HaitiUncommon+40 km
- QatarUncommon+40 km
- IrelandCommon+20 km
- PortugalCommon+20 km
- South KoreaCommon+20 km
The gem: Brunei. Malaysia cuts it into two separate pieces, yet Malaysia is still its only neighbour.
Rarity tiers reflect how often players reach for each answer. Borders follow Natural Earth.