Farflung answers for October 5, 2026: #1
Pin a country where they drive on the left
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Suriname
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Suriname
Elusive (85 km, 43 answers): Bangladesh, Kenya, Guyana, Uganda, Tanzania, Cyprus, Jamaica, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, Namibia, Bahamas, Fiji, China, United States, Malawi, Malta, Trinidad and Tobago, Mozambique, Brunei, Lesotho, Nepal, Eswatini, Mauritius, Solomon Islands, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Grenada, Maldives, Dominica, Nauru, Kiribati, Seychelles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Tonga, Tuvalu, Bhutan, Timor-Leste
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa, Indonesia, Singapore
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): Australia, India, Ireland
Common (40 km, 2 answers): United Kingdom, Japan
From Alaska to Patagonia, only two countries on the mainland keep left: Suriname, and Guyana next door.
Pin a country that was a member of the Soviet Union
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Kyrgyzstan
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Kyrgyzstan
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Uzbekistan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Armenia
Uncommon (55 km): Ukraine
Common (40 km): Russia
Its great lake, Issyk-Kul, sits 1,607 metres up, and its name means hot lake.
Pin a country or territory where French is an official language
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Vanuatu
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Vanuatu
Elusive (85 km, 28 answers): Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda, Luxembourg, Benin, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Chad, Togo, Central African Republic, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Monaco, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Djibouti, Comoros, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Seychelles, French Southern Lands, Saint Barthélemy, United Kingdom, Guernsey, Jersey, Saint Martin, Wallis and Futuna
Rare (70 km, 3 answers): Senegal, Cameroon, DR Congo
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Belgium, Switzerland
Common (40 km, 2 answers): France, Canada
Britain and France ruled it together until 1980, so it kept both their languages.
Pin a country that borders Brazil
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France
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): France
Elusive (85 km): Suriname
Rare (70 km, 2 answers): Paraguay, Guyana
Uncommon (55 km, 5 answers): Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru
Common (40 km): Argentina
French Guiana makes Brazil France's longest land border, at 730 km.
Pin a country with no permanent rivers
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Tuvalu
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Tuvalu
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Djibouti, Tonga, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Kiribati
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): Libya, Kuwait, Oman, Monaco, Vatican, Malta, Bahrain, Maldives
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Qatar
Common (40 km): Saudi Arabia
Its highest point is 4.6 metres, which leaves a river nowhere to run.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country where they drive on the left | Suriname | Bangladesh, Kenya, Guyana, Uganda |
| 2 | Pin a country that was a member of the Soviet Union | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan |
| 3 | Pin a country or territory where French is an official language | Vanuatu | Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda |
| 4 | Pin a country that borders Brazil | France | Suriname |
| 5 | Pin a country with no permanent rivers | Tuvalu | Djibouti, Tonga, Nauru, Marshall Islands |
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