Farflung answers for October 15, 2026: #11
Pin a country whose name is one syllable
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Laos
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Laos
Elusive (85 km): Chad
Rare (70 km): Greece
Uncommon (55 km): Spain
Common (40 km): France
Most English speakers say it to rhyme with mouse. The S was added under French rule, for the several Lao kingdoms. Laos: Its official name is the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, with no S.
Pin a country on the Pacific Ring of Fire
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Bolivia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Bolivia
Elusive (85 km, 20 answers): Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, France, Micronesia, United Kingdom, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Palau, Solomon Islands, El Salvador, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Taiwan, Vanuatu, Samoa
Rare (70 km, 9 answers): Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Russia, United States
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Chile, Indonesia
Common (40 km): Japan
Bolivia has no coast at all, yet the volcanoes on its western border were built by the same Pacific plates that shake Chile. Bolivia: Its active volcanoes stand along its western border with Chile.
Pin a country whose land was once part of a Spanish colony
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Netherlands
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Netherlands
Elusive (85 km, 28 answers): Belize, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Algeria, Spain, France, Micronesia, United Kingdom, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Libya, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Palau, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Taiwan, United States, Vanuatu, Western Sahara
Rare (70 km, 10 answers): Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Philippines, Uruguay, Venezuela
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Argentina, Peru
Common (40 km): Mexico
Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao were Spanish for over a century before the Dutch took them in the 1630s. Netherlands: It counts for Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Spanish until the 1630s.
Pin a country with a cat breed named after it
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Somalia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 4 answers): Czechia, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Seychelles
Elusive (85 km, 13 answers): Singapore, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Ukraine, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, North Korea, Bangladesh
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): United Kingdom, Myanmar, Egypt, Ethiopia, Norway, Turkey, United States, Japan
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Iran, Russia
Common (40 km): Thailand
The Somali is a long-haired Abyssinian bred in North America. Its name is a play on Abyssinia’s neighbour. Somalia: The Somali cat was bred in North America and has no real tie to Somalia.
Pin a country with a mountain over 5,000 metres
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Uganda / DR Congo
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): DR Congo, Uganda
Elusive (85 km, 15 answers): Afghanistan, Bhutan, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Myanmar, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Pakistan, Peru, Tanzania, United States
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): China, India
Common (40 km): Nepal
Margherita Peak, 5,109 metres, sits on their border in the Rwenzori, which explorers linked with Ptolemy's Mountains of the Moon. Uganda: Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori stands on its border with DR Congo. DR Congo: Margherita Peak, 5,109 metres, stands on its border with Uganda.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country whose name is one syllable | Laos | Chad |
| 2 | Pin a country on the Pacific Ring of Fire | Bolivia | Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia |
| 3 | Pin a country whose land was once part of a Spanish colony | Netherlands | Belize, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica |
| 4 | Pin a country with a cat breed named after it | Somalia | Singapore, Australia, Germany, Brazil |
| 5 | Pin a country with a mountain over 5,000 metres | Uganda / DR Congo | Afghanistan, Bhutan, Canada, Colombia |
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