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Farflung answers for October 17, 2026: #13

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Prompt 1

Pin a country with more sheep than people

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11 countries are accepted. A country counts all its land, so the Falklands’ half a million sheep leave the United Kingdom far short. Iceland counts for its summer flock.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): New Zealand, Australia and Mongolia. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gems are in Africa (2 gems).
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Mauritania / Chad

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Mauritania, Chad

Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Turkmenistan, Iceland, Libya, South Sudan

Rare (70 km, 2 answers): Uruguay, Kazakhstan

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Australia, Mongolia

Common (40 km): New Zealand

The herders of the Sahel keep vast flocks: Chad has more than two sheep for each person, and Mauritania nearly three. Mauritania: Its rams cross into Senegal by the thousand for the feast of Tabaski. Chad: Its herders keep about 45 million sheep, for some 20 million people.

Prompt 2

Pin a country a Pixar film is set in

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18 countries are accepted. Any country where a feature or a short sets part of its story, so Cars 2’s races and its stop in Paris count. Brave’s Scotland is the United Kingdom, and the Himalayas that Monsters, Inc. sends Mike and Sulley to count for Nepal. Cars 2’s Porto Corsa, drawn from Monte Carlo and its Grand Prix, counts for Monaco. Every country whose landmarks Cars 2’s end credits visit counts too, which adds Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Egypt, India and China.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States, France and Australia. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in South America.
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Venezuela

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Venezuela

Elusive (85 km, 9 answers): China, Spain, Nepal, Monaco, Switzerland, Germany, Egypt, India, Russia

Rare (70 km, 5 answers): United Kingdom, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Japan

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): France, Australia

Common (40 km): United States

The film says only South America, but its makers climbed Venezuela’s tepuis in 2004 to draw the house’s last stop. Venezuela: Up’s Paradise Falls is modelled on Angel Falls, the world’s highest.

Prompt 3

Pin a country with north, south, east or west in its name (in English or its own language)

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16 countries are accepted. A name in English or the country’s own language counts, in full or by its roots: Australia comes from the Latin for southern. Western Sahara counts by its name, though it is disputed ground.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): South Africa, South Korea and North Korea. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gems are in Asia and Europe (2 gems).
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Timor-Leste / North Macedonia

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): North Macedonia, Timor-Leste

Elusive (85 km, 10 answers): Australia, Norway, Austria, Western Sahara, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Morocco, Tonga, Uruguay, Yemen

Rare (70 km): South Sudan

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): South Korea, North Korea

Common (40 km): South Africa

Timor comes from timur, Malay for east, so Timor-Leste says east twice. Greece has a region called Macedonia, hence the North. Timor-Leste: Leste is Portuguese for east: in English it is often East Timor. North Macedonia: It took North into its name in 2019, settling a dispute with Greece.

Prompt 4

Pin a country with no army today

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25 countries are accepted. Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force is an army in all but name, but its constitution renounces land forces, so Japan is on the list and pins on it keep their points. The Bahamas counts: its only force is a navy.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Costa Rica and Iceland. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in North America.
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Grenada

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 11 answers): Grenada, Bahamas, Dominica, Micronesia, Kiribati, Saint Lucia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Mauritius, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Palestine, Vanuatu

Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Panama, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Vatican, Andorra, San Marino, Japan

Uncommon (55 km): Iceland

Common (40 km): Costa Rica

Grenada had an army until 1983. It was disbanded after the United States and Caribbean allies invaded. Grenada: Its airport is named after Maurice Bishop, the leader killed in the 1983 coup.

Prompt 5

Pin a country Britain has never invaded

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65 countries are accepted. Each country was checked on its own: it counts if no British force ever went in by force, in war, raid, landing or an occupation without consent. Coming by treaty or invitation, as in Tonga and Bahrain, doesn’t count as an invasion, nor do peacekeepers, shelling from the sea, or troops arriving after an enemy surrendered.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Mongolia and Switzerland. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Europe.
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Sweden

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Sweden

Elusive (85 km, 51 answers): Central African Republic, Czechia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mali, Poland, Chad, Armenia, Chile, Georgia, Burundi, Congo, Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, Guatemala, Lithuania, Moldova, Marshall Islands, Singapore, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Romania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Turkmenistan, Kosovo, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Qatar, Liberia, Rwanda, Tonga, Benin, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Gabon, Kiribati, Mauritania, Niger, Timor-Leste, Antigua and Barbuda, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu

Rare (70 km, 11 answers): Luxembourg, Vatican, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Bolivia, Monaco, Paraguay, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Uncommon (55 km): Switzerland

Common (40 km): Mongolia

Sweden declared war on Britain in 1810, but not a shot was fired before peace came in 1812. Sweden: In 1808 a British army sailed to Gothenburg and mostly stayed aboard.

Every answer for #13

All Farflung #13 answers in one table Spoiler
PromptClueGemsAlso good
1Pin a country with more sheep than peopleMauritania / ChadTurkmenistan, Iceland, Libya, South Sudan
2Pin a country a Pixar film is set inVenezuelaChina, Spain, Nepal, Monaco
3Pin a country with north, south, east or west in its name (in English or its own language)Timor-Leste / North MacedoniaAustralia, Norway, Austria, Western Sahara
4Pin a country with no army todayGrenadaMauritius, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Palestine
5Pin a country Britain has never invadedSwedenCentral African Republic, Czechia, Hungary, Kazakhstan

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