Farflung answers for October 21, 2026: #17
Pin a country with one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature
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Philippines / France
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): France, Philippines
Elusive (85 km, 3 answers): South Korea, Guyana, Suriname
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Colombia, Vietnam, South Africa, Indonesia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Argentina, Peru
Common (40 km): Brazil
Palawan's river won by running underground through a cave and straight out to sea. French Guiana is a region of France, which makes Brazil France's longest land border. Philippines: The Puerto Princesa river runs 8 km underground before it meets the sea. France: The EU's largest national park lies in its Amazon, in French Guiana.
Pin a country with a statue of Jesus at least 20 metres tall, not counting its pedestal
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Romania
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Romania
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Philippines, United States, Indonesia, Honduras, Vietnam
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Spain, Colombia, Italy, Argentina
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Poland, Portugal
Common (40 km): Brazil
Built from donations in 2011, it stands on a hill in Harghita, in the Carpathians of Transylvania. Romania: Harghita’s iron and steel Jesus has a spiral stair inside, up to the crown.
Pin a country where vampire bats live in the wild
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Trinidad and Tobago / France
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 4 answers): Trinidad and Tobago, France, El Salvador, Suriname
Elusive (85 km, 6 answers): Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rare (70 km, 10 answers): Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Belize, Panama
Uncommon (55 km): Mexico
Common (40 km): Brazil
Trinidad lies a few miles off Venezuela and was once joined to it. French Guiana is a part of France. Trinidad and Tobago: In the 1930s Joseph Pawan showed here that vampire bats spread rabies. France: Vampire bats live in French Guiana, which is a part of France.
Pin a country whose land was part of Alexander the Great’s empire
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Tajikistan
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Tajikistan
Elusive (85 km, 12 answers): Uzbekistan, Palestine, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Jordan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Libya, Albania, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, United Kingdom
Rare (70 km, 9 answers): Turkey, India, Iraq, Afghanistan, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Syria, Israel, Lebanon
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Egypt, Iran
Common (40 km): Greece
He founded the city in 329 BC on the Syr Darya, as a stronghold against the Scythian riders beyond it. Tajikistan: He founded Alexandria Eschate, the Furthest, at or near today’s Khujand.
Pin a country with a Jollibee today
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Brunei
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Brunei
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Italy, Spain, Bahrain, Oman
Rare (70 km, 10 answers): Canada, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Kuwait, Qatar
Uncommon (55 km): United States
Common (40 km): Philippines
Jollibee has been in Brunei since 1987, and it now has more Jollibees for each person than the Philippines. Brunei: It has had one since August 1987, Jollibee’s longest run abroad.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country with one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature | Philippines / France | South Korea, Guyana, Suriname |
| 2 | Pin a country with a statue of Jesus at least 20 metres tall, not counting its pedestal | Romania | Philippines, United States, Indonesia, Honduras |
| 3 | Pin a country where vampire bats live in the wild | Trinidad and Tobago / France | Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Guyana |
| 4 | Pin a country whose land was part of Alexander the Great’s empire | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan, Palestine, Bulgaria, Cyprus |
| 5 | Pin a country with a Jollibee today | Brunei | Italy, Spain, Bahrain, Oman |
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