Farflung answers for October 22, 2026: #18
Pin a country with a Taco Bell restaurant today
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Moldova / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova
Elusive (85 km, 30 answers): Brazil, Ireland, Costa Rica, Germany, New Zealand, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Netherlands, Panama, Thailand, Chile, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Portugal, El Salvador, Ecuador, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Cyprus, Kuwait, Croatia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Iceland, Kosovo
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, India, Japan, Philippines, China, South Korea
Uncommon (55 km): Canada
Common (40 km): United States
Taco Bell reached Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024 and Moldova in 2026, before Germany had one anyone could walk into. Moldova: The first opened in the MallDova food court, Chișinău, in April 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina: The first opened in Ilidža, near Sarajevo, in October 2024.
Pin a country with a lion as a national symbol
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Sierra Leone
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 20 answers): Sierra Leone, Burundi, Philippines, Eswatini, Togo, Afghanistan, Ghana, Latvia, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Paraguay, Romania, Chad, Congo, Fiji, Cambodia, Montenegro, Malawi, Dominica, Grenada
Elusive (85 km, 15 answers): Bulgaria, Spain, Norway, Cameroon, Israel, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, Australia, Finland, Armenia, Georgia, Gambia, Tunisia
Rare (70 km, 10 answers): Belgium, Singapore, Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Czechia, Iran, Senegal, Luxembourg
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Kenya, Netherlands
Common (40 km): United Kingdom
In 1462 a Portuguese explorer called its hills Serra Leoa, the Lioness Mountains, and the country still carries the name. Sierra Leone: Its coat of arms shows a lion beneath a zigzag for the Lion Mountains.
Pin a country where regular passenger trains reach 300 km/h
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Morocco / Indonesia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Morocco, Indonesia
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Taiwan, Belgium, Turkey, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): Germany, Spain, Italy, South Korea, United Kingdom
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): China, France
Common (40 km): Japan
Morocco brought high-speed rail to Africa in 2018; Indonesia to Southeast Asia in 2023. Morocco: Al Boraq reaches 320 km/h between Tangier and Kenitra. Indonesia: Whoosh links Jakarta and Bandung at up to 350 km/h.
Pin a country whose national flag shows a plant
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Finland / Grenada / Spain
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 14 answers): Spain, Costa Rica, Moldova, San Marino, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Afghanistan, Colombia, Grenada, Iran, Serbia, Finland, Honduras, Mauritius
Elusive (85 km, 12 answers): Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Fiji, El Salvador, Peru, Vanuatu, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia, Venezuela
Rare (70 km, 4 answers): Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Belize, Haiti
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Mexico, Lebanon
Common (40 km): Canada
Each hides one: nine roses on Finland’s state flag, a nutmeg at Grenada’s hoist, and a pomegranate for Granada at the foot of Spain’s arms. Finland: Nobody knows what the nine roses around the lion on its state flag mean. Grenada: The nutmeg at its hoist was the one thing kept from its 1967 flag. Spain: The pomegranate at the foot of its arms is Granada, the last Moorish kingdom.
Pin a country with a confirmed meteorite impact crater over 50 kilometres across
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Tajikistan
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Tajikistan
Elusive (85 km, 2 answers): Sweden, France
Rare (70 km, 3 answers): Australia, South Africa, Russia
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): United States, Canada
Common (40 km): Mexico
High in the Pamirs, Kara-Kul's lake sits inside a 52 km impact crater. Tajikistan: An island and peninsula in Kara-Kul mark the crater's central uplift.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country with a Taco Bell restaurant today | Moldova / Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil, Ireland, Costa Rica, Germany |
| 2 | Pin a country with a lion as a national symbol | Sierra Leone | Bulgaria, Spain, Norway, Cameroon |
| 3 | Pin a country where regular passenger trains reach 300 km/h | Morocco / Indonesia | Taiwan, Belgium, Turkey, Netherlands |
| 4 | Pin a country whose national flag shows a plant | Finland / Grenada / Spain | Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Dominican Republic |
| 5 | Pin a country with a confirmed meteorite impact crater over 50 kilometres across | Tajikistan | Sweden, France |
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