Farflung answers for October 23, 2026: #19
Prompt 1
Pin a country with a Baltic Sea coast
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9 countries are accepted. Norway doesn't count: its coast stops at the Skagerrak, outside the Baltic.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Sweden and Finland. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Europe.
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Denmark
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Denmark
Elusive (85 km): Germany
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia
Uncommon (55 km): Finland
Common (40 km): Sweden
Denmark's straits are the Baltic's only natural way out to the ocean. Denmark: The Øresund Bridge carries road and rail across to Sweden.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with a Baltic Sea coast”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Norway doesn't count: its coast stops at the Skagerrak, outside the Baltic.
- Sweden is accepted but in tourist; Denmark is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Denmark's straits are the Baltic's only natural way out to the ocean.
- There are 9 accepted board entries, with 1 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Denmark; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Denmark's straits are the Baltic's only natural way out to the ocean. Denmark: The Øresund Bridge carries road and rail across to Sweden.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Accepted — farflung tier | Denmark is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Germany | Accepted — uncharted tier | Germany is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Estonia | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Estonia is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Sweden | Accepted — tourist tier | Sweden is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 9 labels are stored from 9 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Prompt 2
Pin a country where Diwali is a national public holiday
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11 countries are accepted. Malaysia counts, though Sarawak works through it. A day off for Hindus alone, as in Pakistan and Kenya, doesn’t count, and a US state’s holiday is no country’s.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): India and Nepal. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gems are in South America (2 gems).
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Guyana / Suriname
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Guyana, Suriname
Elusive (85 km, 2 answers): Trinidad and Tobago, Myanmar
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Fiji
Uncommon (55 km): Nepal
Common (40 km): India
Workers from India brought Diwali to Guyana from 1838 and to Suriname from 1873, and their descendants keep its lamps burning in South America. Guyana: Guyana’s Diwali motorcade of lit floats winds through Georgetown. Suriname: The first ship of workers from India, the Lalla Rookh, landed in 1873.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where Diwali is a national public holiday”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Malaysia counts, though Sarawak works through it. A day off for Hindus alone, as in Pakistan and Kenya, doesn’t count, and a US state’s holiday is no country’s.
- India is accepted but in tourist; Guyana is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Workers from India brought Diwali to Guyana from 1838 and to Suriname from 1873, and their descendants keep its lamps burning in South America.
- There are 11 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Guyana / Suriname; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Workers from India brought Diwali to Guyana from 1838 and to Suriname from 1873, and their descendants keep its lamps burning in South America. Guyana: Guyana’s Diwali motorcade of lit floats winds through Georgetown. Suriname: The first ship of workers from India, the Lalla Rookh, landed in 1873.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Guyana | Accepted — farflung tier | Guyana is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Accepted — uncharted tier | Trinidad and Tobago is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Malaysia | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Malaysia is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| India | Accepted — tourist tier | India is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 11 labels are stored from 11 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Prompt 3
Pin a country with a physical Uniqlo store today
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26 countries are accepted. Hong Kong’s stores count for China. Russia is an explicit exception for its former physical stores: Uniqlo’s October 2026 update still reports Russian operations suspended.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Japan, United States and China. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gems are in Europe (2 gems).
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Luxembourg / Poland
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Poland, Luxembourg
Elusive (85 km, 10 answers): Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark
Rare (70 km, 11 answers): United Kingdom, South Korea, Australia, Canada, France, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Germany
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): United States, China
Common (40 km): Japan
Luxembourg got its one store in 2023 and Poland its first lasting one in 2024, the newest of Uniqlo’s countries. Luxembourg: Its one Uniqlo opened on Grand Rue, Luxembourg City, in October 2023. Poland: After a pop-up in 2022, Warsaw got a lasting store in September 2024.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with a physical Uniqlo store today”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Hong Kong’s stores count for China. Russia is an explicit exception for its former physical stores: Uniqlo’s October 2026 update still reports Russian operations suspended.
- Japan is accepted but in tourist; Poland is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Luxembourg got its one store in 2023 and Poland its first lasting one in 2024, the newest of Uniqlo’s countries.
- There are 26 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Luxembourg / Poland; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Luxembourg got its one store in 2023 and Poland its first lasting one in 2024, the newest of Uniqlo’s countries. Luxembourg: Its one Uniqlo opened on Grand Rue, Luxembourg City, in October 2023. Poland: After a pop-up in 2022, Warsaw got a lasting store in September 2024.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | Accepted — farflung tier | Poland is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Indonesia | Accepted — uncharted tier | Indonesia is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United Kingdom | Accepted — wayfarer tier | United Kingdom is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Japan | Accepted — tourist tier | Japan is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 26 labels are stored from 26 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Prompt 4
Pin a country where Muhammad Ali fought a professional bout
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13 countries are accepted. Professional bouts count, not exhibitions. Italy is an explicit exception for his amateur Olympic bouts in Rome in 1960, before his professional debut. Puerto Rico counts as the United States.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States, DR Congo and Philippines. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gems are in Asia and North America (2 gems).
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Indonesia / Bahamas
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Indonesia, Bahamas
Elusive (85 km, 3 answers): Malaysia, Ireland, Switzerland
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Italy, Germany
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): DR Congo, Philippines
Common (40 km): United States
Away from his famous fights, he beat a Dutchman in Jakarta in 1973 and lost to Trevor Berbick in Nassau in 1981. Indonesia: Between rounds in Jakarta in 1973, he gave a TV interview through the ropes. Bahamas: His last fight, in Nassau in 1981, had no ring bell, so a cowbell was used.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where Muhammad Ali fought a professional bout”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Professional bouts count, not exhibitions. Italy is an explicit exception for his amateur Olympic bouts in Rome in 1960, before his professional debut. Puerto Rico counts as the United States.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Indonesia is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Away from his famous fights, he beat a Dutchman in Jakarta in 1973 and lost to Trevor Berbick in Nassau in 1981.
- There are 13 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Indonesia / Bahamas; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Away from his famous fights, he beat a Dutchman in Jakarta in 1973 and lost to Trevor Berbick in Nassau in 1981. Indonesia: Between rounds in Jakarta in 1973, he gave a TV interview through the ropes. Bahamas: His last fight, in Nassau in 1981, had no ring bell, so a cowbell was used.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Accepted — farflung tier | Indonesia is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Malaysia | Accepted — uncharted tier | Malaysia is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United Kingdom | Accepted — wayfarer tier | United Kingdom is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United States | Accepted — tourist tier | United States is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 13 labels are stored from 13 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Prompt 5
Pin a country where diamonds are mined today
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27 countries are accepted. Recreational digging and mining by-products count. Cutting imported stones and growing laboratory diamonds do not.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): South Africa, Botswana, Russia and Canada. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Africa.
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Gabon
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 7 answers): Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Indonesia, Mali, Venezuela, Gabon
Elusive (85 km, 9 answers): Australia, Tanzania, United States, Lesotho, Ghana, Liberia, Central African Republic, Guinea, Guyana
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Angola, DR Congo, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Brazil, India
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): Botswana, Russia, Canada
Common (40 km): South Africa
Gabon reported only 28.75 carats of diamonds for the whole of 2025. Gabon: Its reported diamond output in 2025 weighed less than six grams.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where diamonds are mined today”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Recreational digging and mining by-products count. Cutting imported stones and growing laboratory diamonds do not.
- South Africa is accepted but in tourist; Cameroon is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Gabon reported only 28.75 carats of diamonds for the whole of 2025.
- There are 27 accepted board entries, with 7 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Gabon; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Gabon reported only 28.75 carats of diamonds for the whole of 2025. Gabon: Its reported diamond output in 2025 weighed less than six grams.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | Accepted — farflung tier | Cameroon is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Australia | Accepted — uncharted tier | Australia is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Angola | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Angola is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| South Africa | Accepted — tourist tier | South Africa is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 27 labels are stored from 27 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country with a Baltic Sea coast | Denmark | Germany |
| 2 | Pin a country where Diwali is a national public holiday | Guyana / Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago, Myanmar |
| 3 | Pin a country with a physical Uniqlo store today | Luxembourg / Poland | Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Vietnam |
| 4 | Pin a country where Muhammad Ali fought a professional bout | Indonesia / Bahamas | Malaysia, Ireland, Switzerland |
| 5 | Pin a country where diamonds are mined today | Gabon | Australia, Tanzania, United States, Lesotho |
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