Farflung answers for October 6, 2026: #2
Pin a country with no coastline
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Liechtenstein / Uzbekistan
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Uzbekistan, Liechtenstein
Elusive (85 km, 25 answers): Czechia, Hungary, Burkina Faso, Belarus, Laos, Uganda, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Serbia, Malawi, Rwanda, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Armenia, Bhutan, Lesotho, Moldova, Burundi, North Macedonia, Eswatini, Vatican, Kosovo, Andorra, San Marino
Rare (70 km, 10 answers): Afghanistan, Austria, Zambia, Nepal, Paraguay, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Turkmenistan
Uncommon (55 km, 5 answers): Bolivia, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Chad
Common (40 km, 3 answers): Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
The only two countries whose neighbours are all landlocked as well.
Pin a country with more than one capital
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Montenegro / Burundi
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Burundi, Montenegro
Elusive (85 km): United Kingdom
Rare (70 km, 6 answers): Tanzania, Chile, Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Eswatini
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): South Africa, Netherlands, Sri Lanka
Common (40 km): Malaysia
Montenegro keeps Cetinje as its Old Royal Capital, and Burundi made Gitega its political capital in 2019.
Pin a country that borders exactly one other
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Papua New Guinea / Timor-Leste
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Vatican, Brunei, San Marino, Bahrain
Rare (70 km, 9 answers): Denmark, South Korea, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Haiti, Gambia, Lesotho, Qatar, Monaco
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Canada, Ireland
Common (40 km): Portugal
Both share an island, and their only border, with Indonesia.
Pin a country that has won the men's World Cup
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Uruguay
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Uruguay
Rare (70 km): Italy
Uncommon (55 km, 5 answers): Argentina, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom
Common (40 km): Brazil
Winners of the very first World Cup, in 1930, and again at the Maracanã in 1950. Uruguay: Won the first World Cup in 1930. Won it again in 1950.
Pin a country in Oceania
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Nauru / Tuvalu / Kiribati
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 3 answers): Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu
Elusive (85 km, 9 answers): Solomon Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue, Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Rare (70 km, 2 answers): Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Uncommon (55 km): New Zealand
Common (40 km): Australia
Nauru has no official capital, Tuvalu rents out .tv, and Kiribati sees each new year first.
Every answer for #2
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country with no coastline | Liechtenstein / Uzbekistan | Czechia, Hungary, Burkina Faso, Belarus |
| 2 | Pin a country with more than one capital | Montenegro / Burundi | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Pin a country that borders exactly one other | Papua New Guinea / Timor-Leste | Vatican, Brunei, San Marino, Bahrain |
| 4 | Pin a country that has won the men's World Cup | Uruguay | — |
| 5 | Pin a country in Oceania | Nauru / Tuvalu / Kiribati | Solomon Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga |
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