Farflung answers for October 31, 2026: #27
Prompt 1
Pin a country where someone was executed for witchcraft
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51 countries are accepted. An execution after a sentence counts where it happened, from ancient Athens to Islamic State's courts and village councils. Killings of accused witches by mobs do not.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gems are in Asia and Europe (2 gems).
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Saudi Arabia / Liechtenstein
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 17 answers): Saudi Arabia, Belarus, Egypt, Estonia, Iraq, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Syria, South Africa, South Korea, Libya, Liechtenstein, Somalia, Andorra, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
Elusive (85 km, 26 answers): Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Czechia, Hungary, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Finland, Iceland, Ukraine, Greece, China, Croatia, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Israel, Turkey
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): France, Spain, India, Italy, Romania
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): United Kingdom, Germany
Common (40 km): United States
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man for sorcery in 2014. Liechtenstein's trials of the 1670s left its counts so in debt that they sold the land to the Liechtensteins. Saudi Arabia: Muree al-Asiri, found with talismans, was executed in Najran in June 2012. Liechtenstein: Witch trials of 1675 to 1680 killed about 200 people in Vaduz and Schellenberg.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where someone was executed for witchcraft”. 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: An execution after a sentence counts where it happened, from ancient Athens to Islamic State's courts and village councils. Killings of accused witches by mobs do not.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Saudi Arabia 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: Saudi Arabia beheaded a man for sorcery in 2014. Liechtenstein's trials of the 1670s left its counts so in debt that they sold the land to the Liechtensteins.
- There are 51 accepted board entries, with 17 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Saudi Arabia / Liechtenstein; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Saudi Arabia beheaded a man for sorcery in 2014. Liechtenstein's trials of the 1670s left its counts so in debt that they sold the land to the Liechtensteins. Saudi Arabia: Muree al-Asiri, found with talismans, was executed in Najran in June 2012. Liechtenstein: Witch trials of 1675 to 1680 killed about 200 people in Vaduz and Schellenberg.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | Accepted — farflung tier | Saudi Arabia is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Ireland | Accepted — uncharted tier | Ireland is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| France | Accepted — wayfarer tier | France 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
- 51 labels are stored from 51 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 among the ten that grow the most pumpkins
Hint 1 Tap to reveal
11 countries are accepted. By weight of pumpkins, squash and gourds, in FAO's figures for 2024. Mexico, eleventh by a whisker, was ninth the year before, so it counts too.
Hint 2 Tap to reveal
The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States, China, India, Mexico and Russia. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Africa.
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Egypt
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Egypt
Elusive (85 km): Bangladesh
Rare (70 km, 4 answers): Italy, Ukraine, Spain, Turkey
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): India, Mexico, Russia
Common (40 km, 2 answers): United States, China
Egypt is third, behind only India and China. Egypt: Mahshi kusa, squash stuffed with rice and sometimes meat, is common here.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country among the ten that grow the most pumpkins”. 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: By weight of pumpkins, squash and gourds, in FAO's figures for 2024. Mexico, eleventh by a whisker, was ninth the year before, so it counts too.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Egypt 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: Egypt is third, behind only India and China.
- There are 11 accepted board entries, with 1 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Egypt; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Egypt is third, behind only India and China. Egypt: Mahshi kusa, squash stuffed with rice and sometimes meat, is common here.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Accepted — farflung tier | Egypt is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Bangladesh | Accepted — uncharted tier | Bangladesh is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Italy | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Italy 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
- 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 that has had a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum
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17 countries are accepted. Closed odditoriums count, like London's and Jakarta's, and franchised ones too, but not Ripley's aquariums, mazes or Guinness museums. Hong Kong's counts for China.
Hint 2 Tap to reveal
The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Skip these if you want distance.
Hint 3 Tap to reveal
Today's gems are in Asia (2 gems).
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Indonesia / Philippines
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Philippines, Indonesia
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Denmark, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Kuwait
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Mexico, Australia, China, Netherlands, Thailand, France, United Arab Emirates
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Canada, United Kingdom
Common (40 km): United States
Jakarta's was billed as the largest of its kind in the world, and closed within a few years. Manila's stood in a shopping mall, Shangri-La Plaza. Indonesia: Jakarta's opened in 1995 with a genuine piece of the Berlin Wall. Philippines: Shangri-La Plaza's, in Metro Manila, had a Tower Bridge made of matchsticks.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country that has had a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum”. 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: Closed odditoriums count, like London's and Jakarta's, and franchised ones too, but not Ripley's aquariums, mazes or Guinness museums. Hong Kong's counts for China.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Philippines 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: Jakarta's was billed as the largest of its kind in the world, and closed within a few years. Manila's stood in a shopping mall, Shangri-La Plaza.
- There are 17 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Indonesia / Philippines; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Jakarta's was billed as the largest of its kind in the world, and closed within a few years. Manila's stood in a shopping mall, Shangri-La Plaza. Indonesia: Jakarta's opened in 1995 with a genuine piece of the Berlin Wall. Philippines: Shangri-La Plaza's, in Metro Manila, had a Tower Bridge made of matchsticks.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | Accepted — farflung tier | Philippines is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Denmark | Accepted — uncharted tier | Denmark is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Mexico | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Mexico 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
- 17 labels are stored from 17 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 mummies over 500 years old have been found
Hint 1 Tap to reveal
44 countries are accepted. Bog, ice and desert mummies count as well as embalmed ones, and so do burials shown to have been dried first, like Portugal's in the Sado Valley; bones alone don't, and Ho Chi Minh is too young. Ötzi lay 92 metres inside Italy; Austria counts for a salt miner at Hallstatt.
Hint 2 Tap to reveal
The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Egypt. Skip these if you want distance.
Hint 3 Tap to reveal
Today's gems are in Asia and Africa (2 gems).
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Kyrgyzstan / South Africa
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): South Africa, Kyrgyzstan
Elusive (85 km, 33 answers): Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Iran, Japan, Mongolia, Netherlands, Russia, Sudan, United States, Indonesia, Portugal, Vietnam, Libya, India, Brazil, Israel, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Syria, Turkey, South Korea, Sweden, Nepal, Poland, Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): Peru, Italy, China, Mexico, Chile, Denmark, United Kingdom, Greece
Common (40 km): Egypt
A girl of 2,000 years ago, kept in Bishkek's history museum for over 60 years, was reburied in 2017. South Africa's first mummy, about 2,000 years old, was found in the Eastern Cape in 1999. Kyrgyzstan: Archaeologists found a girl about 2,000 years old at Kara-Bulak in 1956. South Africa: Khoi chiefs sought the return of Moses, its first mummy, from a museum.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where mummies over 500 years old have been found”. 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: Bog, ice and desert mummies count as well as embalmed ones, and so do burials shown to have been dried first, like Portugal's in the Sado Valley; bones alone don't, and Ho Chi Minh is too young. Ötzi lay 92 metres inside Italy; Austria counts for a salt miner at Hallstatt.
- Egypt is accepted but in tourist; South Africa 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: A girl of 2,000 years ago, kept in Bishkek's history museum for over 60 years, was reburied in 2017. South Africa's first mummy, about 2,000 years old, was found in the Eastern Cape in 1999.
- There are 44 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Kyrgyzstan / South Africa; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: A girl of 2,000 years ago, kept in Bishkek's history museum for over 60 years, was reburied in 2017. South Africa's first mummy, about 2,000 years old, was found in the Eastern Cape in 1999. Kyrgyzstan: Archaeologists found a girl about 2,000 years old at Kara-Bulak in 1956. South Africa: Khoi chiefs sought the return of Moses, its first mummy, from a museum.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Accepted — farflung tier | South Africa is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Argentina | Accepted — uncharted tier | Argentina is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Peru | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Peru is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Egypt | Accepted — tourist tier | Egypt 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
- 44 labels are stored from 44 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 with catacombs that still hold thousands of human skeletons
Hint 1 Tap to reveal
15 countries are accepted. Bone-filled crypts and caves count, and so does Évora's Chapel of Bones. Most bodies were taken from Rome's ancient catacombs long ago.
Hint 2 Tap to reveal
The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): France, Italy and Czechia. Skip these if you want distance.
Hint 3 Tap to reveal
Today's gems are in Europe and Africa (2 gems).
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Russia / Ethiopia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Russia, Ethiopia
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Poland, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Tunisia
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): Peru, Spain, Austria, Egypt, United Kingdom
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Italy, Czechia
Common (40 km): France
Pskov's monks still bury their own in the monastery's sandstone caves. At Yemrehanna Kristos, in Ethiopia, the skeletons of monks and others lie at the back of the cave that shelters the church. Russia: The Pskov-Caves Monastery has about 10,000 burials in its sandstone caves. Ethiopia: Over 10,000 Christians are said to have come to die at Yemrehanna Kristos.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with catacombs that still hold thousands of human skeletons”. 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: Bone-filled crypts and caves count, and so does Évora's Chapel of Bones. Most bodies were taken from Rome's ancient catacombs long ago.
- France is accepted but in tourist; Russia 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: Pskov's monks still bury their own in the monastery's sandstone caves. At Yemrehanna Kristos, in Ethiopia, the skeletons of monks and others lie at the back of the cave that shelters the church.
- There are 15 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Russia / Ethiopia; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Pskov's monks still bury their own in the monastery's sandstone caves. At Yemrehanna Kristos, in Ethiopia, the skeletons of monks and others lie at the back of the cave that shelters the church. Russia: The Pskov-Caves Monastery has about 10,000 burials in its sandstone caves. Ethiopia: Over 10,000 Christians are said to have come to die at Yemrehanna Kristos.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | Accepted — farflung tier | Russia is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Poland | Accepted — uncharted tier | Poland is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Peru | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Peru is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| France | Accepted — tourist tier | France 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
- 15 labels are stored from 15 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 where someone was executed for witchcraft | Saudi Arabia / Liechtenstein | Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Russia |
| 2 | Pin a country among the ten that grow the most pumpkins | Egypt | Bangladesh |
| 3 | Pin a country that has had a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum | Indonesia / Philippines | Denmark, South Korea, Malaysia, India |
| 4 | Pin a country where mummies over 500 years old have been found | Kyrgyzstan / South Africa | Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia |
| 5 | Pin a country with catacombs that still hold thousands of human skeletons | Russia / Ethiopia | Poland, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland |
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