Farflung answers for November 2, 2026: #29
Prompt 1
Pin a country in the top ten for olive oil production in 2024/25
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10 countries are accepted. Oil production by weight in the October 2024–September 2025 crop year. Figures are provisional.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Italy, Spain and Greece. 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, 3 answers): Morocco, Syria, Algeria
Rare (70 km, 3 answers): Portugal, Turkey, Tunisia
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Spain, Greece
Common (40 km): Italy
Egypt made 45,000 tonnes in 2024/25, taking tenth place. Siwa’s olives are pressed into extra virgin oil. Egypt: Its 45,000 tonnes put it tenth in the 2024/25 crop year.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country in the top ten for olive oil production in 2024/25”. 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: Oil production by weight in the October 2024–September 2025 crop year. Figures are provisional.
- Italy 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 made 45,000 tonnes in 2024/25, taking tenth place. Siwa’s olives are pressed into extra virgin oil.
- There are 10 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 made 45,000 tonnes in 2024/25, taking tenth place. Siwa’s olives are pressed into extra virgin oil. Egypt: Its 45,000 tonnes put it tenth in the 2024/25 crop year.
| 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. |
| Morocco | Accepted — uncharted tier | Morocco is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Portugal | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Portugal is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Italy | Accepted — tourist tier | Italy 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
- 10 labels are stored from 10 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 that has filmed its own version of Sesame Street
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51 countries are accepted. The US original, shared versions and local filmed inserts count, including pilots and Ollie's shorts. A dubbed import alone does not.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Germany, United States, Brazil and Mexico. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Europe.
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Kosovo
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 3 answers): Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Kosovo
Elusive (85 km, 19 answers): Angola, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Iraq, Cambodia, Lebanon, Mozambique, New Zealand, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tanzania
Rare (70 km, 25 answers): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Indonesia, India, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, South Africa
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Brazil, Mexico
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Germany, United States
Its Albanian and Serbian editions taught words aloud rather than choosing one alphabet to put on screen. Kosovo: Its Albanian and Serbian editions used the same programme content.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country that has filmed its own version of Sesame Street”. 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: The US original, shared versions and local filmed inserts count, including pilots and Ollie's shorts. A dubbed import alone does not.
- Germany is accepted but in tourist; Guinea-Bissau 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: Its Albanian and Serbian editions taught words aloud rather than choosing one alphabet to put on screen.
- There are 51 accepted board entries, with 3 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Kosovo; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Its Albanian and Serbian editions taught words aloud rather than choosing one alphabet to put on screen. Kosovo: Its Albanian and Serbian editions used the same programme content.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | Accepted — farflung tier | Guinea-Bissau is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Angola | Accepted — uncharted tier | Angola is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Afghanistan | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Afghanistan is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Germany | Accepted — tourist tier | Germany 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 3
Pin a country where red pandas live in the wild
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5 countries are accepted. Five countries share the red panda's mountain forests, Tibet's counting for China. Turning Red is set in Toronto, but Canada has none in the wild.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): China and Nepal. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Asia.
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Myanmar
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Myanmar
Elusive (85 km): Bhutan
Rare (70 km): India
Uncommon (55 km): Nepal
Common (40 km): China
Red pandas live in the bamboo and conifer forests of Kachin State, in the far north, and were first filmed there in 2014. Myanmar: FFI's camera traps found them on every Imawbum survey from 2009 to 2014.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where red pandas live in the wild”. 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: Five countries share the red panda's mountain forests, Tibet's counting for China. Turning Red is set in Toronto, but Canada has none in the wild.
- China is accepted but in tourist; Myanmar 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: Red pandas live in the bamboo and conifer forests of Kachin State, in the far north, and were first filmed there in 2014.
- There are 5 accepted board entries, with 1 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Myanmar; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Red pandas live in the bamboo and conifer forests of Kachin State, in the far north, and were first filmed there in 2014. Myanmar: FFI's camera traps found them on every Imawbum survey from 2009 to 2014.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | Accepted — farflung tier | Myanmar is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Bhutan | Accepted — uncharted tier | Bhutan is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| India | Accepted — wayfarer tier | India is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| China | Accepted — tourist tier | China 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
- 5 labels are stored from 5 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 a nuclear power plant has generated electricity
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39 countries are accepted. Past plants count, including Greenland’s former military plant. Imports and plants that never generated electricity do not.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): France, United States, China, Japan and Russia. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in North America.
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Panama
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Denmark, Panama
Elusive (85 km, 12 answers): Armenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czechia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Mexico, North Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Rare (70 km, 20 answers): United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Finland, United Kingdom, India, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Netherlands, Pakistan, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, South Africa
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): China, Japan, Russia
Common (40 km, 2 answers): France, United States
A floating nuclear station supplied the Panama Canal's grid, saving lake water for the locks. Panama: The floating Sturgis station began supplying the canal grid in 1968.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where a nuclear power plant has generated electricity”. 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: Past plants count, including Greenland’s former military plant. Imports and plants that never generated electricity do not.
- France 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: A floating nuclear station supplied the Panama Canal's grid, saving lake water for the locks.
- There are 39 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Panama; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: A floating nuclear station supplied the Panama Canal's grid, saving lake water for the locks. Panama: The floating Sturgis station began supplying the canal grid in 1968.
| 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. |
| Armenia | Accepted — uncharted tier | Armenia 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 Arab Emirates | Accepted — wayfarer tier | United Arab Emirates 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
- 39 labels are stored from 39 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 a living indigenous click language
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12 countries are accepted. Clicks are consonants in words, rather than a tut or a gesture. Australia's Damin used clicks, but is no longer spoken.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Africa.
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Malawi
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Zambia, Malawi
Elusive (85 km, 2 answers): Lesotho, Angola
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Namibia, Botswana
Common (40 km): South Africa
In Malawi's Mzimba district, Tumbuka kept clicks borrowed from Ngoni after the local Ngoni language fell out of use. Malawi: Clicks survive in place names in the Mzimba variety of Tumbuka.
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with a living indigenous click language”. 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: Clicks are consonants in words, rather than a tut or a gesture. Australia's Damin used clicks, but is no longer spoken.
- South Africa is accepted but in tourist; Zambia 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: In Malawi's Mzimba district, Tumbuka kept clicks borrowed from Ngoni after the local Ngoni language fell out of use.
- There are 12 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Malawi; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: In Malawi's Mzimba district, Tumbuka kept clicks borrowed from Ngoni after the local Ngoni language fell out of use. Malawi: Clicks survive in place names in the Mzimba variety of Tumbuka.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | Accepted — farflung tier | Zambia is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Lesotho | Accepted — uncharted tier | Lesotho is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Tanzania | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Tanzania 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
- 12 labels are stored from 12 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 in the top ten for olive oil production in 2024/25 | Egypt | Morocco, Syria, Algeria |
| 2 | Pin a country that has filmed its own version of Sesame Street | Kosovo | Angola, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Australia |
| 3 | Pin a country where red pandas live in the wild | Myanmar | Bhutan |
| 4 | Pin a country where a nuclear power plant has generated electricity | Panama | Armenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czechia |
| 5 | Pin a country with a living indigenous click language | Malawi | Lesotho, Angola |
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