Farflung answers for October 7, 2026: #3
Pin a country with a 7-Eleven
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Laos
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Laos
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Denmark, Vietnam, Norway, Sweden, Cambodia
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): South Korea, Canada, Australia, Philippines, Mexico, China, Malaysia, Singapore
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Thailand, Taiwan
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Japan, United States
The newest country on the list. Its first store opened in Vientiane in September 2023.
Pin a country where Arabic is an official language
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Comoros / Chad
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Chad, Comoros
Elusive (85 km, 7 answers): Palestine, Oman, Somalia, Bahrain, Mauritania, Mali, Djibouti
Rare (70 km, 11 answers): Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, Qatar, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Sudan, Kuwait
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Common (40 km): Egypt
Comoros sits in the Indian Ocean, and Chad has Arabic as official without being in the Arab League.
Pin a country where hippos live in the wild
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Colombia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Colombia
Elusive (85 km, 27 answers): Malawi, Rwanda, Angola, Sudan, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, South Sudan, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Somalia, Burundi, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Eswatini, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea
Rare (70 km, 8 answers): Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Tanzania, Botswana
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Kenya, South Africa
Pablo Escobar brought four to his private zoo in 1981. About 200 now roam the Magdalena valley, and in 2026 the government approved putting about 80 down.
Pin a country the Andes run through
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Venezuela
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Venezuela
Rare (70 km): Ecuador
Uncommon (55 km, 4 answers): Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia
Common (40 km): Peru
People forget the Andes reach this far north, yet Pico Bolívar stands at 4,978 metres.
Pin a country whose name starts with M
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Micronesia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Micronesia
Elusive (85 km, 2 answers): Marshall Islands, Monaco
Rare (70 km, 11 answers): Mongolia, Madagascar, Moldova, Montenegro, Mozambique, Mali, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Mauritania, Maldives
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar
Common (40 km): Mexico
Micronesia has Nan Madol, a ruined city of basalt built on a reef.
Every answer for #3
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country with a 7-Eleven | Laos | Denmark, Vietnam, Norway, Sweden |
| 2 | Pin a country where Arabic is an official language | Comoros / Chad | Palestine, Oman, Somalia, Bahrain |
| 3 | Pin a country where hippos live in the wild | Colombia | Malawi, Rwanda, Angola, Sudan |
| 4 | Pin a country the Andes run through | Venezuela | — |
| 5 | Pin a country whose name starts with M | Micronesia | Marshall Islands, Monaco |
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