Farflung answers for October 9, 2026: #5
Pin a country that is a monarchy today
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Andorra
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 18 answers): Papua New Guinea, Bahrain, Bahamas, Vatican, Brunei, Lesotho, Samoa, Liechtenstein, Eswatini, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Tonga, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Elusive (85 km, 11 answers): United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Cambodia, Luxembourg, Kuwait, Qatar, Jamaica, Oman, Bhutan, Monaco, Belize
Rare (70 km, 12 answers): Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Thailand, Norway, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Morocco
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Spain, Canada
Common (40 km): United Kingdom
Its two princes are a Catalan bishop and whoever France elects as president. Andorra: It has two princes at once, and neither is Andorran.
Pin a country or territory where penguins breed in the wild
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Namibia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 5 answers): Namibia, Norway, French Southern Lands, Heard Island, Saint Helena
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Ecuador, Peru, South Georgia, United Kingdom, France
Rare (70 km, 4 answers): Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Islands
Uncommon (55 km): New Zealand
Common (40 km): South Africa
African penguins nest on the small rocky islands off its desert coast, named the Penguin Islands after them. Namibia: The only African penguins outside South Africa breed here.
Pin a country where Portuguese is an official language
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São Tomé and Príncipe / Timor-Leste / China
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 3 answers): Timor-Leste, São Tomé and Príncipe, China
Elusive (85 km, 3 answers): Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea
Rare (70 km): Mozambique
Uncommon (55 km): Angola
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Brazil, Portugal
An island nation off Africa, half an island beside Indonesia, and Macao, which Portugal handed to China in 1999. São Tomé and Príncipe: About 98 people in a hundred here speak Portuguese. Timor-Leste: It made Portuguese official at independence in 2002, beside Tetum. China: Portuguese is official in Macao, though only about two in a hundred speak it.
Pin a country that has had a citizen in space
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Antigua and Barbuda / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Malta
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 20 answers): Panama, Slovakia, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Micronesia, Georgia, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Latvia, Morocco, Malta, Peru, Singapore, Turkmenistan, Taiwan, Uzbekistan
Elusive (85 km, 36 answers): Australia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Brazil, Israel, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden, Cuba, Iran, Poland, Turkey, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Egypt, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Malaysia, Nigeria, Portugal, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Mongolia, Romania, Syria
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): France, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, India, United Arab Emirates, Italy
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): China, Japan
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Russia, United States
Three of the smallest countries to have had a citizen in space, all since 2023. One man, Chun Wang, counts for two of them. Antigua and Barbuda: A mother and daughter, Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers, flew in 2023. Saint Kitts and Nevis: Chun Wang, a citizen here by investment, flew over both poles in 2025. Malta: Chun Wang, a citizen of Malta since 2023, flew over both poles in 2025.
Pin a country that was part of Yugoslavia
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Kosovo
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Kosovo
Elusive (85 km): Montenegro
Rare (70 km, 2 answers): North Macedonia, Slovenia
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Common (40 km): Serbia
In Yugoslavia it was a province of Serbia, not one of the six republics. Kosovo: It declared independence in 2008, which makes it Europe's newest country.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country that is a monarchy today | Andorra | United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Cambodia, Luxembourg |
| 2 | Pin a country or territory where penguins breed in the wild | Namibia | Ecuador, Peru, South Georgia, United Kingdom |
| 3 | Pin a country where Portuguese is an official language | São Tomé and Príncipe / Timor-Leste / China | Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea |
| 4 | Pin a country that has had a citizen in space | Antigua and Barbuda / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Malta | Australia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Brazil |
| 5 | Pin a country that was part of Yugoslavia | Kosovo | Montenegro |
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