Farflung answers for October 13, 2026: #9
Pin a country that has hosted the Summer Olympics
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Netherlands / Belgium
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Belgium, Netherlands
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine
Rare (70 km, 11 answers): China, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Russia, Italy, South Korea, Canada, Mexico
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): United States, Greece, Japan
Common (40 km): France
The five-ring flag first flew at a Games in Antwerp in 1920. Amsterdam lit the first Olympic flame in 1928. Netherlands: Amsterdam 1928, where an Olympic flame was lit for the first time. Belgium: Antwerp 1920, the first Games to fly the five-ring Olympic flag.
Pin a country whose flag has a crescent
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Croatia / Moldova
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Croatia, Moldova
Elusive (85 km, 11 answers): Maldives, Mauritania, Nepal, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Brunei, Comoros, Mongolia, Western Sahara, Northern Cyprus
Rare (70 km, 6 answers): Algeria, Malaysia, Tunisia, Singapore, Azerbaijan, Libya
Uncommon (55 km): Pakistan
Common (40 km): Turkey
Both keep one in the coat of arms: Croatia’s under a star in the crown, Moldova’s beside an aurochs head. Croatia: A crescent under a star sits in the first small shield of the crown. Moldova: A small crescent sits beside the aurochs head in its coat of arms.
Pin a country the Mekong flows through
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Myanmar
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Myanmar
Elusive (85 km): China
Rare (70 km): Thailand
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Cambodia, Laos
Common (40 km): Vietnam
Myanmar holds one bank only. The Mekong is its whole border with Laos, about 240 km. Myanmar: Its bank ends at the Golden Triangle, where Myanmar meets Laos and Thailand.
Pin a country whose capital starts with the same letter as its name
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Sri Lanka
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Sri Lanka
Elusive (85 km, 17 answers): Andorra, Pakistan, Taiwan, Maldives, Latvia, Burundi, Belize, Barbados, Brunei, Guyana, Mozambique, Niger, Papua New Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Israel, Timor-Leste, Marshall Islands
Rare (70 km, 16 answers): Brazil, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Singapore, Panama, Monaco, Guatemala, Australia, Vatican, Djibouti, San Marino, Belgium, Algeria, Tunisia, South Korea, Sweden
Common (40 km): Mexico
Colombo is the famous city, but parliament sits in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sri Lanka: Parliament sits in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, on the edge of Colombo.
Pin a country whose land was once part of Austria-Hungary
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China
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): China
Elusive (85 km, 5 answers): Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro
Rare (70 km, 5 answers): Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Poland
Uncommon (55 km): Czechia
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Austria, Hungary
Austria-Hungary ran a corner of the port city of Tianjin until China declared war in August 1917. China: It counts for a concession in Tianjin, held until 1917.
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country that has hosted the Summer Olympics | Netherlands / Belgium | Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Belarus |
| 2 | Pin a country whose flag has a crescent | Croatia / Moldova | Maldives, Mauritania, Nepal, Turkmenistan |
| 3 | Pin a country the Mekong flows through | Myanmar | China |
| 4 | Pin a country whose capital starts with the same letter as its name | Sri Lanka | Andorra, Pakistan, Taiwan, Maldives |
| 5 | Pin a country whose land was once part of Austria-Hungary | China | Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Serbia |
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