Dive #11

Krillion Answers for July 26, 2026

All 7 prompts from this dive with every accepted answer ranked by rarity. Open a prompt page for its full breakdown and point values.

Prompt 1 of 7

Name a mountain range

85 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Rwenzori MountainsThe 'Mountains of the Moon' straddling Uganda and Congo. Permanently glaciated at the equator, shrouded in mist, straight out of a lost-world novel.
85 ptsDeep Cut44 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Ahaggar Mountains
  • Alaska Range
  • Alborz
  • Allegheny Mountains
  • Aravalli Range
  • Ardennes
  • Berkshires
  • Bighorn Mountains
  • Bitterroot Range
  • Black Forest
  • Black Hills
  • Brooks Range
  • Cairngorms
  • Cantabrian Mountains
  • Chugach Mountains
  • Coast Mountains
  • Dinaric Alps
  • Eastern Ghats
  • Ethiopian Highlands
  • Flinders Ranges
  • Front Range
  • Grampians
  • Green Mountains
  • Harz Mountains
  • Jura Mountains
  • Kunlun Mountains
  • Laurentians
  • Mackenzie Mountains
  • Olympic Mountains
  • Ouachita Mountains
  • Pennines
  • Saint Elias Mountains
  • San Juan Mountains
  • Sangre de Cristo Mountains
  • Sawtooth Range
  • Sayan Mountains
  • Snowy Mountains
  • Transantarctic Mountains
  • Transylvanian Alps
  • Uinta Mountains
  • Verkhoyansk Range
  • Vindhya Range
  • Vosges
  • Wind River Range
60 ptsRare26 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Adirondacks
  • Altai Mountains
  • Apennines
  • Balkan Mountains
  • Blue Mountains
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Catskills
  • Dolomites
  • Drakensberg
  • Great Dividing Range
  • Hindu Kush
  • Ozarks
  • Pamir Mountains
  • Pocono Mountains
  • Scandinavian Mountains
  • Scottish Highlands
  • Sierra Madre
  • Southern Alps
  • Tatra Mountains
  • Taurus Mountains
  • Teton Range
  • Tian Shan
  • Wasatch Range
  • Western Ghats
  • White Mountains
  • Zagros Mountains
30 ptsSchooler9 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • Appalachians
  • Atlas Mountains
  • Carpathians
  • Cascades
  • Caucasus
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • Pyrenees
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Urals
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • KarakoramHome of K2. 'Actually, K2 is the harder climb' is the mountaineering hipster's national anthem.
10 ptsPlankton4 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Alps
  • Andes
  • Himalayas
  • Rocky Mountains

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 2 of 7

Name an insect

52 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • TreehopperA tiny insect that evolved extravagant helmets on its thorax: spines, globes, branching antlers, none with any clear purpose. Natural selection apparently got bored.
85 ptsDeep Cut17 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Antlion
  • Assassin bug
  • Botfly
  • Caddisfly
  • Damselfly
  • Dung beetle
  • Hoverfly
  • Lacewing
  • Leaf insect
  • Leafhopper
  • Mayfly
  • Midge
  • Sawfly
  • Stonefly
  • Tsetse fly
  • Water strider
  • Weevil
60 ptsRare15 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Aphid
  • Bed bug
  • Bumblebee
  • Cicada
  • Earwig
  • Fruit fly
  • Hornet
  • Horsefly
  • June bug
  • Katydid
  • Louse
  • Mantis
  • Silverfish
  • Stink bug
  • Termite
30 ptsSchooler13 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • Beetle
  • Caterpillar
  • Cockroach
  • Cricket
  • Dragonfly
  • Firefly
  • Flea
  • Gnat
  • Grasshopper
  • Ladybug
  • Locust
  • Moth
  • Wasp
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • Stick insectThe animal kingdom's greatest camouflager. You were VERY proud to think of this one.
10 ptsPlankton5 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Ant
  • Bee
  • Butterfly
  • Fly
  • Mosquito

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 3 of 7

Name a soup

58 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • StracciatellaRome's answer to egg drop soup. Beaten eggs swirled into boiling broth so they shred into golden ribbons. Named for its rags. Criminally underrated.
85 ptsDeep Cut15 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Albondigas
  • Avgolemono
  • Beer cheese soup
  • Bird's nest soup
  • Cock-a-leekie
  • Consomme
  • Cullen skink
  • Harira
  • Laksa
  • Ribollita
  • Sancocho
  • Scotch broth
  • She-crab soup
  • Turtle soup
  • Vichyssoise
60 ptsRare18 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Black bean soup
  • Cabbage soup
  • Caldo verde
  • Chicken and rice soup
  • Corn chowder
  • Egg drop soup
  • Goulash
  • Hot and sour soup
  • Menudo
  • Mulligatawny
  • Oxtail soup
  • Pasta e fagioli
  • Potato soup
  • Pozole
  • Tom kha
  • Tom yum
  • Udon
  • Wonton soup
30 ptsSchooler20 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • Beef stew
  • Borscht
  • Broccoli cheddar soup
  • Butternut squash soup
  • Chicken tortilla soup
  • Chili
  • Cream of mushroom
  • French onion soup
  • Gazpacho
  • Gumbo
  • Italian wedding soup
  • Lentil soup
  • Lobster bisque
  • Matzo ball soup
  • Minestrone
  • Miso soup
  • Pho
  • Ramen
  • Split pea soup
  • Vegetable soup
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • BouillabaisseThe French fish soup everyone mentions when they want to sound worldly. Très sophistiqué.
10 ptsPlankton3 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Chicken noodle soup
  • Clam chowder
  • Tomato soup

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 4 of 7

Name a movie starring Tom Hanks

55 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Punchline1988: Tom Hanks as a driven, morally complicated stand-up comic. A total tonal departure nobody expects, and one of his most underrated performances.
85 ptsDeep Cut21 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • A Hologram for the King
  • Angels and Demons
  • Asteroid City
  • Bachelor Party
  • Cloud Atlas
  • Dragnet
  • Every Time We Say Goodbye
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  • Greyhound
  • Here
  • Inferno
  • Larry Crowne
  • Mazes and Monsters
  • Nothing in Common
  • Pinocchio
  • The Bonfire of the Vanities
  • The Circle
  • The Great Buck Howard
  • The Ladykillers
  • The Man with One Red Shoe
  • Volunteers
60 ptsRare14 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • A Man Called Otto
  • Bridge of Spies
  • Charlie Wilson's War
  • Elvis
  • Finch
  • News of the World
  • Road to Perdition
  • Saving Mr. Banks
  • That Thing You Do!
  • The 'Burbs
  • The Money Pit
  • The Post
  • The Terminal
  • Turner and Hooch
30 ptsSchooler14 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  • A League of Their Own
  • Apollo 13
  • Big
  • Captain Phillips
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Philadelphia
  • Sleepless in Seattle
  • Splash
  • Sully
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • The Green Mile
  • The Polar Express
  • You've Got Mail
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • Joe Versus the VolcanoThe cult Tom Hanks film everyone cites as their 'actually, his best' take. You're not wrong. You're also not original.
10 ptsPlankton4 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Cast Away
  • Forrest Gump
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Toy Story

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 5 of 7

Name a shade of blue

52 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • SmaltGround cobalt glass used as a pigment from the 1500s. The original synthetic blue, made by pulverizing imported ore. Barely anyone paints with it today, which is their loss.
85 ptsDeep Cut18 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Air force blue
  • Alice blue
  • Cambridge blue
  • Celeste
  • Columbia blue
  • Egyptian blue
  • French blue
  • Glaucous
  • Klein blue
  • Lapis lazuli
  • Majorelle blue
  • Maya blue
  • Oxford blue
  • Peacock blue
  • Persian blue
  • Prussian blue
  • True blue
  • Zaffre
60 ptsRare12 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Azure
  • Cadet blue
  • Carolina blue
  • Cyan
  • Denim
  • Dodger blue
  • Electric blue
  • Ice blue
  • Ocean blue
  • Sapphire
  • Slate blue
  • Tiffany blue
30 ptsSchooler13 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • Aqua
  • Aquamarine
  • Cerulean
  • Cobalt blue
  • Cornflower blue
  • Indigo
  • Midnight blue
  • Periwinkle
  • Powder blue
  • Robin's egg blue
  • Steel blue
  • Teal
  • Turquoise
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • UltramarineThe art-class answer. Historically made from ground lapis lazuli and worth more than gold. Very cool to know. Very popular to mention.
  • YInMn blueDiscovered by accident at Oregon State in 2009 and hailed as the first new blue pigment in two centuries. Every colour-nerd thread has name-dropped it since.
10 ptsPlankton6 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Baby blue
  • Dark blue
  • Light blue
  • Navy blue
  • Royal blue
  • Sky blue

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 6 of 7

Name a kitchen utensil

57 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Larding needleA long hollow needle for threading strips of fat through lean meat before roasting. Standard equipment in any 18th-century kitchen, now almost entirely forgotten. Your grandmother's grandmother had one.
85 ptsDeep Cut18 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Apple corer
  • Bench scraper
  • Cheese slicer
  • Cherry pitter
  • Citrus reamer
  • Egg beater
  • Egg separator
  • Egg slicer
  • Funnel
  • Honey dipper
  • Kitchen scale
  • Pastry cutter
  • Piping bag
  • Pizza peel
  • Ricer
  • Skewer
  • Skimmer
  • Spider strainer
60 ptsRare18 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Chopsticks
  • Cookie cutter
  • Garlic press
  • Ice cream scoop
  • Meat tenderizer
  • Melon baller
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Nutcracker
  • Pastry brush
  • Pizza cutter
  • Potato masher
  • Salad spinner
  • Sifter
  • Slotted spoon
  • Strainer
  • Thermometer
  • Turkey baster
  • Zester
30 ptsSchooler12 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • Bottle opener
  • Can opener
  • Colander
  • Corkscrew
  • Cutting board
  • Grater
  • Kitchen shears
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Peeler
  • Rolling pin
  • Wooden spoon
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • MandolineThe ultra-thin slicer that every cooking-show fan mentions. And approximately half have cut themselves on.
10 ptsPlankton7 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Fork
  • Knife
  • Ladle
  • Spatula
  • Spoon
  • Tongs
  • Whisk

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 7 of 7

Name a Norse god or goddess

41 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • KvasirCreated from the saliva of all the gods, literally. His blood was mixed with honey to make the Mead of Poetry, which grants anyone who drinks it the gift of verse. The Norse had very specific mythology.
85 ptsDeep Cut17 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Eir
  • Forseti
  • Fulla
  • Gefjon
  • Hoenir
  • Jord
  • Magni
  • Mani
  • Modi
  • Nanna
  • Nott
  • Saga
  • Sol
  • Thrud
  • Ullr
  • Ve
  • Vili
60 ptsRare11 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Aegir
  • Bragi
  • Hermod
  • Hodr
  • Idun
  • Mimir
  • Ran
  • Sigyn
  • Skadi
  • Vali
  • Vidar
30 ptsSchooler8 answers

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

  • Baldur
  • Frey
  • Freya
  • Frigg
  • Heimdall
  • Hel
  • Njord
  • Sif
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

  • TyrThe original god of war, and the reason Tuesday is called Tuesday. You knew that, and you needed us to know you knew.
10 ptsPlankton3 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Loki
  • Odin
  • Thor

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

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