Dive #21

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

295 official answers. Snapshot from Krillion's public reveal for this UTC date.

01 Name a country whose name starts with S
28 official answers · tap a tier to unblur
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Sao Tome and Principe Two volcanic islands off West Africa that half the room forgets is a country at all. The trench floor of S.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 6
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Seychelles Solomon Islands Suriname
Rare 60 pt · 8
Samoa San Marino Senegal Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia South Sudan Sri Lanka
Schooler 30 pt · 8
Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Somalia South Africa South Korea Sudan Syria
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Scotland Part of the UK, not a sovereign state, but you typed it with a grin anyway. Swaziland It's been Eswatini since 2018 — the king renamed it for the 50th anniversary. Your atlas called; it wants royalties.
Plankton 10 pt · 3
Spain Sweden Switzerland
02 Name a crab or other crustacean
40 official answers · tap a tier to unblur
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Tadpole shrimp A living fossil that has barely changed in 200 million years and hatches from eggs that survive a decade in dry desert dust. Older than the dinosaurs.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 19
Amphipod Brine shrimp Chinese mitten crab Cleaner shrimp Green crab Isopod Langoustine Mole crab Mud crab Mysid shrimp Pea crab Pill bug Pistol shrimp Porcelain crab Slipper lobster Spiny lobster Velvet crab Water flea Yeti crab
Rare 60 pt · 7
Copepod Dungeness crab Fiddler crab Ghost crab Mantis shrimp Sees more colors than you and punches at bullet speed. A legend among the tide pools. Spider crab Stone crab
Schooler 30 pt · 8
Barnacle Blue crab Crawfish Hermit crab King crab Krill You know where you are. Prawn Snow crab
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Coconut crab The giant island crab from the viral videos. The internet loves it, so it isn't your secret. Horseshoe crab Not actually a crab, and you knew that, and you said it anyway. Blue blood, big smug.
Plankton 10 pt · 3
Crab Lobster Shrimp
03 Name a cooking method
45 official answers · tap a tier to unblur
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Nixtamalization The ancient Mesoamerican method of soaking corn in lime to make masa. Without it there is no tortilla, and almost nobody can pronounce it.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 12
Bain-marie Brining Charbroiling Dehydrating En papillote Flambeing Griddling Parboiling Reducing Rendering Sweating Tempering
Rare 60 pt · 13
Barbecuing Basting Blanching Caramelizing Curing Deglazing Fermenting Marinating Pickling Pressure cooking Rotisserie Slow cooking Stewing
Schooler 30 pt · 13
Air frying Braising Broiling Microwaving Poaching Roasting Sauteing Searing Simmering Smoking Steaming Stir-frying Toasting
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Confit Slow-cooked in fat, and the foodies never miss a chance to say it with a French accent. Sous vide The immersion-circulator flex every home cook discovered in 2016. We know you have the gadget.
Plankton 10 pt · 4
Baking Boiling Frying Grilling
04 Name a Simpsons character
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Gabbo The ventriloquist dummy who nearly dethroned Krusty in one 1993 episode and then vanished forever. A one-hit wonder buried deep in the vault.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 47
Agnes Skinner Artie Ziff Baby Gerald Blinky Bobo Bumblebee Man Cecil Cletus Cookie Kwan Database Disco Stu Dolph Dr. Marvin Monroe Eddie Fallout Boy Gil Hans Moleman Helen Lovejoy Herb Powell Jasper Jessica Lovejoy Jub-Jub Kearney Kirk Van Houten Lindsey Naegle Ling Lou Luann Van Houten Luigi Lurleen Lumpkin Manjula Miss Hoover Mona Simpson Mr. Teeny Princess Kashmir Radioactive Man Rich Texan Rod Flanders Sanjay Sherri and Terri Sideshow Mel Snake Squeaky-Voiced Teen Stampy Todd Flanders Uter Wendell
Rare 60 pt · 32
Bleeding Gums Murphy Carl Comic Book Guy Crazy Cat Lady Dr. Hibbert Dr. Nick Duffman Edna Krabappel Fat Tony Frank Grimes Hank Scorpio Itchy Jimbo Kang Kent Brockman Kodos Lenny Lionel Hutz Martin Prince Maude Flanders Mayor Quimby Otto Poochie Professor Frink Reverend Lovejoy Scratchy Sea Captain Sideshow Bob Snowball Spider-Pig Superintendent Chalmers Willie
Schooler 30 pt · 17
Apu Barney Chief Wiggum Grandpa Krusty the Clown Maggie Milhouse Moe Mr. Burns Ned Flanders Nelson Patty Principal Skinner Ralph Wiggum Santa's Little Helper Selma Smithers
Too Clever 15 pt · 1
Troy McClure You may remember him from such deep-cut answers as this one. The classic-era fan's flex.
Plankton 10 pt · 4
Bart Homer Lisa Marge
05 Name a state of matter
12 official answers · tap a tier to unblur
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Time crystal A phase whose structure repeats in time instead of space, first coaxed into existence on a quantum computer in 2021. Physics grew a brand-new state of matter and almost nobody noticed.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 6
Bose-Einstein condensate Degenerate matter Fermionic condensate Quark-gluon plasma Superfluid Supersolid
Rare 60 pt · 1
Liquid crystal
Too Clever 15 pt · 1
Plasma The 'well, actually, there's a fourth state' answer. Lightning, neon signs, and the smuggest grin in the science wing.
Plankton 10 pt · 3
Gas Liquid Solid
06 Name a position in American football
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Wingback A backfield spot from the old single-wing offenses of a century ago, all but extinct in the modern game. Leather-helmet deep.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 7
Dimeback Flanker Gunner H-back Holder Return specialist Split end
Rare 60 pt · 5
Edge rusher Guard Nose tackle Offensive tackle Slot receiver
Schooler 30 pt · 13
Center Cornerback Defensive back Defensive end Defensive lineman Defensive tackle Fullback Kicker Linebacker Offensive lineman Punter Safety Tight end
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Long snapper The one position nobody notices until they shank the snap. You named it to prove you watch closely. Nickelback Yes, it's a real defensive position and not just the band. The football-nerd giggle pick.
Plankton 10 pt · 3
Quarterback Running back Wide receiver
07 Name a Steven Spielberg movie
37 official answers · tap a tier to unblur
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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Duel His debut, a 1971 TV movie about a man terrorized by a faceless truck driver. The studios saw a genius and never looked back.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 6
Always Amistad Empire of the Sun Firelight The Sugarland Express Twilight Zone: The Movie
Rare 60 pt · 13
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Bridge of Spies Hook Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Lincoln Munich The Adventures of Tintin The BFG The Color Purple The Fabelmans The Post War Horse West Side Story
Schooler 30 pt · 12
Catch Me If You Can Close Encounters of the Third Kind Disclosure Day Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Minority Report Ready Player One Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List The Terminal War of the Worlds
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
1941 His one famous flop, dragged out by film buffs to prove even Spielberg misses. We saw it coming. The Lost World: Jurassic Park The sequel everyone forgets he directed. You did not. Well done, dino scholar.
Plankton 10 pt · 3
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jaws Jurassic Park

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