Krillion Answers #98
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The 7 prompts from this daily dive, each with a hint. Open "Show answers" for the gem, some rare finds and the most common answers. Want to play them yourself instead? Every past prompt is in the Krillion Unlimited pool.
Highlights
- This dive spans geography, airline fees, shellfish, NBA rosters, anatomy, prestige TV and wheel-free transport, mixing everyday and niche knowledge.
- The country-borders prompt accepts only a dozen answers, so one wrong pick for a nearby non-border country locks you out.
- The wheel-free vehicle prompt has the longest answer list, so obscure boats, aircraft and tracked machines yield deep rare picks.
Prompts and answers
Prompt 1
Name a TV show that's rated 8.5+ on IMDb (1,000+ votes)
Hint: 979 accepted answers. The gem starts with “D” and is 1 word.
Most players say Breaking Bad, Friends, Attack on Titan, Chernobyl and The Office, the global hits with huge rewatch audiences. The IMDb threshold lets any well-rated show qualify, so older documentary series, non-English dramas, adult animation and unscripted formats with small but devoted fanbases hide rarer picks.
979 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
Dekalog is Krzysztof Kieślowski's ten-part Polish TV miniseries, one hour-long film for each of the Ten Commandments, and each part clears the 8.5 IMDb threshold. Players rarely name it because it is an older, subtitled art-house work far from the mainstream English-language shows most think of.
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- Dekalog
- 737
- Departures, The Other Sport, Ramayan
- 207
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive, The X-Files, Anne of Green Gables
- 28
- Attack on Titan (3.5% of players), Chernobyl (3.1%), The Wire (2.5%)
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- Breaking Bad (9.2% of players), Friends (7.1%), The Office (3.0%)
- The World at War · A 26-episode British World War II documentary series, narrated by Laurence Olivier, qualifies with a rating above 8.5.
Breaking Bad led the crowd, with about one in ten guesses, and Friends was close behind. Prestige dramas like The Sopranos and The Wire also appeared, while Attack on Titan stood out as the top animated pick. No too-clever trap emerged; players went straight for well-known high-rated shows.
Prompt 2
Name a current NBA player (must be on an NBA team)
Hint: 519 accepted answers. The gem starts with “P” and is 2 words.
519 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
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- Pat Spencer
- 268
- Tristan Enaruna, Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Anthony Gill
- 218
- Dereck Lively II, Ausar Thompson, Jarrett Allen
- 29
- Victor Wembanyama (3.4% of players), LaMelo Ball (2.7%), Luka Dončić (1.6%)
- 3
- LeBron James (11.3% of players), Stephen Curry (11.0%), Kevin Durant (1.8%)
LeBron James and Stephen Curry were nearly tied at the top, each around one in ten guesses. Bronny James was a surprising rare answer, landing just behind them and ahead of many bigger stars. No too-clever trap caught players; current superstars and the famous father-son duo dominated.
Prompt 3
Name a food you have to shell or crack open before eating
Hint: 367 accepted answers. The gem starts with “B” and is 2 words.
Most players say pistachio, egg, walnut, oyster and snail, the everyday foods with obvious shells or peels. The prompt counts anything with an inedible outer layer before the edible part, so regional shellfish, lesser-known nuts, seeds, and hard-shelled tropical fruits open up rare answers.
367 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
Beggar's chicken is a Chinese dish of a whole chicken stuffed, wrapped in lotus leaves, and baked inside a clay crust, which must be cracked open with a mallet before eating. Players rarely consider it because they think of nuts, eggs, and shellfish, not a clay-encased roast.
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- Beggar's chicken
- 286
- African locust bean, Egg nut, Ukwa
- 56
- Black-eyed peas, Conch, Quahog
- 19
- Walnut (5.9% of players), Oyster (5.7%), Coconut (4.5%)
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- Pistachio (10.4% of players), Egg (6.0%), Crab (3.4%)
- Ice apple · The hard black husk of this palm fruit must be cracked to reach its edible, jelly-like seeds, a seasonal treat in South and Southeast Asia.
- Lupini beans · These yellow legume seeds are shelled from their pods and then soaked for days to remove bitterness, a traditional snack in Italy and elsewhere.
Pistachio was the obvious leader, with about one in ten guesses. Egg, walnut, and oyster were close behind, covering both breakfast staples and seafood. Snail landed as a rare pick, a bit more unusual than the expected nuts and shellfish. No too-clever trap appeared.
Prompt 4
Name a vehicle that doesn't travel on wheels
Hint: 1,194 accepted answers. 2 gems, starting with “G” (2 words) and “I” (1 word).
Most players say submarine, jet ski, hovercraft, airplane and helicopter, the obvious wheel-free machines from everyday life. Anything that floats, flies, slides, glides, or runs on tracks qualifies, so obscure boat classes, historical aircraft, sleds and industrial vessels hide rare answers.
1,194 accepted answers, showing 14 examples by rarity.
Neither uses wheels: a ground-effect vehicle rides a cushion of air above water, as with the Soviet Caspian Sea Monster, while an iceboat is a sail-powered runner sled that can outrun the wind on frozen lakes. Players rarely name either because they picture standard aircraft or watercraft, not these specialized machines.
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- Ground-effect vehicle, Iceboat
- 1,029
- Amphibious assault ship, Clyde puffer, Row galley
- 132
- Weather balloon, Glider, Cargo plane
- 27
- Submarine (8.6% of players), Hovercraft (8.1%), Jet ski (8.0%)
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- Airplane (5.7% of players), Helicopter (4.4%), Boat (3.3%)
- Dog sled · Composed of a sled on runners pulled by dogs, this wheel-less transport is still used for winter travel and racing in Arctic regions.
- Cluster balloon · A cluster balloon is an aircraft lifted by multiple balloons; Larry Walters' 1982 lawn-chair flight to 16,000 feet used a similar arrangement.
Submarine, hovercraft, and jet ski were tightly packed at the top, each near one in twelve. Airplanes and helicopters followed, while tank surprisingly landed as a rare answer despite being track-driven. No too-clever trap was present.
Prompt 5
Name a body part people have exactly one of (like the nose)
Hint: 614 accepted answers. The gem starts with “R” and is 5 words.
Most players say privates, appendix, belly button, gallbladder and spleen, the obvious unpaired organs and midline features. Any single named anatomical structure qualifies, from tiny bones and ducts to specific arteries, heart valves, and brain nuclei, so medical terminology is where the rare answers sit.
614 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
The round ligament of the liver is a single fibrous cord in adults that, before birth, carried blood from the placenta via the umbilical vein. Players rarely name it because it is an obscure internal ligament studied mainly in anatomy, not a visible body part.
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- Round ligament of the liver
- 523
- Wernicke's area, Interatrial septum, Dens
- 60
- Nasal septum, Foreskin, Pituitary gland
- 25
- Privates (11.2% of players), Appendix (6.9%), Belly button (6.4%)
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- Heart (2.0% of players), Brain (1.4%), Nose (1.2%)
- Glabella · The smooth area between the eyebrows is a single midline feature, and its name comes from Latin glabellus, meaning smooth and hairless.
- Hyoid bone · The only bone in the body that touches no other bone, this U-shaped neck structure qualifies as a single part everyone has.
Most players answered 'privates', with about one in ten guesses, and appendix and belly button were close behind. Single internal organs like the spleen and coccyx were rarer but still picked. No too-clever trap emerged, as the question encouraged blunt or anatomical answers.
Prompt 6
Name a country that borders Greece or Austria
Hint: 12 accepted answers. The gem starts with “L” and is 1 word.
Most players say Italy, North Macedonia, Germany, Turkey and Hungary, the immediate neighbours that come to mind. Only direct land borders count, so many nearby countries miss out; the smaller Alpine and Balkan states with short shared borders are the overlooked rare picks.
12 accepted answers, showing 11 examples by rarity.
Liechtenstein, a tiny Alpine principality between Switzerland and Austria, qualifies because it borders Austria; it is one of only two doubly landlocked countries, along with Uzbekistan. Players overlook it because its small size and lack of major cities make it easy to forget on a map.
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- Liechtenstein
- 3
- Slovenia, Slovakia, North Macedonia
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- Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania
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- Italy (15.2% of players), Switzerland (4.7%)
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- Turkey (10.9% of players), Germany (10.2%)
- North Macedonia · The country that borders Greece settled a decades-long naming dispute in 2019 by officially adding 'North' to its name.
Italy and Liechtenstein were nearly tied at the top, with North Macedonia close behind. Liechtenstein was a gem answer but was chosen by about one in seven players, a surprisingly popular obscure pick. Turkey and Germany rounded out the obvious neighbours. No too-clever trap was flagged.
Prompt 7
Name an extra that airlines charge for
Hint: 111 accepted answers. The gem starts with “F” and is 3 words.
Most players say alcohol, extra legroom, pet in cabin, Wi-Fi and headphones, the fees travellers actually see at booking or onboard. Any optional charge or surcharge counts, so special baggage, refund services, fare flexibility and airport assistance fees are where the less obvious extras sit.
111 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
Qatar Airways charges for cabin space for falcons, allowing passengers to bring the birds on board, which makes 'falcon in cabin' a real airline extra. Players rarely think of it because it stems from a niche Gulf custom, not typical baggage or seat fees.
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- Falcon in cabin
- 50
- Skycouch, Peak travel surcharge, Priority baggage
- 30
- Missed flight fee, Empty adjacent seat, Early check-in
- 22
- Alcohol (9.3% of players), Pet in cabin (7.9%), Headphones (4.9%)
- 8
- Extra legroom (10.1% of players), Wi-Fi (6.4%), Seat selection (6.0%)
- Skynest · Air New Zealand's lie-flat sleep pods, bookable for an extra charge in economy class on long-haul routes, turn a seat into a bunk.
Extra legroom was the most common answer, with about one in ten guesses. Alcohol and pet in cabin were close behind, while Wi-Fi, seat selection, and meals all stayed near the top. No too-clever trap appeared; the crowd mostly listed standard budget-airline add-ons.