Krillion Answers #107
Friday, October 30, 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 ranges from sports, cities and tools to nail care, contact methods, fast food and fictional characters.
- The contact-methods prompt is tightest, so the famous old-school signals vanish quickly and deeper rarities must be oddly specific.
- The fictional-character prompt is widest, so knowing obscure aliens, droids and creatures from those franchises is the deep-cut path.
Prompts and answers
Prompt 1
Name a sport where athletes do flips or somersaults
Hint: 206 accepted answers. The gem starts with “C” and is 2 words.
Most players say artistic swimming, diving and gymnastics, the sports where flips are the whole point. Because flips only need to appear in the sport, search niche boardsports, martial arts forms, equestrian vaulting and freestyle disciplines where trick moves qualify.
206 accepted answers, showing 12 examples by rarity.
Course landaise is a traditional southwestern French sport in which sauteurs and écarteurs dodge and leap over cattle, with somersaults over cows documented as early as 1886. Few players name it because it is a regional spectacle from Gascony, little known outside France.
- 1
- Course landaise
- 142
- Blobbing, Skysurfing, Aggressive inline skating
- 48
- Parallel bars, Inline skating, Amateur wrestling
- 13
- Diving (10.9% of players), Artistic swimming (8.1%), American football (8.0%)
- 2
- Gymnastics (10.7% of players), Trampoline (2.4%)
- Equestrian vaulting · Vaulters perform handstands, tucks, and somersaults on a cantering horse, so flips are executed while balancing on a moving animal.
- Acrobatics and tumbling · A varsity sport for women in the NCAA emerging sports program, with team routines built around tumbling passes full of flips.
Most players split between diving and gymnastics, each about one in ten. Artistic swimming and American football were close behind. American football ranking so high was a bit unexpected for a flips prompt.
Prompt 2
Name a city whose name starts with the word Los, Las, La, Le, El or The
Hint: 11,507 accepted answers. The gem starts with “L” and is 2 words.
Most players say El Salvador, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and El Dorado, familiar article-fronted places. The wording accepts any city, town or hamlet with those prefixes, so small Spanish, French and Arabic-speaking settlements and English 'The' places hide rarities.
11,507 accepted answers, showing 12 examples by rarity.
La Ciotat is a Mediterranean port town near Marseille, so 'La' satisfies the prefix, and it is famous as the birthplace of pétanque. Few name it because it sits in the shadow of bigger Provençal cities and the game's origin is niche trivia.
- 1
- La Ciotat
- 11,457
- El Colorado, La Bostonnais, Las Avispas
- 41
- The City, La Brea, Los Gatos
- 6
- El Salvador (8.5% of players), El Paso (6.6%), El Dorado (6.0%)
- 2
- Las Vegas (8.5% of players), Los Angeles (7.7%)
- The Goulds · A community in southern Miami-Dade County whose official name includes 'The', making it one of the few U.S. places that starts with that article.
- El Cabanyal · Once a fishing district of Valencia, it starts with 'El' and is known for its tiled façades that residents fought to preserve.
Crowd split between El Salvador and Las Vegas, with Los Angeles close behind. El Salvador is a country, not a city, so its top spot is a notable error many players made. No answer was flagged Too clever.
Prompt 3
Name something used to grip or pick things up
Hint: 1,388 accepted answers. The gem starts with “C” and is 3 words.
Most players think of toes, grabber, claw machine, tongs and tweezers—everyday body parts, toys and kitchen tools. The open wording includes any object with that function, so specialized workshop clamps, medical forceps, industrial lifters and animal appendages are the rare territory.
1,388 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
The Claw of Archimedes was an ancient anti-ship device with a grappling arm that lifted Roman warships out of the water and capsized them, so it literally gripped and picked up vessels. Players miss it because they think of household or workshop tools, not ancient siege engines.
- 1
- Claw of Archimedes
- 1,270
- Gantry crane, Bamboo tweezers, Gin wheel
- 91
- Trowel, Skewer, Beak
- 23
- Grabber (8.5% of players), Toes (5.7%), Claw machine (4.2%)
- 3
- Tongs (5.1% of players), Tweezers (4.0%), Hands (2.7%)
- Lewis · A lewis is an iron device fitted into a dovetail slot in a stone, used to lift heavy blocks without slings.
- Pipe tongs · Roughnecks use pipe tongs to grip and torque sections of drill pipe on an oil rig, so it's an industrial grabber far from everyday pliers.
Grabber led the crowd, with toes and tongs close behind. Toes were a common but unexpected body-part answer. No answer was flagged Too clever.
Prompt 4
Name a non-human character from Star Wars, the MCU, or Lord of the Rings
Hint: 16,877 accepted answers. The gem starts with “J” and is 1 word.
Most players say Groot, Jabba the Hutt, Rocket, Jar Jar Binks and R2-D2, the marquee aliens, droids and creatures from the films. Because any named non-human across the three franchises counts, one-scene background aliens, obscure droids, minor hobbits and creatures from extended lore are where deep cuts live.
16,877 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
Jaxxon is a quick-triggered, green-furred rabbit-like smuggler who appeared in Marvel's Star Wars comics in the 1970s, so he's clearly non-human. He is rarely named because Lucas himself disliked the character, and those early comics are outside the films and TV shows most players know.
- 1
- Jaxxon
- 16,761
- Cha'nagh, Vij Markos, Vrath
- 88
- Cad Bane, The Great Goblin, Yondu
- 19
- Jabba the Hutt (5.1% of players), Jar Jar Binks (3.9%), Gamora (2.2%)
- 8
- Groot (5.4% of players), R2-D2 (3.9%), Rocket (3.9%)
- IG-88 · A rival bounty hunter droid seen in The Empire Strikes Back, it is a machine rather than a living creature.
- Mirabella Took · A Hobbit in Tolkien's family trees, and Hobbits are a separate race from Men, so she qualifies as non-human.
Groot edged out Jabba the Hutt for most guessed. James was a surprising deep cut in third, beating more famous droids and creatures. R2-D2, Jar Jar Binks, and Rocket rounded out the top.
Prompt 5
Name a nail care product or tool (types, not brands)
Hint: 379 accepted answers. The gem starts with “T” and is 2 words.
Most players say nail file, cuticle oil, cuticle nippers, nail polish and nail clippers, the core manicure and pedicure staples. The phrase 'types, not brands' opens the door to any nail care category, so podiatry instruments, nail art supplies, gel and dip components, and pet nail tools are rarer ground.
379 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
A piece of tea bag paper, sealed under clear polish or nail glue, acts as a flexible splint to hold a torn nail together, so it counts as a DIY nail repair tool. Few players name it because they think of commercial manicure supplies, not a kitchen item repurposed for first aid.
- 1
- Tea bag
- 299
- Glitter flakes, Nail art brushes, Brush cleaner
- 68
- Nail repair kit, Aluminium foil, Cuticle nippers
- 7
- Cuticle oil (6.4% of players), Gel polish (1.9%), Nail glue (1.1%)
- 4
- Nail file (11.8% of players), Nail polish (8.5%), Nail clippers (6.4%)
- Foil wraps · Small foil squares hold acetone-soaked cotton against the nail to remove gel polish, making them a cleanup tool rather than a manicure step.
- Styptic powder · Used to stop bleeding when a nail is trimmed too close to the quick, especially on pets, so it's a nail-care first-aid product.
Nail file led clearly, with about one in ten players. Nail polish and clippers were common, but cuticle nippers made a surprisingly high rare showing. No answer was flagged Too clever.
Prompt 6
Name a way to contact someone (methods, not brands/apps)
Hint: 179 accepted answers. The gem starts with “R” and is 2 words.
Most players say carrier pigeon, Morse code, smoke signals, telegram and letter, the historical and visual methods that first come to mind. Since brands and apps are excluded but any method is allowed, emergency signalling, maritime and aviation radio procedures, postal formats, relays and archaic ceremonial methods broaden the field.
179 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
Rocket mail delivered letters by missile, famously in 1959 when a US Navy submarine fired a cruise missile carrying mail, so it really was used to contact people. Few players name it because it was a short-lived experimental stunt, not an everyday communication method.
- 1
- Rocket mail
- 120
- Call the operator, Underwater telephone, Anonymous message
- 45
- Whistle, Memo, Courier
- 9
- Carrier pigeon (37.4% of players), Pager (1.8%), Video call (0.8%)
- 4
- Letter (6.0% of players), Phone call (1.7%), Email (1.1%)
- Missed call · A deliberate hang-up can signal 'I'm here' or 'call me back' without airtime, making it a contact method in many mobile cultures.
- Pneumatic post · Networks of tubes once whisked canisters of paperwork between offices in cities like Paris and New York, a physical predecessor to instant messaging.
Carrier pigeon dominated, chosen by about four in ten players. Smoke signals and Morse code were the next choices, far behind. No answer was flagged Too clever.
Prompt 7
Name a fast food chain that operates in more than one country
Hint: 842 accepted answers. The gem starts with “C” and is 1 word.
Most players say Jollibee, Tim Hortons, KFC, Burger King and Guzman y Gomez—global icons and popular regional brands. The only condition is operating in more than one country, so small coffee roasters, Asian fried chicken and dessert chains, and niche regional brands with a few overseas spots qualify.
842 accepted answers, showing 13 examples by rarity.
Coffee-Bike is a German-born franchise of three-wheeled coffee carts that operate in several countries, serving espresso drinks on the go, so it is an international fast food chain. Few players name it because it is a mobile, self-contained cart brand rather than a familiar restaurant chain with fixed storefronts.
- 1
- Coffee-Bike
- 741
- Swing Kitchen, Dinemore, Operation: Falafel
- 73
- Oporto, Pepper Lunch, Costa Coffee
- 20
- Jollibee (10.1% of players), Tim Hortons (4.6%), Wendy's (3.8%)
- 7
- KFC (5.5% of players), Burger King (3.3%), McDonald's (3.0%)
- Guzman y Gomez · Founded in Sydney, this Mexican chain has expanded through Asia and the US.
- Mixue · This Chinese chain sells ultra-cheap ice cream and bubble tea and has grown rapidly across Asia and beyond.
Jollibee was the most guessed, about one in ten, well ahead of KFC. Major global chains like McDonald's and Burger King ranked lower than expected, likely because players avoided obvious picks. No answer was flagged Too clever.