01 Name a world capital city south of the equator 44 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Adamstown Capital of the Pitcairn Islands, home to descendants of the Bounty mutineers and one of the least populated capitals on Earth.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 19
Apia Samoa's capital, deep in the South Pacific. Brazzaville Bujumbura Dili East Timor's capital, just south of the line. Dodoma Tanzania's official capital, roughly six degrees south. Funafuti Gitega Honiara Lilongwe Maseru Mbabane Moroni Nuku'alofa Port Louis Port Moresby Port Vila Sucre Bolivia's constitutional capital, the one even quizmasters forget. Suva Fiji's capital, out in the South Pacific. Victoria Seychelles' capital, a shade south of the equator.
Rare 60 pt · 13
Antananarivo Asuncion Bloemfontein Gaborone Harare Kigali Rwanda's capital, about two degrees south of the line. Kinshasa La Paz Bolivia's seat of government, high in the Andes and well south. Luanda Lusaka Maputo Montevideo Windhoek
Schooler 30 pt · 6
Brasilia Cape Town Lima Pretoria Santiago Wellington New Zealand's capital, not Auckland.
Too Clever 15 pt · 3
Jakarta About six degrees south. The map-nerd flex, and yes it's south. Nairobi Sits just over a degree south of the equator. The 'gotcha, it's actually south' pick. Quito Named for the equator, sitting 13 arcminutes south of it. Technically counts and everyone knows it.
Plankton 10 pt · 2
Buenos Aires Canberra Australia's capital, and firmly in the southern hemisphere.
02 Name a lizard species 46 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Pygmy blue-tongue An Australian skink declared extinct for 33 years until one turned up in the stomach of a dead snake in 1992. Back from the grave.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 16
Armadillo lizard Curls into a spiky ball by biting its own tail. Caiman lizard Day gecko Draco It glides between trees on wing-like flaps of skin. Glass lizard A legless lizard often mistaken for a snake. Jackson's chameleon Lace monitor Mexican beaded lizard Nile monitor Perentie Australia's largest lizard, a monitor over two meters long. Sand lizard Satanic leaf-tailed gecko Slow worm A legless lizard, not a worm and not a snake. Sungazer Uromastyx Wall lizard
Rare 60 pt · 19
Agama Alligator lizard Blue-tongued skink Chuckwalla Collared lizard Fence lizard Frilled lizard Horned lizard House gecko Jesus lizard Another name for the basilisk that sprints across water. Marine iguana The only lizard that forages in the sea, a Galapagos special. Panther chameleon Tegu Thorny devil Tokay gecko Veiled chameleon Water dragon Water monitor Whiptail
Schooler 30 pt · 4
Anole Bearded dragon Monitor lizard Skink
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Basilisk The 'Jesus lizard' that runs on water. Every nature-doc fan deploys it. Gila monster The venomous one from every desert survival show. The school knew you'd reach for it.
Plankton 10 pt · 4
Chameleon Gecko Iguana Komodo dragon
03 Name a type of pastry or doughnut 67 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Spudnut A doughnut made from potato flour, once a nationwide American chain in the mid-1900s. Fluffier than the wheat kind, and nearly forgotten.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 16
Bombolone Canele Croquembouche A towering cone of cream puffs bound in spun caramel. Financier Gulab jamun An Indian fried milk-dough ball soaked in rose syrup, a doughnut by any fair reading. Kolache Kouign-amann A butter-and-sugar-caramelized Breton pastry. The pastry-snob deep cut. Loukoumades Malasada Paczki Rugelach Sfogliatella Sopapilla Sufganiyah The jelly doughnut eaten at Hanukkah. Tarte tatin Vol-au-vent
Rare 60 pt · 17
Apple cider doughnut Beavertail Berliner The German jam doughnut. Yes, Kennedy technically called himself one. Choux pastry Galette Long john Macaron Macaroon Maple bar Napoleon Pain au chocolat Palmier Pastel de nata Phyllo pastry Profiterole Shortcrust pastry Zeppole
Schooler 30 pt · 26
Apple pie Baklava Bear claw Boston cream Brioche Cake doughnut Cannoli Chocolate frosted doughnut Churro Cinnamon roll Cream puff Cruller Doughnut hole Eclair Empanada Fritter Hot cross bun Old fashioned Powdered doughnut Puff pastry Scone Sprinkle doughnut Sticky bun Strudel Tart Turnover
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Beignet The New Orleans flex. Powdered sugar and a knowing smile. Cronut The croissant-doughnut hybrid that broke the internet in 2013. Predictably chosen.
Plankton 10 pt · 5
Croissant Danish Doughnut Glazed doughnut Jelly doughnut
04 Name a Grammy Album of the Year winner 68 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Christopher Cross His 1981 self-titled debut swept Album, Record, Song, and Best New Artist all at once, the first act ever to take all four top Grammys in a single night.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 20
A Man and His Music Babel Mumford and Sons, 2013. Back on the Block Blood, Sweat & Tears By the Time I Get to Phoenix Come Dance with Me! Fulfillingness' First Finale Genius Loves Company Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, 1965. The bossa nova one. Judy at Carnegie Hall Morning Phase Beck, 2015, the one Kanye stormed the stage over. Nick of Time River: The Joni Letters September of My Years Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon, 1976. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart The Concert for Bangladesh The First Family The Music from Peter Gunn Henry Mancini, 1959. The very first Album of the Year. Two Against Nature
Rare 60 pt · 26
24K Magic Bruno Mars, 2018. 52nd Street Bridge over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel, 1971. Come Away with Me Norah Jones, 2003. Double Fantasy Falling into You Fearless Taylor Swift, 2010. Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves, 2019. Graceland Paul Simon, 1987. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Innervisions Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette, 1996. MTV Unplugged O Brother, Where Art Thou? The soundtrack, 2002. Raising Sand Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles, 1968. The one that actually won. Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder, 1977. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast, 2004. Supernatural Santana, 2000. Taking the Long Way The Barbra Streisand Album The Bodyguard Whitney Houston soundtrack, 1994. Time Out of Mind Toto IV Unforgettable... with Love We Are
Schooler 30 pt · 18
1989 Taylor Swift, 2016. 25 Adele again, 2017. Can't Slow Down Cowboy Carter Beyonce, 2025, finally. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS Faith Folklore Taylor Swift, 2021. Harry's House Midnights Taylor Swift, 2024, her record fourth. No Jacket Required Random Access Memories Daft Punk, 2014. Rumours Fleetwood Mac, 1978. Saturday Night Fever Tapestry The Joshua Tree U2, 1988. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Unplugged When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Too Clever 15 pt · 1
The Suburbs The indie-kid Album of the Year answer. You remembered the Arcade Fire upset; the Grammys remember it too.
Plankton 10 pt · 2
21 Adele, 2012. Thriller Michael Jackson, 1984. The plankton pick with 66 million reasons.
05 Name a human hormone 49 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1
Relaxin It loosens the pelvic ligaments before childbirth, and it is the reason your joints feel looser in pregnancy. The hormone almost nobody names.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 25
Adiponectin Adrenocorticotropic hormone Angiotensin II Atrial natriuretic peptide Calcitonin Cholecystokinin Corticotropin-releasing hormone DHEA DHT Erythropoietin The one dopers inject to boost red blood cells. Follicle-stimulating hormone Gastrin GIP Gonadotropin-releasing hormone IGF-1 Inhibin Luteinizing hormone Melanocyte-stimulating hormone Parathyroid hormone Renin Secretin The first hormone ever discovered, in 1902. Somatostatin Thyroid-stimulating hormone Thyrotropin-releasing hormone Triiodothyronine
Rare 60 pt · 11
Aldosterone Ghrelin The hunger hormone. GLP-1 The gut hormone the Ozempic-era drugs imitate. Glucagon Histamine Human chorionic gonadotropin Leptin The satiety hormone, ghrelin's rival. Norepinephrine Prolactin Thyroxine Vasopressin
Schooler 30 pt · 6
Cortisol The stress hormone every wellness podcast blames. Endorphins Growth hormone Melatonin Progesterone Serotonin
Too Clever 15 pt · 2
Dopamine 'It's a dopamine hit.' The pop-neuroscience flex, right on schedule. It's a neurotransmitter too, but yes, a hormone. Oxytocin The 'love hormone' from every TED talk. Predictably chosen.
Plankton 10 pt · 4
Adrenaline Estrogen Insulin Testosterone
06 Name a sport or discipline ever contested or demonstrated at the Winter Olympics 38 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 2
Ice stock sport Bavarian curling with a stick, demonstrated in 1936 and again in 1964. Skijoring A 1928 demonstration event in which skiers were towed across the snow by galloping horses. Gloriously discontinued.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 8
Bandy Only ever a demonstration sport, in 1952. Combined Military patrol The 1924 forerunner of the biathlon, contested only once for medals. Ski ballet A demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Exactly as wonderful as it sounds. Sled dog racing Demonstrated at Lake Placid 1932, with real mushers and real dog teams. Speed skiing A 1992 demonstration event where a competitor died in training. Team figure skating Winter pentathlon A one-off 1948 St. Moritz demo: cross-country, shooting, downhill, fencing, and horse riding.
Rare 60 pt · 14
Big air Halfpipe Ice dance Mass start Nordic combined Pair skating Parallel giant slalom Ski cross Ski mountaineering Slalom Slopestyle Snowboard cross Super-G Team pursuit
Schooler 30 pt · 7
Bobsled Cross-country skiing Downhill Alpine skiing's marquee event, and the fastest way down the mountain without a sled. Freestyle skiing Luge Ski jumping Speed skating
Too Clever 15 pt · 3
Biathlon Skiing plus rifle shooting. The 'weirdest combo in sports' flex, right on cue. Curling 'The one with the brooms.' Everyone rediscovers it every four years. Skeleton Headfirst down the ice at 80 miles an hour. The 'craziest Olympic sport' pick, deployed on schedule.
Plankton 10 pt · 4
Figure skating Ice hockey Skiing Snowboarding
07 Name a 2026 movie that had grossed at least $200 million worldwide by August 8 24 official answers · tap a tier to unblur Open
One in a Krillion 100 pt · 2
Dear You A roughly $2 million Teochew-language family drama, built from three years of interviews with more than 120 elders and performed largely by nonprofessionals, reached $290 million on word of mouth. Scare Out Zhang Yimou's mole-hunt thriller was the first Chinese movie publicly backed by the country's secretive state-security ministry — and it finished just $371,064 above the line.
Deep Cut 85 pt · 3
Blades of the Guardians Yuen Woo-ping turned the Biao Ren manhua into a $215 million martial-arts epic. Dhurandhar: The Revenge India’s biggest movie of 2026 blew past $200 million worldwide, with a record-breaking North American run. Kung Fu Soccer Stephen Chow returned to directing after seven years and turned a Shaolin Soccer spin-off into a $279 million Chinese summer hit.
Rare 60 pt · 6
Backrooms An internet creepypasta became a $395 million theatrical hit. The fluorescent lights won. Disclosure Day Steven Spielberg's original science-fiction return made the cutoff with $241 million. GOAT Sony’s animated sports comedy cleared the $200 million bar with less than a million to spare. Obsession $475 million worldwide put the thriller among a year otherwise ruled by sequels, adaptations and famous IP. Scary Movie The franchise came back after thirteen years and laughed its way past $231 million. Scream 7 The seventh Scream became the franchise's first movie to cross $200 million worldwide.
Schooler 30 pt · 7
Hoppers Pixar's animal-body-swap comedy hopped to just under $390 million. Minions & Monsters The little yellow immortals found another $455 million lying around. Moana The live-action remake crossed the line at $266 million, well short of the animated sequel but comfortably inside this set. Project Hail Mary A lone astronaut, a very good alien and $684 million worldwide for a non-franchise science-fiction movie. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu The first Star Wars theatrical release since 2019 cleared $345 million. The Devil Wears Prada 2 Miranda Priestly returned twenty years later and the sequel more than doubled the original's worldwide gross. Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë's moors blew up into a $242 million theatrical romance.
Too Clever 15 pt · 1
Pegasus 3 The worldwide-chart-reader's flex: a Chinese racing comedy with $656 million worldwide and barely $1 million of that from North America.
Plankton 10 pt · 5
Michael The Michael Jackson biopic became the year's third billion-dollar release. Spider-Man: Brand New Day The year's biggest movie by the cutoff: $1.26 billion worldwide after only eight days in theaters. The Odyssey Nolan, Homer and nearly a billion dollars in three weeks. Not a bad voyage home. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Mario's second animated movie made the franchise a two-billion-dollar series. Toy Story 5 Woody and Buzz crossed a billion dollars again. The toys outlast every attempt at retirement.
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