Krillion Answers Monday, August 17, 2026

01 Name a country bigger than Mexico (by area)

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1

Democratic Republic of the Congo Bigger than Greenland in real life, whatever Mercator taught you.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 2

Algeria Africa's largest country since Sudan split in 2011. Saudi Arabia

Rare 60 pt · 2

Argentina Kazakhstan

Schooler 30 pt · 3

Australia Brazil India

Plankton 10 pt · 4

Canada China Russia United States

02 Name a river in the Americas

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1

Apurimac Peruvian headwater often measured as the Amazon's farthest source.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 36

Alabama River American River Athabasca Balsas River Biobio River Bow River Churchill River Copper River Des Moines River Detroit River Essequibo Gila River Guadalupe River Kentucky River Klamath River Kuskokwim River Lerma River Madeira Maranon River Merrimack River Minnesota River Negro River Peace River Purus River Putumayo River Roanoke River Salt River Sao Francisco Spokane River Tanana River Tapajos Tocantins River Truckee River Ucayali Usumacinta River Xingu River

Rare 60 pt · 34

Allegheny River Arkansas River Brazos River Charles River Chattahoochee River Connecticut River Cumberland River Fraser River Green River Illinois River James River Mackenzie Monongahela River Orinoco Ottawa River Paraguay River Parana Pecos River Platte River Red River Rio de la Plata Sacramento River Saskatchewan River Savannah River Shenandoah River Snake River Susquehanna River Suwannee River Tennessee River Trinity River Uruguay River Wabash River Willamette River Yukon

Schooler 30 pt · 10

Colorado Columbia Delaware River Hudson Missouri Niagara River Ohio Potomac River Rio Grande St. Lawrence

Too Clever 15 pt · 1

Magdalena Garcia Marquez set Love in the Time of Cholera on it.

Plankton 10 pt · 2

Amazon Mississippi

03 Name an Indian dish

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1

Chettinad chicken Fiery pepper-and-fennel chicken from a tiny Tamil merchant region.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 64

Achar Aloo matar Aloo tikki Appam Avial Baingan bharta Balti Barfi Bhindi masala Bhuna Bisi bele bath Bombay potatoes Chicken 65 Chilli chicken Chilli paneer Curd rice Dahi puri Dal baati churma Dhokla Dopiaza Dum aloo Egg bhurji Egg curry Gobi manchurian Cauliflower gone Indo-Chinese, an in-India invention start to finish. Haleem Jeera rice Kachori Kadhi Kaju katli Kathi roll Kulcha Laal maas Lemon rice Litti chokha Misal pav Mishti doi Modak Momos Tibetan by origin, Indian street food by total adoption. Mysore pak Nihari Paneer bhurji Peda Pesarattu Poha Pongal Prawn masala Puliyogare Puran poli Puttu Rabri Rasam Sabudana khichdi Sandesh Sarson ka saag Seekh kebab Sev puri Shami kebab Shrikhand Soan papdi Diwali's most regifted box — flaky, and it knows it. Thepla Undhiyu Upma Uttapam Vangi bath

Rare 60 pt · 37

Aloo gobi Bhel puri Dahi vada Dosa Fish curry Halwa Idli Jalebi Jalfrezi Kadai paneer Keema Kheer Khichdi Kofta Korma Kulfi Laddu Madras curry Malai kofta Fried paneer-potato dumplings in cashew cream — the vegetarian headliner. Masala chai Matar paneer Pakora Paneer butter masala Paneer tikka Pani puri Papadum Pulao Puri Raita Rajma Rasgulla Rasmalai Rogan josh Sambar Thali Really a whole tray of dishes, counted here as one. Vada pav Vindaloo

Schooler 30 pt · 13

Biryani Chaat Chana masala Chutney Curry Dal Gulab jamun Lassi Palak paneer Paratha Roti Tandoori chicken Tikka masala

Too Clever 15 pt · 2

Pav bhaji Mumbai's buttered-bun vegetable mash, invented for textile-mill lunch breaks. Vada Fried lentil rings that look exactly like doughnuts and aren't.

Plankton 10 pt · 3

Butter chicken Naan Samosa

04 Name a Looney Tunes character

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1

Cecil Turtle Beat Bugs three straight times, a feat nobody else managed.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 21

Babyface Finster Barnyard Dawg Beaky Buzzard Blacque Jacque Shellacque Charlie Dog Claude Cat Goofy Gophers Henery Hawk Hippety Hopper Hubie and Bertie K-9 Marc Antony Menacing bulldog, total mush once Pussyfoot naps on his back. Melissa Duck Michigan J. Frog Mugsy Nasty Canasta Pete Puma Rocky Slowpoke Rodriguez Sniffles Tina Russo

Rare 60 pt · 8

Granny Hector the Bulldog Lola Bunny Penelope Pussycat Petunia Pig Ralph Wolf Sam Sheepdog Witch Hazel

Schooler 30 pt · 11

Elmer Fudd Foghorn Leghorn Marvin the Martian Pepe Le Pew Road Runner Speedy Gonzales Sylvester Tasmanian Devil Tweety Wile E. Coyote Yosemite Sam

Too Clever 15 pt · 2

Bosko Headlined the very first Looney Tunes short, back in 1930. Gossamer Big red monster who once got a manicure from Bugs.

Plankton 10 pt · 3

Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Porky Pig

05 Name a rock or mineral

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1

Painite Guinness once listed it as the world's rarest gem mineral.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 31

Andesite Anthracite Apatite Azurite Beryl Bloodstone Chalcopyrite Chert Cinnabar Citrine Conglomerate Corundum Fluorite Gabbro Gneiss Pronounced 'nice,' a pun geologists refuse to retire. Jasper Moonstone Olivine Platinum Rhyolite Schist Scoria Selenite Serpentinite Soapstone Sodalite Spinel Tanzanite Travertine Tuff Zircon

Rare 60 pt · 27

Agate Aquamarine Calcite Chalk Copper Diorite Dolomite Feldspar Flint Garnet Graphite Gypsum Halite Hematite Lapis lazuli Magnetite Malachite Mica Onyx Pyrite Quartzite Rose quartz Silver Sulfur Talc Topaz Tourmaline

Schooler 30 pt · 16

Amethyst Basalt Coal Emerald Gold Jade Limestone Obsidian Opal Pumice Ruby Sandstone Sapphire Shale Slate Turquoise

Too Clever 15 pt · 2

Bauxite Reddish aluminum ore mined by the megaton in Australia. Galena Silvery cubes of lead ore, startlingly heavy in the hand.

Plankton 10 pt · 4

Diamond Granite Marble Quartz

06 Name a piece of armor

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 1

Codpiece Henry VIII's armored one still startles Tower of London visitors.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 17

Aventail Bascinet Bevor Brigandine Buckler Coif Couter Cuisse Fauld Gorget Great helm Hauberk Morion Poleyn Rerebrace Sallet Scale armor

Rare 60 pt · 4

Cuirass Greaves Pauldron Vambrace

Schooler 30 pt · 5

Breastplate Bulletproof vest Chainmail Gauntlet Visor

Too Clever 15 pt · 2

Gambeson Padded cloth coat that armor historians insist did the real work. Sabaton Articulated steel shoes, now touring stadiums as a Swedish metal band.

Plankton 10 pt · 2

Helmet Shield

07 Name a type of tape

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One in a Krillion 100 pt · 2

Kapton tape Amber film on the Apollo lander, that famous 'gold foil.' Self-amalgamating tape No adhesive at all; stretched wraps bond only to themselves.

Deep Cut 85 pt · 16

8-track tape Anti-static tape Bar tape Bias tape Carpet tape Copper tape Drywall tape Foil tape Friction tape Hockey tape Reel-to-reel tape Reflective tape Speed tape Aluminum patch rated for airliner skins at cruising speed. Strapping tape Ticker tape Toupee tape

Rare 60 pt · 12

Athletic tape Boob tape Cassette tape Caution tape Flex tape Infomercial-famous for patching a boat sawed clean in half. Grip tape Magnetic tape Medical tape Mounting tape Teflon tape VHS tape Washi tape

Schooler 30 pt · 5

Double-sided tape Electrical tape Masking tape Packing tape Painter's tape

Too Clever 15 pt · 3

Gaffer tape Film crews love it because it peels away without residue. Red tape Sticks to nothing yet has stopped everything. Tape measure Technically a tape, spiritually a tool, admitted by inches.

Plankton 10 pt · 2

Duct tape Fixes everything in the universe except your score. Scotch tape

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