Krillion Answers for August 9, 2026
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Prompt 1: Name a world capital city south of the equator
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44 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 1 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points AdamstownCapital of the Pitcairn Islands, home to descendants of the Bounty mutineers and one of the least populated capitals on Earth. One in a Krillion 100 ApiaSamoa's capital, deep in the South Pacific. Deep Cut 85 Brazzaville Deep Cut 85 Brasilia Schooler 30 Cape Town Schooler 30 Lima Schooler 30 Pretoria Schooler 30 Santiago Schooler 30 Prompt 2: Name a lizard species
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46 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 2 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points Pygmy blue-tongueAn Australian skink declared extinct for 33 years until one turned up in the stomach of a dead snake in 1992. Back from the grave. One in a Krillion 100 Armadillo lizardCurls into a spiky ball by biting its own tail. Deep Cut 85 Caiman lizard Deep Cut 85 Anole Schooler 30 Bearded dragon Schooler 30 Monitor lizard Schooler 30 Skink Schooler 30 BasiliskThe 'Jesus lizard' that runs on water. Every nature-doc fan deploys it. Too Clever 15 Prompt 3: Name a type of pastry or doughnut
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59 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 3 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points SpudnutA doughnut made from potato flour, once a nationwide American chain in the mid-1900s. Fluffier than the wheat kind, and nearly forgotten. One in a Krillion 100 Bombolone Deep Cut 85 Canele Deep Cut 85 Apple pie Schooler 30 Baklava Schooler 30 Bear claw Schooler 30 Boston cream Schooler 30 Brioche Schooler 30 Prompt 4: Name a Grammy Album of the Year winner
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68 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 4 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points Christopher CrossHis 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. One in a Krillion 100 A Man and His Music Deep Cut 85 BabelMumford and Sons, 2013. Deep Cut 85 1989Taylor Swift, 2016. Schooler 30 25Adele again, 2017. Schooler 30 Can't Slow Down Schooler 30 Cowboy CarterBeyonce, 2025, finally. Schooler 30 DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS Schooler 30 Prompt 5: Name a human hormone
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40 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 5 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points RelaxinIt loosens the pelvic ligaments before childbirth, and it is the reason your joints feel looser in pregnancy. The hormone almost nobody names. One in a Krillion 100 Adrenocorticotropic hormone Deep Cut 85 Angiotensin II Deep Cut 85 CortisolThe stress hormone every wellness podcast blames. Schooler 30 Endorphins Schooler 30 Growth hormone Schooler 30 Melatonin Schooler 30 Progesterone Schooler 30 Prompt 6: Name a sport or discipline ever contested or demonstrated at the Winter Olympics
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38 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 6 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points Ice stock sportBavarian curling with a stick, demonstrated in 1936 and again in 1964. One in a Krillion 100 SkijoringA 1928 demonstration event in which skiers were towed across the snow by galloping horses. Gloriously discontinued. One in a Krillion 100 BandyOnly ever a demonstration sport, in 1952. Deep Cut 85 Bobsled Schooler 30 Cross-country skiing Schooler 30 DownhillAlpine skiing's marquee event, and the fastest way down the mountain without a sled. Schooler 30 Freestyle skiing Schooler 30 Luge Schooler 30 Prompt 7: Name a 2026 movie that had grossed at least $200 million worldwide by August 8
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24 accepted answers on the game's sheet for this prompt.
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Answers for prompt 7 on August 9, 2026 Answer Tier Points Dear YouA 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. One in a Krillion 100 Scare OutZhang 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. One in a Krillion 100 Blades of the GuardiansYuen Woo-ping turned the Biao Ren manhua into a $215 million martial-arts epic. Deep Cut 85 HoppersPixar's animal-body-swap comedy hopped to just under $390 million. Schooler 30 Minions & MonstersThe little yellow immortals found another $455 million lying around. Schooler 30 MoanaThe live-action remake crossed the line at $266 million, well short of the animated sequel but comfortably inside this set. Schooler 30 Project Hail MaryA lone astronaut, a very good alien and $684 million worldwide for a non-franchise science-fiction movie. Schooler 30 Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguThe first Star Wars theatrical release since 2019 cleared $345 million. Schooler 30
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