Dive #5: October 13, 2026
The seven prompts of the October 13, 2026 daily dive, with every accepted answer and what it was worth.
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1. Name a type of bird…
119 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | hoatzin “A leaf-eating bird with a cow-like digestive system.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | kestrel, osprey, condor, cassowary, rhea, lyrebird, kookaburra, cockatoo, budgerigar, macaw, lorikeet, ibis, spoonbill, egret, crane, bittern, curlew, godwit, sandpiper, plover, lapwing, avocet, oystercatcher, snipe, grebe, loon, cormorant, shag, gannet, booby, frigatebird, petrel, shearwater, auk, guillemot, razorbill, tern, skua, coot, moorhen, rail, bustard, grouse, ptarmigan, quail, pheasant, partridge, guineafowl, nightjar, swift, bee eater, hoopoe, hornbill, turaco, trogon, motmot, jacana, harrier, merlin, caracara, secretary bird, shrike, waxwing, nuthatch, treecreeper, dipper, thrush, goldfinch, crossbill, bunting, lark, pipit, wagtail, warbler, bowerbird, bird of paradise, kakapo, takahe, dodo |
| Rare | 60 | crow, raven, swan, goose, turkey, ostrich, emu, toucan, puffin, hummingbird, woodpecker, kingfisher, albatross, pelican, heron, stork, falcon, hawk, vulture, magpie, finch, wren, starling, swallow, martin |
| Schooler | 30 | eagle, owl, robin, sparrow, parrot, pigeon, duck, chicken, flamingo, peacock, gull, blackbird |
| Too Clever | 15 | kiwi “The fruit stole its name.” |
| Plankton | 10 | penguin “A tuxedo with flippers.” |
2. Name a cheese…
127 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | stinking bishop “Washed in perry, named after a pear.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | cheshire, wensleydale, lancashire, caerphilly, yarg, stichelton, shropshire blue, dunlop, caboc, crowdie, reblochon, comte, beaufort, morbier, munster, epoisses, pont l eveque, livarot, langres, chaource, neufchatel, brillat savarin, saint nectaire, fourme d ambert, bleu d auvergne, bleu de gex, rocamadour, crottin de chavignol, valençay, selles sur cher, banon, tomme de savoie, tete de moine, appenzeller, vacherin mont d or, sbrinz, raclette, tilsiter, limburger, quark, butterkase, cambozola, handkase, harzer, brunost, jarlsberg, danablu, esrom, danbo, herrgardsost, västerbotten, kasseri, kefalotyri, graviera, mizithra, anthotyro, cotija, oaxaca, queso fresco, queso blanco, tetilla, idiazabal, cabrales, mahon, zamorano, garrotxa, serra da estrela, azeitão, queijo sao jorge, scamorza, taleggio, robiola, crescenza, caciocavallo, pecorino sardo, pecorino toscano, montasio, piave, bitto, castelmagno, ragusano, primosale, akkawi, nabulsi, jameed, sulguni, imeruli, oscypek, bryndza, liptauer, leerdammer, mimolette, saint paulin, port salut |
| Rare | 60 | gruyere, edam, roquefort, gorgonzola, manchego, halloumi, paneer, cottage cheese, mascarpone, provolone, pecorino romano, monterey jack, colby, havarti, asiago, fontina, burrata, goat cheese, red leicester, double gloucester |
| Schooler | 30 | brie, camembert, gouda, mozzarella, parmesan, feta, swiss cheese, blue cheese, cream cheese, ricotta |
| Too Clever | 15 | stilton “The blue cheese with its own postcode.” |
| Plankton | 10 | cheddar “The fridge’s dependable orange square.” |
3. Name one of the 88 official constellations…
88 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | triangulum australe “A tiny southern triangle with a very grand name.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | antlia, apus, ara, caelum, camelopardalis, canes venatici, carina, chamaeleon, circinus, columba, coma berenices, corona australis, corvus, crater, dorado, equuleus, fornax, grus, horologium, hydrus, indus, lacerta, leo minor, lepus, lupus, lynx, mensa, microscopium, monoceros, musca, norma, octans, pavo, pictor, piscis austrinus, puppis, pyxis, reticulum, sagitta, sculptor, scutum, serpens, sextans, telescopium, triangulum, tucana, vela, volans, vulpecula |
| Rare | 60 | aries, cancer, virgo, capricornus, pisces, pegasus, draco, lyra, aquila, perseus, cepheus, canis major, canis minor, bootes, centaurus, crux, hydra, delphinus, eridanus, corona borealis, hercules, phoenix, auriga, cetus |
| Schooler | 30 | ursa major, ursa minor, cassiopeia, leo, scorpius, taurus, gemini, andromeda, cygnus, sagittarius, aquarius, libra |
| Too Clever | 15 | ophiuchus “The unofficial thirteenth horoscope pick.” |
| Plankton | 10 | orion “The sky’s most recognisable belt.” |
4. Name a musical instrument…
142 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | serpent “A winding brasswind ancestor of the tuba.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | harpsichord, clavichord, celesta, harmonium, concertina, bandoneon, melodica, hurdy gurdy, lute, theorbo, oud, sitar, sarod, sarangi, veena, tanpura, tabla, dhol, dholak, mridangam, ghatam, pakhawaj, shehnai, bansuri, shakuhachi, shamisen, koto, guzheng, guqin, erhu, pipa, ruan, sheng, suona, yangqin, dizi, morin khuur, balalaika, domra, gusli, zither, dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, bouzouki, saz, cimbalom, panpipes, ocarina, didgeridoo, djembe, talking drum, conga, bongo, cajon, steelpan, kalimba, mbira, kora, balafon, berimbau, cuica, guiro, cabasa, agogo, maraca, rainstick, washboard, musical saw, jug, jaw harp, crumhorn, shawm, sackbut, cornett, cornet, flugelhorn, euphonium, sousaphone, helicon, contrabassoon, bass clarinet, english horn, bass flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, viola da gamba, nyckelharpa, hardanger fiddle, rubab, rebec, psaltery, vihuela, charango, cuatro, requinto, tiple, quena, siku, duduk, zurna, gaida, launeddas, ondes martenot, synthesizer, keytar, otamatone |
| Rare | 60 | viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon, french horn, tuba, piccolo, recorder, accordion, harmonica, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, bagpipes, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, timpani, tambourine, cymbal, triangle, organ |
| Schooler | 30 | piano, violin, drum, flute, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, cello, harp, trombone |
| Too Clever | 15 | theremin “Hands off: that is how you play it.” |
| Plankton | 10 | guitar “Six strings and a thousand campfires.” |
5. Name a roman emperor who reigned before ad 476…
89 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | didius julianus “He won an auction for the throne.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | maximinus thrax, gordian i, gordian ii, pupienus, balbinus, gordian iii, philip the arab, philip ii, decius, herennius etruscus, hostilian, trebonianus gallus, volusian, aemilian, claudius ii, quintillus, tacitus, florian, probus, carus, carinus, numerian, maximian, constantius i, galerius, severus ii, maxentius, maximinus daia, licinius, valerius valens, martinian, constantine ii, constans, constantius ii, jovian, valentinian i, gratian, valentinian ii, arcadius, theodosius ii, constantius iii, valentinian iii, marcian, petronius maximus, avitus, majorian, libius severus, anthemius, olybrius, glycerius, julius nepos, leo i, leo ii, zeno, basiliscus, romulus augustulus |
| Rare | 60 | vespasian, domitian, antoninus pius, septimius severus, caracalla, elagabalus, aurelian, theodosius i, julian, galba, otho, vitellius, nerva, lucius verus, pertinax, alexander severus, valens, valerian, gallienus, honorius |
| Schooler | 30 | nero, claudius, tiberius, marcus aurelius, hadrian, trajan, constantine i, commodus, diocletian, titus |
| Too Clever | 15 | caligula “A notorious nickname meaning little boots.” |
| Plankton | 10 | augustus “Rome’s first emperor, after a careful rebrand.” |
6. Name a river…
148 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | onyx “An Antarctic river with a gemstone name.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | dnieper, dniester, vistula, oder, tagus, douro, ebro, guadalquivir, loire, garonne, rhone, saone, arno, tiber, adige, sava, drava, maritsa, prut, bug, neman, daugava, northern dvina, pechora, ob, irtysh, yenisei, angara, amur, ussuri, salween, irrawaddy, brahmaputra, yamuna, godavari, krishna, narmada, kaveri, tapti, mahanadi, sutlej, chenab, ravi, beas, jhelum, helmand, amu darya, syr darya, tarim, ili, red river, chao phraya, han river, nakdong, yalu, niger, senegal, volta, orange, limpopo, okavango, shabelle, juba, blue nile, white nile, atbara, rufiji, kasai, lualaba, ogooue, sanaga, benue, tapajos, xingu, madeira, purus, jurua, tocantins, araguaia, sao francisco, uruguay, magdalena, cauca, essequibo, demerara, berbice, churchill, mackenzie, fraser, columbia, snake, sacramento, san joaquin, susquehanna, potomac, delaware, connecticut, arkansas, red river of the south, tennessee, shannon, liffey, tay, spey, trent, severn, avon, derwent, waikato, clutha, whanganui, fitzroy, ord, cooper creek |
| Rare | 60 | volga, mekong, congo, indus, zambezi, colorado, rio grande, missouri, ohio, hudson, st lawrence, murray, darling, yukon, rio negro, orinoco, parana, lena, don, elbe, po |
| Schooler | 30 | mississippi, thames, danube, ganges, yangtze, rhine, seine, tigris, euphrates, yellow river |
| Too Clever | 15 | amazon “A rainforest with a very large drain.” |
| Plankton | 10 | nile “The textbook answer keeps flowing.” |
7. Name a knot, bend or hitch used with rope…
110 accepted answers, from 10 to 100 points.
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| Tier | Points | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | ashley stopper knot “A stopper with a three-lobed face.” |
| Deep Cut | 85 | double sheet bend, triple fisherman's knot, zeppelin bend, hunter's bend, ashley bend, albright knot, blood knot, nail knot, uni knot, improved clinch knot, clinch knot, palomar knot, snell knot, perfection loop, rapala knot, trilene knot, turle knot, davy knot, non slip mono loop, surgeon's loop, dropper loop, bimini twist, fg knot, yucatan knot, double uni knot, klemheist knot, bachmann knot, munter hitch, icicle hitch, midshipman's hitch, magnus hitch, ossel hitch, pile hitch, marlinespike hitch, highwayman's hitch, siberian hitch, mooring hitch, halyard hitch, gnat hitch, pipe hitch, transom knot, boa knot, strangle knot, packer's knot, bottle sling, handcuff knot, diamond knot, crown knot, wall knot, matthew walker knot, turk's head knot, celtic button knot, chinese button knot, carrick mat, double coin knot, poldo tackle, figure eight follow through, figure eight on a bight, double figure eight loop, figure eight bend, figure nine knot, scaffold knot, poacher's knot, noose knot, double bowline, water bowline, spanish bowline, portuguese bowline, eskimo bowline, cowboy bowline, slippery eight loop, directional figure eight, double constrictor knot, slipped reef knot, sheepshank, man o war sheepshank, dogshank |
| Rare | 60 | carrick bend, double fisherman's knot, constrictor knot, rolling hitch, timber hitch, anchor bend, round turn and two half hitches, taut line hitch, trucker's hitch, alpine butterfly, water knot, prusik, lark's head, barrel hitch, surgeon's knot, stevedore knot, buntline hitch, cat's paw, running bowline, bowline on a bight |
| Schooler | 30 | bowline, clove hitch, figure eight knot, sheet bend, overhand knot, granny knot, slip knot, half hitch, double overhand knot, fisherman's knot |
| Too Clever | 15 | monkey's fist “A little rope sculpture with a memorable name.” |
| Plankton | 10 | reef knot “Left over right, then right over left.” |
How are tiers decided? See Krillion scoring & tiers, or the tips guide for finding rarer answers.
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