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The trench floor of S."},{"answer":"Saint Kitts and Nevis","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Saint Lucia","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Seychelles","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Solomon Islands","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Suriname","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Samoa","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"San Marino","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Senegal","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Sierra Leone","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Slovakia","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Slovenia","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"South Sudan","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Sri Lanka","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Saudi Arabia","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Serbia","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Singapore","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Somalia","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"South Africa","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"South Korea","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Sudan","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Syria","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Scotland","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"Part of the UK, not a sovereign state, but you typed it with a grin anyway."},{"answer":"Swaziland","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"It's been Eswatini since 2018 — the king renamed it for the 50th anniversary. Your atlas called; it wants royalties."},{"answer":"Spain","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Sweden","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Switzerland","tier":"plankton","score":10}]},{"id":"p2","text":"Name a crab or other crustacean","answers":[{"answer":"Tadpole shrimp","tier":"krillion","score":100,"quip":"A living fossil that has barely changed in 200 million years and hatches from eggs that survive a decade in dry desert dust. Older than the dinosaurs."},{"answer":"Amphipod","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Brine shrimp","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Chinese mitten crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Cleaner shrimp","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Green crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Isopod","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Langoustine","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Mole crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Mud crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Mysid shrimp","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Pea crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Pill bug","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Pistol shrimp","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Porcelain crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Slipper lobster","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Spiny lobster","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Velvet crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Water flea","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Yeti crab","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Copepod","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Dungeness crab","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Fiddler crab","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Ghost crab","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Mantis shrimp","tier":"rare","score":60,"quip":"Sees more colors than you and punches at bullet speed. A legend among the tide pools."},{"answer":"Spider crab","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Stone crab","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Barnacle","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Blue crab","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Crawfish","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Hermit crab","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"King crab","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Krill","tier":"schooler","score":30,"quip":"You know where you are."},{"answer":"Prawn","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Snow crab","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Coconut crab","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"The giant island crab from the viral videos. The internet loves it, so it isn't your secret."},{"answer":"Horseshoe crab","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"Not actually a crab, and you knew that, and you said it anyway. Blue blood, big smug."},{"answer":"Crab","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Lobster","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Shrimp","tier":"plankton","score":10}]},{"id":"p3","text":"Name a cooking method","answers":[{"answer":"Nixtamalization","tier":"krillion","score":100,"quip":"The ancient Mesoamerican method of soaking corn in lime to make masa. 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A one-hit wonder buried deep in the vault."},{"answer":"Agnes Skinner","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Artie Ziff","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Baby Gerald","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Blinky","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Bobo","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Bumblebee Man","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Cecil","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Cletus","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Cookie Kwan","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Database","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Disco Stu","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Dolph","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Dr. Marvin Monroe","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Eddie","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Fallout Boy","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Gil","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Hans Moleman","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Helen Lovejoy","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Herb 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The classic-era fan's flex."},{"answer":"Bart","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Homer","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Lisa","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Marge","tier":"plankton","score":10}]},{"id":"p5","text":"Name a state of matter","answers":[{"answer":"Time crystal","tier":"krillion","score":100,"quip":"A phase whose structure repeats in time instead of space, first coaxed into existence on a quantum computer in 2021. Physics grew a brand-new state of matter and almost nobody noticed."},{"answer":"Bose-Einstein condensate","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Degenerate matter","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Fermionic condensate","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Quark-gluon plasma","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Superfluid","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Supersolid","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Liquid crystal","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Plasma","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"The 'well, actually, there's a fourth state' answer. Lightning, neon signs, and the smuggest grin in the science wing."},{"answer":"Gas","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Liquid","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Solid","tier":"plankton","score":10}]},{"id":"p6","text":"Name a position in American football","answers":[{"answer":"Wingback","tier":"krillion","score":100,"quip":"A backfield spot from the old single-wing offenses of a century ago, all but extinct in the modern game. Leather-helmet deep."},{"answer":"Dimeback","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Flanker","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Gunner","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"H-back","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Holder","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Return specialist","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Split end","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Edge rusher","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Guard","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Nose tackle","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Offensive tackle","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Slot receiver","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Center","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Cornerback","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Defensive back","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Defensive end","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Defensive lineman","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Defensive tackle","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Fullback","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Kicker","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Linebacker","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Offensive lineman","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Punter","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Safety","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Tight end","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Long snapper","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"The one position nobody notices until they shank the snap. You named it to prove you watch closely."},{"answer":"Nickelback","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"Yes, it's a real defensive position and not just the band. The football-nerd giggle pick."},{"answer":"Quarterback","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Running back","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Wide receiver","tier":"plankton","score":10}]},{"id":"p7","text":"Name a Steven Spielberg movie","answers":[{"answer":"Duel","tier":"krillion","score":100,"quip":"His debut, a 1971 TV movie about a man terrorized by a faceless truck driver. The studios saw a genius and never looked back."},{"answer":"Always","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Amistad","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Empire of the Sun","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Firelight","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"The Sugarland Express","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"Twilight Zone: The Movie","tier":"deepcut","score":85},{"answer":"A.I. Artificial Intelligence","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Bridge of Spies","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Hook","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Lincoln","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Munich","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"The Adventures of Tintin","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"The BFG","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"The Color Purple","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"The Fabelmans","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"The Post","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"War Horse","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"West Side Story","tier":"rare","score":60},{"answer":"Catch Me If You Can","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Close Encounters of the Third Kind","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Disclosure Day","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Minority Report","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Ready Player One","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Saving Private Ryan","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"Schindler's List","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"The Terminal","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"War of the Worlds","tier":"schooler","score":30},{"answer":"1941","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"His one famous flop, dragged out by film buffs to prove even Spielberg misses. We saw it coming."},{"answer":"The Lost World: Jurassic Park","tier":"tooclever","score":15,"quip":"The sequel everyone forgets he directed. You did not. Well done, dino scholar."},{"answer":"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Jaws","tier":"plankton","score":10},{"answer":"Jurassic Park","tier":"plankton","score":10}]}]}