THE RAREDIVE NOTEBOOK
Krillion Unlimited Answers — November 11
Surface, shape, and function organize a set that moves through seas, state capitals, equestrian events, ice sports, polygons, knots, and pasta. Tent pegging asks for a specific riding discipline, ringette for a particular ice game, and a Carrick bend for a rope-joining technique, so the rarer answers emerge from specialist subdivisions of familiar activities. While inspecting the examples, does your candidate meet the physical restriction, or is it merely associated with the same general subject?
Practice edition · First published
1. Pick a sea whose name appears on a world atlas.
geography
Hint: Use a named sea rather than an ocean, river, or lake. Polar waters provide several accepted examples beyond the warmer seas that appear most often in travel writing.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean Sea | Familiar | 10 |
| Caribbean Sea | Popular | 15 |
| Red Sea | Uncommon | 30 |
| Weddell Sea | Rare | 60 |
| Chukchi Sea | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Lazarev Sea | Exceptional | 100 |
2. Give a present-day US state capital.
geography
Hint: Choose a current state capital rather than the largest city in a state. Small capitals can be easier to remember when you connect each one with its state name.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | Familiar | 10 |
| Austin | Popular | 15 |
| Denver | Uncommon | 30 |
| Pierre | Rare | 60 |
| Montpelier | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Juneau | Exceptional | 100 |
3. Give a sport in which competitors ride a horse.
sports
Hint: Ask what the rider is trying to achieve: speed, accuracy, endurance, or control. Several different equestrian disciplines use the same animal but have very different scoring systems.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Horse racing | Familiar | 10 |
| Show jumping | Popular | 15 |
| Polo | Uncommon | 30 |
| Dressage | Rare | 60 |
| Tent pegging | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Endurance riding | Exceptional | 100 |
4. Pick a sport played on ice.
sports
Hint: The playing surface is the key restriction. Consider team ball games as well as skating disciplines, and avoid activities merely associated with cold weather but performed on snow.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | Familiar | 10 |
| Figure skating | Popular | 15 |
| Curling | Uncommon | 30 |
| Bandy | Rare | 60 |
| Ice stock sport | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Ringette | Exceptional | 100 |
5. Choose a shape with at least five straight sides.
general
Hint: Count the straight sides. The restriction excludes triangles and quadrilaterals, while polygons with an odd number of sides can provide alternatives to the familiar even-sided shapes.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pentagon | Familiar | 10 |
| Hexagon | Popular | 15 |
| Octagon | Uncommon | 30 |
| Heptagon | Rare | 60 |
| Nonagon | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Hendecagon | Exceptional | 100 |
6. Supply a knot a sailor might learn to tie.
general
Hint: Distinguish a loop, a bend, and a hitch. These describe different jobs for a rope, and thinking about the job can help you recall a recognized named knot.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Bowline | Familiar | 10 |
| Reef knot | Popular | 15 |
| Clove hitch | Uncommon | 30 |
| Rolling hitch | Rare | 60 |
| Carrick bend | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Zeppelin bend | Exceptional | 100 |
7. Pick a named pasta shape that could go in a bowl.
general
Hint: Recall the shape of the pasta rather than its sauce. Folds, twists, tubes, and stuffed forms can each give you a different route to an accepted example.
Show six accepted answers and rarity tiers
| Answer | Rarity | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Spaghetti | Familiar | 10 |
| Penne | Popular | 15 |
| Macaroni | Uncommon | 30 |
| Orecchiette | Rare | 60 |
| Strozzapreti | Deep Cut | 85 |
| Culurgiones | Exceptional | 100 |
Edition review
This edition moves between physical places and functional categories. A named sea and a state capital require different geographic answers. Horse sports are separated by their objectives, while the ice-sport prompt is separated by its surface. Polygons, knots, and pasta each become easier to retrieve when you picture a shape. The image is a memory cue; the submitted answer still needs to be a recognized name.
Independent practice material; rarity scores use local calibration. See our disclaimer for scoring limits.